Changes and challenges: evolution of the humanitarian landscape in the Asia-Pacific

• Main Authors: Cook, Alistair David Blair, Landicho, Keith Paolo C.
• Other Authors: A. D. B. Cook
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: World Scientific Publishing 2024
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Disasters; Humanitarian action; Asia-Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180790; https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/14090?srsltid=AfmBOoohaCFNPaEpMgGn2BGTCkQebPLRjH2MGplxGZQVmcT9xhVyHBVl#t=aboutBook
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami exposed the need for systemic changes in the global humanitarian system. The ensuing reforms range from the professionalisation of the humanitarian sector to improvements in coordination. Despite the progress made, the international humanitarian community faces unpreced...