Hope and Help: Modelling for Complex Humanitarian Engagement

An ALNAP survey (2010) notes that the most difficult challenge recognised by the humanitarian system is “poorly coordinated response efforts/lack of effective leadership". This is largely due to information flow impediments, including inaccessibility, unwillingness, inconsistency, inadequate stream of information, low information priority, source identification difficulty, storage media misalignment and unreliability. Information flow impediments limit coordination and paralyse decision-making.