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Przygotowanie logistyczne podmiotów realizujących pomoc humanitarną w Polsce
Logistic preparation of entities participating in humanitarian aid

Author(s): Dominika Marciniak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: humanitarian logistics; humanitarian aid; crisis management; disasters;

Summary/Abstract: The goal of this paper is to analyze the logistic preparation of entities participating in humanitarian aid activities. The theoretical part looks at the importance of logistics in humanitarian aid. The empirical part of the paper consists of research with entities that participate in humanitarian aid activities in Poland. The research was conducted by means of a diagnostic poll method with the application of a survey techniques called Paper and Pencil Interview, and Computer-Assisted Personal Interview. The research was carried out in 2021. The organizations that took part in the research positively assess their state of logistic preparation for providing humanitarian aid. It turns out that the surveyed organizations employ specialists responsible for logistics and usually those specialists hold managerial positions. The research shows that it is worth paying attention to the proper distribution of relief items, because it happens that relief items are incompatible with the needs of the victims.

  • Issue Year: LIII/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 29-43
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish