Collaborative Framework with Shared Responsibility for Relief Management in Disaster Scenarios

Abstract: Disasters instances have been increasing both in frequency and intensity causing the tragic loss of life and making life harder for the survivors. Disaster relief management plays a crucial role in enhancing the lifestyle of disaster victims by managing the disaster impacts. Disaster relief management is a process with many collaborative sectors where different stakeholders should operate in all major phases of the disaster management progression. In the different phases of the disaster management process, many collaborative government organisations along with nongovernment organisations, leadership, community, and media at different levels need to share the responsibility with disaster victims to achieve effective disaster relief management. Shared responsibility enhances disaster relief management effectiveness and reduces the disaster's impact on the victims. Considering the diverse roles of different stakeholders, there has been a need for a framework that can bind different stakeholders together during disaster management. this paper shows a framework with major stakeholders of disaster relief management and how different stakeholders can take part in an effective disaster relief management process. The framework also highlights how each stakeholder can contribute to relief management at different phases after a disaster. The paper also explores some of the shared responsibility collaborative practices that have been implemented around the world in response to the disaster as a disaster relief management process. In addition, the paper highlights the knowledge obtained from those disaster instances and how this knowledge can be transferred and can be helpful in disaster mitigation and preparedness for future disaster scenarios.