australian defence force and humanitarian engineering
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Presentation delivered at the Year of Humanitarian Engineering Workshop in Adelaide, 1 August 2011. Presented by Neil GreetTRANSCRIPT
Cyclone Tracy 25 Dec 1974: ◦ National Disasters Organisation ◦ Supported by the RAN, RAAF, and Army
Cyclone Larry 20 March 2006 ◦ Emergency Management Australia ◦ Whole-of-Government
QLD Floods/Cyclone Yasi Jan 2011 ◦ Joint Task Force / Logistics ◦ Supported by Engineers
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Humanitarian Military
Reason People in need International Concern
Right International Laws & Conventions
UNSC Resolution
Purpose Consent Legal Legitimacy
Method Assist those in need
Implement Resolution
“There is no such thing as impartial governance or humanitarian assistance. In this environment, every time you help someone, you hurt someone else.”
General Rupert Smith, Commander UNPROFOR 1995
Recognize that assistance provided by the military within that ‘humanitarian space’ can jeopardise the safety and security of the aid community, its ability to provide assistance and the safety of the community it seeks to serve
Int’l
Partners
ICRC
IFRC
UN PKOs
UN Agencies
NGOs (Indigenous)
Whole of
Government
Host Population
Host Nation Militaries/Police
INGOs (DEV)
INGOs (HA/ER)
Private Sector
Host Nation
International Militaries
Red Cross National Societies
Private Security
Cos.
International Police Managing
Contractors
UN and Resilience - Melbourne 7 Sep Domestic Disasters - Brisbane 27 Sep Andrew Burns Lecture – Hobart 6 Oct Engineering and Humanitarian Logistics –
Adelaide 13 Oct International Disasters – Sydney 20 Oct Strategic Collaboration – Canberra 27 Oct Disasters and Industry – Perth 4 Nov Regional Issues – Darwin 9 Nov