Challenges in multi-agency collaboration in disaster management: A Sri Lankan perspective

被引:33
作者
Abdeen, F. N. [1 ]
Fernando, T. [2 ]
Kulatunga, U. [3 ]
Hettige, S. [4 ]
Ranasinghe, K. D. Arjuna [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ New South Wales, Fac Arts Design & Architecture, Sch Built Environm, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[2] Univ Salford, Sch Sci Engn & Environm, Salford, Lancs, England
[3] Univ Moratuwa, Ctr Disaster Risk Reduct, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
[4] Univ Colombo, Dept Sociol, Colombo, Sri Lanka
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
Disaster management; Multi-agency collaboration; Challenges and strategies; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE; INCIDENT MANAGEMENT; COORDINATION; RISK; INTEROPERABILITY; INFORMATION; ISSUES; SYSTEM;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102399
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
This study was aimed at investigating the current challenges prevailing in relation to multi-agency collaboration during disaster management and at the strategies that should be implemented in order to overcome such challenges. The study was based on a qualitative approach under which 32 semi-structured interviews were carried out among agencies engaged in disaster management. The collected data were analysed using content analysis. The study identified seven challenges that hinder multi-agency collaboration (communication, environmental, social, political, inter-organisational, intra-organisational and infrastructure challenges) and corresponding strategies that can be used to overcome them. Communication was considered as the dominant challenge due to the lack of a technology platform and well-defined guidelines for sharing data among the agencies to establish a common view of the disaster context. Furthermore, the interoperability challenges that exist among the agencies seems to hinders the effective collaboration among agencies.
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