Disaster Management and Multilateral Humanitarian Aid: Parallelism vs. Combined Forces

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Bragg
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Humanitarian Aid

scholarly journals Community Building at the Time of Nargis: The ASEAN Response

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Santiag Amador
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Slow Response ◽  
Sovereign State ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
Cyclone Nargis

Cyclone Nargis was one of the most powerful disasters to hit Myanmar and Southeast Asia. Myanmar was criticized internationally for its allegedly slow effort in allowing international aid to enter into the country. This paper examines the criticism levelled against the ASEAN for its slow response in providing aid to the beleaguered in Myanmar and relates that criticism to ASEAN's disaster management policy. It focuses on ASEAN's engagement with Myanmar in order to allow humanitarian aid to flow into the country. The paper suggests that in time ASEAN will have to move from its doctrine of non-intervention in the affairs of a sovereign state to one of non-indifference if it wishes to remain relevant. Ultimately, ASEAN will have to re-evaluate its own goals in order to be a more successful apparatus for interstate and regional affairs, especially with respect to humanitarian crises brought about by natural disasters.

Network organisation in supporting post‐disaster management in Indonesia

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bevaola Kusumasari
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Network Organisations

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the support network organisations between local government, non‐government organisations (NGOs) and community groups in post‐disaster management.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes the form of an exploratory case study which concentrates on the Bantul district, Indonesia. The Bantul local government, located in Yogyakarta Provincial Indonesia, was selected as a case study because it had experience in managing post‐disaster conditions after the 2006 earthquake. Data were gathered through in‐depth interviews with 40 key informants with knowledge about the case.FindingsThe research revealed that this local government has made significant achievements in managing network organisations for logistic and humanitarian aid implementation. Inter‐organisational networks, citizen‐to‐organisation networks and organisation‐to‐citizen networks have become prominent resources for local government in managing a disaster because they address the lack of local government capability through negotiated efforts or partnership with other government levels, social institutions, non‐profit sector organisations and the community, in order to mobilize and utilize available capacity effectively.Originality/valueThis paper presents lessons learnt from local government in organising the support network for logistic and humanitarian aid to respond to disasters.

scholarly journals HUMANITARIAN AID DISTRIBUTION FRAMEWORK FOR NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W4 ◽  
pp. 343-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mohd ◽  
M. S. Fathi ◽  
A. N. Harun
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Team Coordination ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Monitoring Process ◽  
Distribution Process ◽  
Natural Disaster Management

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Humanitarian aid distribution is associated with many activities, numerous disaster management stakeholders, enormous effort and different processes. For effective communication, humanitarian aid distribution activities require appropriate and up-to-date information to enhance collaboration, and improve integration. The purpose of this paper is to develop a humanitarian aid distribution framework for disaster management in Malaysia. The findings of this paper are based on a review of the humanitarian aid process and interviews with disaster management stakeholders. Findings reveal that, poor coordination and lack of good communication among disaster management stakeholders are the major issues within the humanitarian aid distribution process in developing countries. These issues could have adverse consequences for the objectives and success of the humanitarian aid distribution activities in disaster management. Therefore, to reduce these issues, a humanitarian aid distribution framework is proposed to support appropriate deliveries, improve the monitoring process, facilitate team coordination, improve government inter-agency collaboration and improve communication among disaster management stakeholders. The proposed humanitarian aid distribution framework sets out to overcome the food redundancy problem, the uneven distribution of food supply to disaster victims and food insecurity issues in developing countries. It is anticipated that this research will establish a systematic humanitarian aid distribution system by enhancing its process, improving its efficiency and maximising its effectiveness.</p>

scholarly journals KEY ISSUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HUMANITARIAN AID DISTRIBUTION PROCESS DURING AND POST-DISASTER IN MALAYSIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzila Mohd ◽  
Mohamad Syazli Fathi ◽  
Aizul Nahar Harun ◽  
Noraini Omar Chong
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Standard Operating Procedure ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Distribution Process ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Right

The humanitarian aid distribution process is a broad activity for helping disaster victims at the right time, with the right needs and at the right place during a disaster. However, there are always issues that could interfere with the humanitarian aid distribution process such as cases of food redundancy, uneven distribution of food supply to disaster victims, food insecurity issues, and volunteers’ redundancy during and post disasters. These issues prove that there are weaknesses in managing the humanitarian aid distribution process within disaster management teams. Generally, these issues should be taken care of when the disaster management team was formed either from government agencies or non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Both work as the supporting team in giving aids and helping the disaster victims. Therefore, this research reviews the key issues in the humanitarian aid distribution process in Malaysian disaster management. Key findings show that there is no standard operating procedure (SOP) to explain the roles and responsibilities of NGOs that can be used by Government agencies to coordinate NGO contributions to a supporting team. There are five (5) categories of issues that can have a negative impact on the humanitarian aid distribution process and the disaster victims. The issues are information, communication, collaboration, cooperation, and coordination. All disaster management teams should emphasize these issues as they affect effectiveness in dealing with the humanitarian aid distribution process.

scholarly journals KEY ISSUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HUMANITARIAN AID DISTRIBUTION PROCESS DURING AND POST-DISASTER IN MALAYSIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzila Mohd ◽  
Mohamad Syazli Fathi ◽  
Aizul Nahar Harun ◽  
Noraini Omar Chong
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Standard Operating Procedure ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Distribution Process ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Right

The humanitarian aid distribution process is a broad activity for helping disaster victims at the right time, with the right needs and at the right place during a disaster. However, there are always issues that could interfere with the humanitarian aid distribution process such as cases of food redundancy, uneven distribution of food supply to disaster victims, food insecurity issues, and volunteers’ redundancy during and post disasters. These issues prove that there are weaknesses in managing the humanitarian aid distribution process within disaster management teams. Generally, these issues should be taken care of when the disaster management team was formed either from government agencies or non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Both work as the supporting team in giving aids and helping the disaster victims. Therefore, this research reviews the key issues in the humanitarian aid distribution process in Malaysian disaster management. Key findings show that there is no standard operating procedure (SOP) to explain the roles and responsibilities of NGOs that can be used by Government agencies to coordinate NGO contributions to a supporting team. There are five (5) categories of issues that can have a negative impact on the humanitarian aid distribution process and the disaster victims. The issues are information, communication, collaboration, cooperation, and coordination. All disaster management teams should emphasize these issues as they affect effectiveness in dealing with the humanitarian aid distribution process.

Military Involvement in Disaster Preparedness, Organisation, and Disaster Relief — Civilian Military Co-Operation (CIMIC)

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S25
Author(s):  
Rannveig Bremer Fjær ◽  
Knut Ole Sundnes
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Humanitarian Emergencies ◽  
Military Involvement ◽  
Military Forces

In frequent humanitarian emergencies during the last decades, military forces increasingly have been engaged through provision of equipment and humanitarian assistance, and through peace-support operations. The objective of this study was to evaluate how military resources could be used in disaster preparedness as well as in disaster management and relief.

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