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Rapid International Response to Nepal Earthquake: Lessons Learned and Future Strategies

Explore the unique features of the international deployment following the Nepal earthquake and the crucial lessons learned for improving future responses. Delve into the location challenges, media influence, and the significant Indian response within the first 96 hours. Understand the role of coordination structures, geopolitical factors, military involvement, logistics, and disaster preparedness in shaping effective international assistance.

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Rapid International Response to Nepal Earthquake: Lessons Learned and Future Strategies

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  1. NEPAL EARTHQUAKE: LESSONS FROM IMMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

  2. NEPAL EARTHQUAKE – UNIQUE FEATURES AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL DEPLOYMENT • Location and access issues: air, road • Kathmandu airfield – one runway, 5 parking bays only • Simultaneous evacuation of tourists from Nepal. Airlines kept functioning from Kathmandu. 43,000 Indian tourists alone. • Media frenzy (especially Western) drove response • Massive, quick Indian response

  3. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE - INDIA Massive, quick Indian response. In first 96 hours India flew in 30 C-17, C-130 sorties with: • 16 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) USAR teams (5 teams within 6 hours). • 2 Army Field Hospitals, 18 Army Medical teams • 18 Army Engineer Teams • 340 tons of relief material • 8 MI-17 helicopters and 5 ALH helicopters to Kathmandu and Pokhara airfields.

  4. NEPAL – OVERALL COORDINATION STRUCTURE Base of Ops (UCC) USAR Coord Cell ( UCC) in Base of Operations of USAR teams in airport, not in OSOCC

  5. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE- LESSONS • Disproportionate international response, media driven, not needs driven • Geopolitics Matters • Speed of response is critical • Heavily dependent on the Military, need greater humanitarian –military interaction between disasters • Control of incoming international assistance is essential. Procedures have to be thought through before the disaster • Logistics matters greatly. Kathmandu airfield bottleneck • International assistance concentrated in the Kathmandu valley i.e. easily accessible to the media. • International community operates in a humanitarian bubble, local Govt must integrate them. Lack of co-location of coordination centres. • Disaster Preparedness works to a degree

  6. IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL !

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