ABSTRACT

We are pleased to bring you the sixth issue of Beyond Relief!.

In our Feature Article, S. Nanthini, Senior Analyst, RSIS writes about anticipatory action and its effectiveness as a tool in the disaster management toolkit during a time of an increasing number of crises and shrinking humanitarian budgets.

This issue’s On the Ground features some of the relief and fundraising efforts that Singaporean humanitarian organisations have undertaken.

Our members from the academic community have also been keeping themselves busy. This issue includes several commentaries, journal articles, and reports, covering a diverse range of topics including the impacts of climate change on various sectors, resource coordination in humanitarian logistics as well as balancing disaster risk reduction and heritage conservation.

In the Spotlight features upcoming events and opportunities for collaboration. In this issue we have included the call for submissions of articles for the 4th Edition of ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR)!

Finally, we welcome your ideas and feedback, and look forward to supporting joint efforts in research, networking and knowledge sharing.