Learning from Hurricane Maria: Island ports and supply chain resilience

Kim, Karl; Bui, Lily

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101244

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“…Information technologies include information management and analysis, information sharing and effective communication while responsibility interdependence is made up of active participation, joint problem solving, joint planning and establishment of joint priorities (see Table 2). Effective communication within or across different clusters is essential to response and recovery (Kim and Bui, 2019). However, power shortages and damage to communication equipment threaten the ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders.…”

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Enhancing service delivery in humanitarian relief chains: the role of relational capital

Namagembe

2020

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PurposeThe study examined the influence of relational capital on inter-cluster coordination and service delivery of humanitarian organisations; the mediating and moderating role of inter-cluster coordination on the relationship between relational capital and service delivery.Design/methodology/approachData was collected from 60 humanitarian organisations. Potential respondents were five officers from each humanitarian organisation involved in delivering humanitarian assistance. Respondents from the different organisations were selected using purposive sampling. The SPSS software, SMART PLS and CB-SEM software were used to obtain results on the influence of relational capital on inter-cluster coordination and service delivery in humanitarian organisations; and the mediating and moderating role of inter-cluster coordination on the relationship between relational capital and service delivery.FindingsFindings indicated that relational capital influences inter-cluster coordination and service delivery in humanitarian relief chains; inter-cluster coordination partially mediates the relationship between relational capital and service delivery in humanitarian relief chains; and no interactive effect was found when the moderation effect of inter-cluster coordination on the relationship between relational capital and service delivery in humanitarian organisations was examined.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was mainly focused on humanitarian organisations excluding beneficiaries and the logistics suppliers. The research has implications to decision-makers in government and humanitarian organisations concerned with providing relief aid to beneficiaries.Originality/valueThe influence of relational capital on inter-cluster coordination and service delivery in humanitarian relief chains; the mediating role and moderating role of inter-cluster coordination on the relationship between relational capital and service in humanitarian relief chains are aspects that have not been given significant attention empirically.

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Enhancing service delivery in humanitarian relief chains: the role of relational capital

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2020

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“…Island states and territories are known to face additional vulnerabilities to climate change because of characteristics, such as exposure to sea-level rise and constant shocks, coupled with their small economies and territories, isolation, and dependence on imports (Graham, 2012;IPCC, 2014;Scobie, 2018;Kim and Bui, 2019). The 2017 hurricane season made evident those underlying conditions, including Caribbean governance structures that reflect neocolonial relationships (Bang et al, 2019;Borges-Méndez and Caron, 2019;Bonilla, 2020), and perpetuate the vulnerability of social-ecological systems (Quarantelli, 1992;Ribot, 2014).…”

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Puerto Rican Farmers' Obstacles Toward Recovery and Adaptation Strategies After Hurricane Maria: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Adaptive Capacity

Rodríguez-Cruz

Moore

Niles

2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Farmers across the globe are experiencing compounding shocks that make evident the need to better understand potential drivers and barriers to strengthen adaptive capacity. This is especially true in the context of a disaster, where a disruption in the natural and built environment hinders livelihood strategies and exposes the underlying dynamics that perpetuate vulnerability to natural hazards. As such, the interconnections of structural and individual attributes must be considered when evaluating adaptive capacity. This paper uses a convergent mixed-methods approach to assess Puerto Rican farmers' actual and intended adoption of adaptation practices, in light of the obstacles they faced toward recovery after 2017's category four Hurricane Maria, to contribute to better understanding adaptive capacity. This study uses data from 405 farmers across Puerto Rico (87% response rate), surveyed 8 months after Maria by agricultural agents of the Extension Service of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Quantitative data was assessed through negative binomial regressions (actual adoption) and generalized linear models (intended adoption), while qualitative data (reported obstacles) were analyzed through thematic analysis. This study found that almost half of farmers adopted an adaptation practice after Maria, and that in many cases, broader structures, such as systems of governance, farmers' social networks, and infrastructure, affect adaptive capacity more than individual perceptions of capacity. Future adaptation strategies and interventions, especially in the context of disaster, should consider the extent to which structural factors hinder individuals' ability to prepare for, respond, and recover from the impacts of these shocks. Our results show that there might be opportunity to enact new systems in light of catastrophic events, but this does not solely depend on individual actions. The mixed-methods approach used can inform future studies in better assessing adaptive capacity from a standpoint that incorporates individual and structural components.

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“…In island systems, physical and economic access to food at all times is often challenging due to several characteristics: high dependence on imports and marine supply chains, limited land to produce food, small economies, high costs of food, critical infrastructure and high population density in coastlines, as well as trade and colonial histories with power inequities [16,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. Furthermore, most SIDS are located in the tropics, and are facing the climate crisis's effects disproportionately [1].…”

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Social-ecological interactions in a disaster context: Puerto Rican farmer households’ food security after Hurricane Maria

Rodríguez-Cruz

Álvarez-Berríos

Niles

2022

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Islands are uniquely vulnerable to extreme weather events and food insecurities, and have additional response challenges due to their limited territories and economies, isolation, colonial legacies, and high dependence of food imports. Domestic farmers have a key role in producing food for island communities like Puerto Rico, which can safeguard food security when food importation may be challenging. Nevertheless, in the context of disaster, farmers themselves may be vulnerable to food insecurity and unable to contribute to domestic markets. This paper examines Puerto Rican farmers households’ food security in the aftermath of 2017’s Hurricane Maria using a social-ecological lens. Survey data from 405 farmers gathered eight months after Maria, coupled with biophysical data from the hurricane’s impacts (winds, rains, and landslides), was analyzed. Overall, 69% of farmers experienced at least one month of food insecurity in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, and 38% reported persistent food insecurity (three months or more). A multinomial logistic regression suggests that biophysical impacts, but especially social factors, such as age and constraint access to external sources of support, are linked with persistent food insecurity. This suggests that the biophysical impacts of the hurricane interact with existing infrastructure and social resources to affect farmer vulnerability and the food environment in different ways. Thus, strengthening adaptive capacity in multiple domains can help farmers and vulnerable populations better navigate the disruptions faced during disasters to alleviate food insecurity.

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Learning from Hurricane Maria: Island ports and supply chain resilience

Cited by 57 publications

References 33 publications

Enhancing service delivery in humanitarian relief chains: the role of relational capital

Enhancing service delivery in humanitarian relief chains: the role of relational capital

Puerto Rican Farmers' Obstacles Toward Recovery and Adaptation Strategies After Hurricane Maria: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Adaptive Capacity

Social-ecological interactions in a disaster context: Puerto Rican farmer households’ food security after Hurricane Maria

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