Global Challenge Disaster Logistics Lessons Learned from the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand

Abstract:

Natural and man-made disasters remain one of the global challenges in the future. This paper looks at the disaster logistics surrounding the Tsunami from 2004 which was caused by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean with a magnitude of M_w 9.19.3. In all 14 billion US $ in humanitarian aid were donated to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand The qualitative study uses grounded theory by Glaser and Strauss with in-depth interviews to analyze the lessons learned from this natural disaster response. The data was collected from ground zero to present day. It looks at all forms of disaster logistics from the private and government (military) sector to national Thai efforts and international disaster relieve efforts by a large number of Asian and European countries as well as the USA. What lessons are there to be learned both for disaster logistics policies as well as procedures and equipment needs and preventive measures and material and design requirements

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 931-932)
• Pages: 1647-1651
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.931-932.1647
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Hermann Gruenwald*
• Keywords: Disaster Logistics, Emergency Response, Military Logistics, Tsunami

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