About Course
The global demand for humanitarian assistance, including requests for assistance by national governments, continues to rise. This is triggered and sustained by increased severity of natural hazards, escalating conflict, and a dramatic increase in vulnerabilities caused by the global financial crisis, continuing high food prices, the scarcity of energy and water, population growth and urbanization. This comprehensive course focuses on pre-disaster preparation rather than post-disaster assistance; it provides current thinking as well as best practice for those who need to understand the many challenges and the ways to respond effectively.
On completion of this course you should be able to:
Course Outline
Introduction
Risky Business: What Humanitarians Can Learn From Business Logisticians – And Vice Versa?
Impacts Of Funding Systems On Humanitarian Operations
The Importance Of Information Technology In Humanitarian Supply Chains: Opportunities And Challenges In The Helios Project
Humanitarian Logistics Metrics: Where We Are And How We Might Improve
Humanitarian Logistics And The Cluster Approach: Global Shifts And The Us Perspective
The 2004 Thailand Tsunami Reviewed: Lessons Learned
The Journey To Humanitarian Supply Network Management: An African Perspective
Humanitarian Logistics In The United States: Supply Chain Systems For Responding To Domestic Disasters
The Supply Network’s Role As An Enabler Of Development
Humanitarian Logistics Professionalism
Humanitarian Logistics: A Cultural Perspective
The Impossible Interface? Combining Humanitarian Logistics And Military Supply Chain Capabilities
Disaster Agencies And Military Forces – Not Such Strange Bedfellows After All!
So, Where Next? Developments In Humanitarian Logistics