Disaster as Discipline: The Deepening of Sustainable Cooperation in the European Union
Presentation Type
Poster
Presentation Type
Submission
Keywords
European Union, climate disasters, European integration, civil protection, EU Solidarity Fund, rescue, climate politics, environmental governance, disaster governance, civil protection
Major
Political Science
Abstract
Climate disasters are ever increasing with the severity seen throughout Europe. The disasters add pressure on government institutions and transnational cooperation. The question raised is: how have major climate disasters strengthened political cooperation for more sustainable policies within the European Union (EU) to have cohesive sustainable governance?
This research combines crisis integration, political behaviors associated with climate-related issues, and EU environmental policy making. The structures of several of the EU’s disaster-response mechanisms are analyzed including the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), rescEU capacities, and the EU Solidarity Fund. The findings assess the roles of these mechanisms in supporting coordinated responses among member-states when dealing with climate-related disasters.
Climate disasters can be simultaneously cooperative and divisive. The EU’s disaster-response mechanisms allow for the collaboration of resources and coordinating emergency responses in hopes of financial assistance rebuilding. Unfortunately, there is bureaucratic delay, funding disagreements, and variability in national capacity that affect the mechanisms to effectively respond to disasters. Therefore, climate disasters create environments that allow for increased levels of integration to improve and flourish.
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Felicity Vabulas
Funding Source or Research Program
Not Identified
Location
Waves Cafeteria
Start Date
10-4-2026 1:00 PM
End Date
10-4-2026 2:00 PM
Disaster as Discipline: The Deepening of Sustainable Cooperation in the European Union
Waves Cafeteria
Climate disasters are ever increasing with the severity seen throughout Europe. The disasters add pressure on government institutions and transnational cooperation. The question raised is: how have major climate disasters strengthened political cooperation for more sustainable policies within the European Union (EU) to have cohesive sustainable governance?
This research combines crisis integration, political behaviors associated with climate-related issues, and EU environmental policy making. The structures of several of the EU’s disaster-response mechanisms are analyzed including the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), rescEU capacities, and the EU Solidarity Fund. The findings assess the roles of these mechanisms in supporting coordinated responses among member-states when dealing with climate-related disasters.
Climate disasters can be simultaneously cooperative and divisive. The EU’s disaster-response mechanisms allow for the collaboration of resources and coordinating emergency responses in hopes of financial assistance rebuilding. Unfortunately, there is bureaucratic delay, funding disagreements, and variability in national capacity that affect the mechanisms to effectively respond to disasters. Therefore, climate disasters create environments that allow for increased levels of integration to improve and flourish.