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Activation and variation of the United Nation’s cluster coordination model: a comparative analysis of the Haiti and Japan disasters

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  • Namkyung Oh
  • Junghyae Lee

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The coordinated response to extreme events is critical as illustrated by recent disasters in Haiti and Japan. As a way for coordinated provision of international humanitarian assistance to disaster-hit countries, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) developed cluster coordination model (CCM). With content analysis and network analysis of OCHA situation reports, this study checked four premises regarding activation of CCM, interaction between national and international actors, roles of proximity country, and level of cluster coordination. This study found that there were meaningful variations in implementing the CCM for 2010 Haiti and 2011 Japan disasters. From the analyses, we found that the current CCM may be vulnerable to black swan disasters; thus, extensive and active estimation of national disaster management capacities should be conducted to prevent collapse of national disaster management system. However, the reconciliation of state sovereignty and international humanitarian assistance also should be considered.

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  • Namkyung Oh & Junghyae Lee, 2017. "Activation and variation of the United Nation’s cluster coordination model: a comparative analysis of the Haiti and Japan disasters," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 41-60, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:20:y:2017:i:1:p:41-60
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2015.1017826
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