UDC 556.166:551.583
Biblid: 0543-3657, 67 (2016)
Vol. 67, No 1164, pp. 42-55
DOI:

Review paper
Received: 10 Oct 2016
Accepted: 10 Nov 2016

POLLUTIONS CAUSED BY FLOODS AS A GLOBAL PROBLEM

Jazić Aleksandar (dr Aleksandar Jazić, naučni saradnik, Institut za međunarodnu politiku i privredu, Beograd), jazic@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs

Climate changes caused by a rapid technological development are increasingly causing natural disasters that take the shape of emergency situations. Floods are one of the most common natural disasters that can affect one or several countries at the same time. The dangers resulting from floods could jeopardize people\'s lives, property and the environment in some territory. Depending on its scope, floods may have different shapes. Flood waves can be such that completely destroy the existing infrastructure and cause pollution at the level of environmental disasters. Therefore, it happens that floods completely paralyze the normal functioning of the state and society in some parts of the territory. In these situations, the control of the competent authorities on the affected parts of the territory is difficult. States now take significant measures to prevent the occurrence of floods or to quickly eliminate the negative consequences of their influence. Paralyzing the work of state bodies in some parts of the territory affects the security of the state as a whole. That is why in modern security policies much more attention is paid to the so-called ecological safety.

Keywords: floods, globalization, climate changes, environment, emergency situations, security, ecology