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Improving the capacity to respond: examining the experiences of short-term tsunami relief staff
Article first published online: 2 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1443
Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Murray, S. and Clarke, M. (2008), Improving the capacity to respond: examining the experiences of short-term tsunami relief staff. J. Int. Dev., 20: 466–480. doi: 10.1002/jid.1443
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- Issue published online: 29 APR 2008
- Article first published online: 2 APR 2008
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Keywords:
- South-east Asia;
- tsunami;
- non-government organisation;
- capacity
Abstract
This paper reports the experiences of staff from one international NGO who undertook short-term deployments to tsunami-affected areas in 2005. This qualitative analysis finds three major issues that impacted upon the capacity of these staff to respond effectively to the tsunami. These issues are (1) effective management, (2) infrastructure and systems and (3) preparation and support of staff. It is argued that the experiences of these staff are not peculiar to the international NGO. Therefore, the lessons distilled from these qualitative interviews will be relevant to other NGOs. Based on these lessons, a number of general recommendations are provided in order to improve the capacity of NGO staff to respond to future emergencies. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.