Title: The supportive role of non-governmental organisations in sustainable emergency management: the case of Poland

Authors: Dominika Marciniak

Addresses: Department of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 2A Gliwice, Poland

Abstract: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in sustainable emergency management have many roles, depending on the stage of crisis development. In many emergency situations, NGOs appear first, and in some cases even before host governments. That is why it is so important to discuss the role of NGOs in the process of sustainable emergency management and to assess the joint activities performed in the emergency management network. For this purpose, research was conducted among organisations of the emergency management network. The majority of respondents believe that cooperation with NGOs and volunteers is necessary. Moreover more than half of the respondents positively assessed the level of organisational effectiveness of joint activities with the participation of NGOs and volunteers. There are issues that need to be improved such as proper coordination, mutual trust between the entities of the emergency management network, and adequate leadership.

Keywords: sustainable emergency management; NGOs; non-governmental organisations; emergency management network; humanitarian logistics; volunteerism; emergency management; network approach; donors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2023.132385

International Journal of Emergency Management, 2023 Vol.18 No.3, pp.225 - 246

Received: 18 Jan 2021
Accepted: 02 Feb 2022
Published online: 19 Jul 2023 *

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