Search Results - subject_exact:"Humanitarian aid"

Resilience in humanitarian logistics : adjusting capacity in the points of distribution in natural disaster areas

Heras-Garrido, Raúl R. J.; Serrato, Marco; … - 2026

Background: The administration and management of humanitarian logistical operations are considered critical factors. The extreme and unexpected nature of events such as natural disasters poses logistical challenges to humanitarian support agencies providing aid to the affected area. These...

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A multi-objective dynamic resource allocation model for search and rescue and first aid tasks in disaster response by employing volunteers

Kapukaya, Emine Nisa; Satoglu, Sule Itir - 2025

Background: Each disaster has its specific resource requirements, varying based on its size, location, and the affected region's socio-economic level. Pre-disaster planning and post-disaster dynamic resource allocation including material and human resources is essential. Methods: To address the...

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Protecting civilians in Sudan : even without a ceasefire, there are ways to curb the brutal violence against the civilian population

Kurtz, Gerrit - 2025

The war in Sudan, which broke out on 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has triggered the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Civilians are being directly attacked by the warring parties. The violent actors are destroying...

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Protecting civilians in Sudan: Even without a ceasefire, there are ways to curb the brutal violence against the civilian population

Kurtz, Gerrit - 2025

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Taking (anti-)"woke" seriously : the future of development cooperation and humanitarian aid

Mawdsley, Emma; Banks, Glenn; Sanyu, Chloe; Scheyvens, … - 2025

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Mental accounting and cash transfers : experimental evidence from a humanitarian setting

Wicker, Till; Dalton, Patricio S.; Soest, Daniël Pieter van - 2025

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How local leaders view transparency and local autonomy in humanitarian aid distribution : evidence from Mali

Bleck, Jaimie; Carrillo, Lucia; Gottlieb, Jessica; … - 2025

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Navigating the development and humanitarian funding crisis : ethical implications and strategic responses

2025

This report presents outcomes from a high-level off-record multistakeholder policy discussion convened by Arigatou International and Globethics in Geneva on 5 March 2025. Representatives from civil society organisations (CSOs), UN agencies, diplomats, and humanitarian experts addressed the...

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Demographic analysis and resource allocation in humanitarian aid : a case study of age-specific service provision

Seberini, Andrea; Hronec, Martin; Tokovská, Miroslava - 2024

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Machine learning for estimating catastrophic health spending in disaster-affected, data-scarce settings

Himaz, Rozana; Salmanidou, Dimitra; Ghaffarian, Saman - 2026

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Fear and neutrality in disaster policy communication : emotion and topic structures from text analysis

Kim, So-yŏng; Kim, Wooje; Feiock, Richard C. - 2026

This study investigates emotional patterns in state government disaster guideline documents using keyword-level emotion analysis and TF-IDF based topic modeling, framing disaster policy communication as an emotional-cognitive dual structure, drawing from Situational Crisis Communication Theory....

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Demystifying the digital transformation of humanitarian supply chains through AidTech

Panagiotopoulos, Apostolos; Karyotis, Vasileios; … - 2026

Background: Humanitarian campaigns are more popular with more initiatives organized than ever by public and private bodies. Simultaneously, more peculiar challenges, such as zero-waste and transparency, are required compared to traditional supply chains. This work investigates the current...

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Approaches, challenges, and opportunities in humanitarian logistics integrated with reverse logistics and sustainability

Garcia, Aline Monteiro Campos; Alves, Veridiana Souza … - 2026

Background: Reverse Logistics (RL) can reduce waste, mitigate environmental impacts, and enhance operational efficiency in Humanitarian Operations (HOs). Nevertheless, it remains weakly institutionalised and insufficiently recognised as a structuring component of Humanitarian Logistics (HL),...

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A multi-criteria decision-making approach for air rescue units allocation during disaster response

Rebouças, Sergio; Pamplona, Daniel A.; Scarpel, … - 2026

Background: Despite advances in monitoring and forecasting systems, natural disasters continue to cause significant human losses. During the response phase, fast decisions are required to allocate limited resources, particularly rescue helicopters, which play a key role in reaching inaccessible...

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An optimization model for efficient relocation of hazardous materials and valuable assets during natural disaster warning periods

Al Kalbani, Ali; Gultekin, Hakan; Al-Hinai, Nasr - 2026

Background: Natural disasters can trigger hazardous material (Hazmat) releases and damage valuable assets, increasing human, environmental, and economic losses. Effective predisaster relocation planning is therefore critical but operationally challenging. Methods: This study develops a...

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Unraveling the triple nexus : exploring the intersections between humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding interventions

Plesner Volkdal, Christina - 2026 - First edition

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Tajikistan Country Evaluation : Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

2026

This evaluation assesses the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) support to Tajikistan over 2015-2024. Tajikistan is highly vulnerable to disasters caused by natural hazards and to climate change due to its topography and limited adaptive capacity. GFDRR has approved 13...

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Germany : The Economic Case for Investing in Disaster Preparedness and Resilience

2026

This report presents a strong economic case for investing in disaster and emergency preparedness. Specifically, this report aims to help policymakers identify and prioritize the most urgent and cost-effective opportunities to bolster the country’s resilience, thereby improving preparedness not...

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How natural disasters spread conflict

Amarasinghe, Ashani; Raschky, Paul A.; Zenou, Yves; … - 2026

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Charity hazard in climate adaptation : the effect of anticipatory cash transfers on demand for weather insurance

Roeckert, Julian; Mogge, Lukas; Fluhrer, Svenja; … - 2026

This study examines whether receiving anticipatory cash transfers during an extreme winter affects households’ demand for index-based livestock insurance. We exploit a randomized field experiment conducted during the 2020/21 winter disaster in western Mongolia and combine household panel...

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Defocusing disasters? : climate shocks and the attention-policy translation failure

Galanis, Giorgos; Ricchiuti, Giorgio; Tippet, Ben - 2026

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Can't shake it off : earthquakes and social cohesion in Italy

Denti, Daria; Faggian, Alessandra; Modica, Marco; Noy, Ilan - 2026

Do earthquakes strengthen social cohesion or undermine it? While some theories suggest they strengthen social bonds, others suggest they lead to social disintegration. We add to the limited causal evidence on this phenomenon using the 2012 Northern Italy earthquake, and exploit a unique dataset...

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Restoring the Princess : A Case Study in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience from the Sint Maarten Airport Terminal Reconstruction

Lunsford, Mark; Harada, Tatsuo; Moody, Joanna; Shah, Rohan - 2026

The reconstruction of Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) in Sint Maarten represents one of the most comprehensive airport disaster recovery efforts in recent history. When Category 5 Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the terminal in September 2017, they threatened the economic...

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Including Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness and Response

2026

The report presents a regional diagnostic of disability-inclusive emergency preparedness and response across 38 countries. It assesses the extent to which disability inclusion is embedded in legal and policy frameworks, governance arrangements, financing, data systems, risk communication,...

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Benchmarking multi-platform APIs and Fuzzy-AHP for enhanced HAZMAT emergency logistics : a case study of Bangkok’s expressway network

Kitthiphovanonth, Wipaporn; Chaikittiporn, Chalermchai; … - 2026

Background: To address the critical challenges of hazardous material (HAZMAT) incidents in dense urban areas, this study develops a hybrid framework for spatial emergency response optimization tailored for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITSs). Methods: Our approach integrates the Fuzzy Analytic...

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Shocks and coping for Jordanians and Syrians

Gulmezoglu, Beyza; Winton, Sarah - 2026

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Islamic aid and Gulf states in contemporary crises

Pericoli, Altea - 2026

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Strategic considerations for digitalising humanitarian supply chains for resilience : a bibliometric analysis

Kruger, Sean; Schutte, Carla - 2026

The frequency and severity of disasters are increasing, and promoting the adoption of digital technologies could enhance the agility, reach, and resilience of humanitarian supply chains. Global patterns of digital innovation in humanitarian supply chains are examined through a systematic...

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Natural disasters and fiscal shelters

Fernández-Gallardo, Álvaro; Pappa, Euē - 2026

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Exploring good gaps for right-sizing food assistance : methods, data challenges, and lessons learned

Rice, Brendan; Vos, Rob - 2026

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Why people stay : decision-making in situations of forced displacement and options for humanitarian aid and development cooperation

Biehler, Nadine - 2023

The proportion of affected populations who flee violent conflict is much smaller than is widely assumed. Many decide to remain in the conflict zones. They are often referred to as stayees. Three groups can be identified. Some people stay voluntarily. Others do so involuntarily, for example...

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Why people stay: Decision-making in situations of forced displacement and options for humanitarian aid and development cooperation

Biehler, Nadine - 2023

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Interlinking humanitarian aid, development cooperation and peacebuilding in displacement contexts : the added value of the HDP nexus' peace component

Biehler, Nadine; Kobler, Barbara; Meier, Amrei - 2023

Record numbers of violent conflicts are causing growing needs for humanitarian aid, especially in situations of forced displacement. Given the scarcity of resources, many actors seek to provide more effective, efficient and needs-based support. That is also the objective of the humanitarian,...

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Aid and radicalization : the case of Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza

Leṿenṭal, ʿAmit; Miaari, Sami H.; Hoeffler, Anke - 2023

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Aid and radicalization: the case of Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza

Leṿenṭal, ʿAmit; Miaari, Sami H.; Hoeffler, Anke - 2021

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Food aid and violent conflict : a review of literature

Koppenberg, Maximilian; Mishra, Ashok K.; Hirsch, Stefan - 2023

We decompose the relationship between food aid and conflict into the channels through which food aid can affect conflict. We address questions of methodological choice and estimation techniques for empirical studies. Our review of the empirical evidence on the effect of food aid on conflict...

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Enhancing cognitive motivation : an evaluation model for emergency preparedness exercises

Andreassen, Natalia; Elvegård, Rune; Villanger, Rune; … - 2025

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Measuring price effects from disasters using public data : a case study of Hurricane Ian

Contat, Justin C.; Doerner, William M.; Renner, Robert N.; … - 2025

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Humanitarian aid and empowerment of Ukrainian refugees : the case of Visegrad Group countries: Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

2025

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The role of drones in disaster response : a literature review of operations research applications

Yucesoy, Ecem; Balcik, Burcu; Coban, Elvin - 2025

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A probabilistic bi-objective model for a humanitarian location-routing problem under uncertain demand and road closure

Temiz, Sedanur; Kazanç, Hande Cansın; Soysal, Mehmet; … - 2025

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The adverse impacts of disasters in-name-only

Baiocchetti, Giovanni; Castaldo, Cecilia; Noy, Ilan; … - 2025

Disasters caused by natural hazards, such as earthquakes or hurricanes, have many adverse consequences associated with the physical damage they cause. Here, we show that the very name given to a disaster can also lead to adverse consequences. We argue that the name used for a disaster is...

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Poverty porn as humanitarian business : the effects of framing, affect intensity, and spokesperson characteristics

Shabbir, Haseeb; Bennett, Roger; Kottasz, Rita; … - 2025

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Digital transformation in public-private collaborations : the success of humanitarian supply chain operations

Akhtar, Pervaiz; Silva, Muthu de; Khan, Zaheer; Tarba, … - 2025

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Qatar's multifaceted humanitarian role in Afghanistan since August 2021

Milton, Sansom; Elkahlout, Ghassan - 2025

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Social protection in humanitarian contexts : exploring stakeholder views from Tanzania

Lambin, Roosa; Muangi, Winnie C.; Nyyssölä, Milla - 2025

This working paper examines Tanzania's social protection system amidst growing humanitarian crises driven by climate change, health epidemics, and regional conflicts. It explores the social protection needs experienced in humanitarian settings, the challenges in implementation and expansion of...

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Understanding evacuation behavior during cyclones : evidence from Bangladesh

Khan, Mohammad Asif Hasan; Mozumder, Pallab; Halim, Nafisa - 2025

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Vehicle flood damage and household disaster assistance in the United States

Koller, Steven F. - 2025

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The impact of a disaster recovery policy on health status of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake victims : evidence from a natural experiment

Huang, Qiong; Bhandari, Gautam; Khan, Ghulam Dastgir; … - 2025

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Temporary facility location problem in humanitarian logistics : a systematic literature review

Quispe, María Fernanda Carnero; Mamani, Lucciana … - 2025

Background: Facility location is a key challenge in humanitarian logistics, particularly in disaster response, where rapid and efficient resource deployment is crucial. Temporary facilities offer a cost-effective solution due to their rapid deployment and flexibility in addressing increased...

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