Factors affecting the United Nations' response to natural disasters
What determines the allocation of the Central Emergency Response Fund
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7280748 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tyler D Robinson (0000-0001-9945-5598, General Surgery Resident Boston University Medical Center United States, corresponding author), Thiago M Oliveira (Emergency Medicine Resident Boston University Medical Center United States), Stephanie Kayden (0000-0002-6545-6469, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Harvard Medical School United States) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 631-648 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/disa.12226 |
| PMID | 28133779 |
| OpenAlex | W2581977304 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
Natural disasters can overwhelm the domestic response of a country, leaving it dependent on external humanitarian relief. The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) of the United Nations centralises humanitarian funding and thus allows for a rapid response. This study combined data to analyse the factors that affected the allocation of CERF funding to countries that suffered a natural disaster between 2007 and 2013. It generated descriptive statistics and information on relative risks, and performed regressions of CERF funding across countries. There were 4,346 disasters in total in 188 countries between 2007 and 2013. CERF provided USD 2.98 billion to 87 countries, comprising 3.3 per cent of their total humanitarian funding. CERF more frequently supplied aid to countries in North Africa and the Middle East, and to those that had suffered geophysical disasters. Appropriately, it funds vulnerable countries experiencing severe natural disasters, yet its funding may be affected by variables beyond severity and vulnerability. Further investigation is warranted, therefore
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |