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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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Geneva 2016
Subjects:	border management trade facilitation humanitarian goods relief goods disaster recovery reconstruction trade policy
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

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spelling	okr-10986-249932021-04-23T14:04:28Z Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction World Bank Group border management trade facilitation humanitarian goods relief goods disaster recovery reconstruction trade policy 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. 2016-08-31T20:35:48Z 2016-08-31T20:35:48Z 2014 Working Paper 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Geneva Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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description	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.
format	Working Paper
author	World Bank Group
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title	Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
title_short	Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
title_full	Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
title_fullStr	Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
title_full_unstemmed	Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
title_sort	trade and humanitarian emergencies : a survey of trade policy issues affecting disaster response, recovery and reconstruction
publisher	World Bank, Geneva
publishDate	2016
url	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
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Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction

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