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Logistics companies have combined with humanitarian organisations to help countries prepare for disasters.
AP Moller-Maersk and UPS, joining forces with the UN World Food Programme, have conducted the first disaster response assessment in Nigeria.
Future assessments will build on the Nigeria pilot, which examined potential logistics emergencies on roads, bridges, ports and airports, as well as issues including telecoms infrastructure and quarantine procedures for pandemics. The companies also helped produce contingency plans.
Recent natural and man-made disasters have caught out countries and the international community, and the logistics industry has been increasingly important in the relief efforts.
Eduardo Martinez, UPS director of philanthropy and corporate relations, said: “Preparation is key to a country’s ability to manage disasters of any kind. With the data from the assessments, emergency responders will be better able to assess and manage the flow of goods to those in need.”
Research published this month by Munich Re showed that natural disasters cost the world $380bn (£238bn, €286bn) in 2011, dwarfing the previous record of $220bn in 2005.
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