Asia and the Pacific are the most disaster-prone regions in the world. We support national and regional civil-military-police capacity building - strengthening partnerships for more effective disaster response, recovery and impact mitigation.
Discuss the value of participating in preparedness and training activities.
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Social Networking, Social Media and Complex Emergencies: an Annotated bibliography
The role that new media and communications technologies have played in the recent ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings, as well as in recent disaster responses, has sparked a large amount of academic and professional interest.
Discuss the broad spectrum of policing capabilities, roles and responsibilities in international responses to crises.
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Improving the Civil-Military Dimension of Disaster-Related Humanitarian Logistics
The aim of this paper is to outline a number of key challenges as they relate to the logistic aspects of disaster preparation and response, and to discuss the areas in which the development of closer civil-military cooperation could be of particular benefit.
Why is exploring leadership in international response efforts important for improving civil-military-police interaction?
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Disaster response: lessons from Christchurch
A summary report and lessons learned following the Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand which occurred on 4 September 2010.
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Humanitarian Spaces: Understanding Military-NGO Interaction in Conflict and Disaster
This paper discusses the need for improved understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced before outlining a study that has commenced to understand and improve interaction between NGOs and militaries.
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Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a Predictable Model
The Regional Consultative Group (RCG) on Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (CMCoord) for Asia and the Pacific is a key forum for supporting and elevating coordination, building relationships, and sharing learning to enhance and strengthen emergency response.
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Communication and Complex Emergencies - A Resource Guide
This guide examines the broad topic of communication and its role in a range of different humanitarian and complex emergency situations.