The challenge of spending tsunami assistance well

Rempel, Henry

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“…7 For instance, the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition conducted several thematic assessments to evaluate donor responses after the Asian tsunami. 8 Flint and Goyder (2006), Telford and Cosgrave (2007) and Rempel (2010) provide informative overviews on assessment criteria, the performance of official donors and NGOs, and the lessons to be learnt for future emergencies. 9 Another strand of the literature focuses on the determinants of international emergency aid.…”

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“…Critics stress the drawbacks of 'the (sometimes ruthless) efforts of NGOs to attract private donations' (Aldashev and Verdier, 2010, p. 50), drawing on de Waal (1997) in terms of 'excessive fundraising' (Rose-Ackerman, 1982), or lack of coordination or proliferation of actors (Rempel, 2010;Smillie, 1995;Telford and Cosgrave, 2007). NGOs advertising their brand name in emergencies such as after the 2004 tsunami have been harshly criticised.…”

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“…1 This disaster shocked the public all around the world. It caused an estimated 270,000 casualties and affected millions of people (Rempel, 2010). The human death toll was highest in Indonesia, followed by Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.…”

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The Indian Ocean tsunami and private donations to NGOs

2016

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Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are widely believed to raise their flag in humanitarian hotspots with a strong media presence in order to attract higher private donations. We assess this hypothesis by comparing the changes in donations between US-based NGOs with and without aid operations in the four countries most affected by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004. Simple before-after comparisons tend to support the hypothesis that 'flying the flag' helps attract higher private donations. However, performing a difference-in-difference-in-differences (DDD) approach, we find only weak indications that private donors systematically and strongly preferred NGOs with operations in the region. Extended specifications of the baseline regressions reveal that our major findings are robust. NGO heterogeneity matters in some respects, but the DDD results hold when accounting for proxies of the NGOs' reputation and experience.

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The Indian Ocean tsunami and private donations to NGOs

2016

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“…Further, damage caused by natural disasters may enable better investment in new technology, and hence allow to achieve higher output in the longterm. Hence, long-term impacts of natural disasters can be positive, negative or neutral based on the post-disaster relief and post-disaster investments (Rempel, 2010).…”

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Long-term impact of natural disasters on Vietnamese income per capita: the case of typhoon Durian

Nguyen¹,

Pham²

2020

JESI

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This study estimates the effect of natural disasters on Vietnamese income per capita in both short and long-term. The analysis also evaluates the effects by sources of income including income from salary; income from agriculture, fishery, forest; and income from industry, construction, trade, and services. Typhoon Durian happened in December 2006 in southern provinces of Vietnam is chosen for the comparative case study. The analysis applies the Synthetic control method (SCM) to construct a counterfactual with respect to two different control groups and conducts a permutation test for the estimated values. The results show that typhoon Durian decreased aggregate income per capita of the affected region and the effect was long lasting. The reduction of monthly income per capita was estimated to be 56,925 VND which accounts for 7.9% of the total income. The most affected source of income is from agriculture, forestry, and fishery.

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The build-back-better concept as a disaster risk reduction strategy for positive reconstruction and sustainable development in Zimbabwe: A literature study

Dube

2020

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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The challenge of spending tsunami assistance well

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

The Indian Ocean tsunami and private donations to NGOs

The Indian Ocean tsunami and private donations to NGOs

Long-term impact of natural disasters on Vietnamese income per capita: the case of typhoon Durian

The build-back-better concept as a disaster risk reduction strategy for positive reconstruction and sustainable development in Zimbabwe: A literature study

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