@article{ref1,
title="An NGO disaster relief network for small and medium-scale natural hazards in China",
journal="Natural hazards",
year="2021",
author="Lu, Yi and Zhan, Chengyan and Li, Rui and Su, Min",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="As China is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to small and medium-scale natural hazards (SMNHs), its NGOs have had a great deal of experience in dealing with disaster relief, especially since the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake; however, there have been few studies that have comprehensively examined China's NGO disaster relief networks (NDRNs). One Foundation (OF), which is one of the most active public-fund raising foundations in China, has been engaged in developing a nationwide NDRN made up of 20 independently operating provincial networks that are focused on SMNHs. This paper explored the structures, operations and challenges in the representative North-Sichuan network, from which the following key factors for sustainable NDRNs were identified: (1) a combined hierarchal and networked organizational structure; and (2) a coordinated external and internal network operations mechanism that has a specific entry threshold to ensure healthy network expansion, periodic member NGO training to enhance network capacity, and reciprocal and cooperative government-NGO relationships. These findings provide a useful reference for the establishment and development of NDRNs in other countries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0921-030X",
doi="10.1007/s11069-021-04560-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-021-04560-9"
}