Fair training

Tim O'Dempsey
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Tim O'Dempsey: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK

Progress in Development Studies, 2009, vol. 9, issue 1, 81-86

Abstract: Major catastrophes appear to be inevitable given the current demographic transition, the growth of mega-cities in disaster hotspots, the predicted effects of global climate change, and the crucial relationship between natural disasters and complex political emergencies. Disaster prevention, preparedness and contingency planning will be effective only if trained personnel are available to develop these plans and implement them in a timely manner. Workforce migration, driven by poverty, insecurity and lack of opportunity, creates a leadership and skills vacuum that further increases the vulnerability of those who remain. Sustainable solutions to the problems of disasters and development will only be achieved when poor people have local access to Fair Training.

Keywords: complex humanitarian emergencies; disaster preparedness; fair training; humanitarian assistance; humanitarian professionalism; skilled workers; workforce migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/146499340800900107

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