. Narges Rouhi; . Hasan Abolghasem Gorji; . Mohammadreza Maleki
Volume 9, Issue 2 , February 2019, , Pages 1-8
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a significant role to providehumanitarian services in natural hazards. However, few studies have been conducted on thecoordination ...
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INTRODUCTION: Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a significant role to providehumanitarian services in natural hazards. However, few studies have been conducted on thecoordination models of NGOs. Using these models, NGOs are expected to act along with otheragencies to provide unified and effective humanitarian’s services. The present study aimed to identifythe published coordination models of NGOs.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This systematic review was conducted from October to November2017. Electronic source, including PubMed, Web of Science, ProQuest Research Library, andScopus were examined. All English articles published in journals or presented at conferences wereincluded in the study. Nonjournal and irrelevant articles were excluded from the study. Furthermore,papers which were not available as a full text and published in languages other than English werealso excluded. Thematic analysis technique was used to analyze the articles.RESULTS: From 871 documents which captured in initial search, only 7 studies identified as eligiblearticles for extract 8 coordination models of NGOs in disasters and emergencies including: (1) Sphereproject, (2) Cluster approach, (3) Code of conduct, (4) Decentralized approach, (5) National DisasterResponse Framework, (6) Conceptual integrated NGO collaboration framework for communitypostdisaster reconstruction, (7) Model of temporal coordination of disaster response activities,and (8) Collabit application.CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review identified eight proposed coordination models that havebeen implemented internationally, nationally, and locally in natural hazards. However, these modelsare not enough, and there are some gaps between what is it and what should be. More effective andefficient models and strategies are needed to increase the effectiveness of coordination activitiesat all levels of community. These results should serve policy‑makers and administrators of NGOsdelivering humanitarian services during and postnatural hazards to choose from a number of optionson how to coordinate their efforts.
