Development of civil protection in the process of reforming local self-government and territorial organization of power in Ukraine

Abstract

Purpose. Development of practical recommendations on the organization of civil protection in the newly formed territorial communities of Ukraine. Methodology. In order to achieve the stated goal and address the prescribed tasks, an analysis of regulatory legal acts was carried out to determine the ways of implementing civil protection measures in the newly formed territorial communities of Ukraine. Findings. This article examines the regulatory legal initiatives of the Government of Ukraine which are of great importance for the protection of the population and territories from the threats of natural and man-made origin. The powers of local self-government bodies in the field of civil protection are considered. Organizational and administrative measures on its arrangements in the newly formed territorial communities are determined. The performance of the territorial subsystem of the civil protection and its structural elements during the implementation of the administrative and territorial reform and decentralization of power is characterized. Originality. Proceeding from minimization of expenses and losses caused by natural and man-made hazards, from the tasks of the newly formed territorial communities, high priority measures in the field of civil protection are allocated. Practical value. The analysis and selection of civil protection measures to be implemented by the newly formed territorial communities while reforming local self-government and territorial organization of powers in Ukraine were carried out.