Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
The initial hours and days after a humanitarian emergency are generally seen as the most important. Because they affect the rapid deployment of relief to people in need, international trade policies, and the way in which they are implemented, can m...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Geneva
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26698138/trade-humanitarian-emergencies-survey-trade-policy-issues-affecting-disaster-response-recovery-reconstruction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24993 |
| Summary: | The initial hours and days after a
humanitarian emergency are generally seen as the most
important. Because they affect the rapid deployment of
relief to people in need, international trade policies, and
the way in which they are implemented, can make an enormous
difference to the effectiveness of the humanitarian
response, in many cases, the difference between life and
death. The same issues that affect trade on a daily basis,
such as costly, inefficient and onerous borders procedures,
are magnified in times of humanitarian emergencies where
speed and reliability of delivery are so critical. Trade
also plays a key role in recovery and reconstruction well
beyond the initial phase of an emergency. This report
surveys three main areas at the intersection of
trade-related policies and humanitarian emergencies: (i )
border procedures and trade facilitation; (ii) trade and
disaster recovery and reconstruction; and (iii) other trade
policies affecting humanitarian response. |
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