(task) [Free Guide] Best Practices and Lessons Learnt in Emergency Procurement

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> Date: April 16, 2015 at 11:21:47 AM EDT
> From: Agnes Gradzewicz <agnesg@aidforum.org>
> To: michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com
> Subject: [Free Guide] Best Practices and Lessons Learnt in Emergency Procurement
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> Best Practices and Lessons Learnt in Emergency Procurement
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> Dear Michael
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> We are excited to share with you the release of Aid and International Development Forum's Guide to Emergency Procurement <https://kp191.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/3280/b33390dd3ff0b06f/540418/9860711a68ab0ae5>. Within disaster relief logistics, procurement accounts for 65% of total expenditures. The latest figures released by the United Nations Procurement Division found the total procurement of goods increased by $826 million, a jump of 12.1 percent. This reflects a stark trend: the last decade has seen a sharp increase in the number of natural disasters across the world.
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> The guide focuses on disaster procurement preparedness, disaster response with a particular emphasis on local procurement as well as innovation, communications and coordination.
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> Speaking on the merits of local emergency procurement, Rino Sudibyo of Plan International, states: "local procurement can support livelihood of the local population that are affected, [e]mpowering the local market. Beneficiaries will be more excited and interested in building back their community."
> Download Free Guide <https://kp191.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/3282/ec5c783a1ae14f85/540418/9860711a68ab0ae5>
> With natural disasters projected to increase in frequency, intensity and unpredictability, emergency procurement is a vital aspect to facilitating more efficient and effective disaster response. The guide brings together the best practices and lessons learnt in order to tackle the core concerns most commonly experienced by procurement staff and emergency specialists. Its main aim is to provide the different industries with key insight into current approaches, thinking and developments to promote faster, safer and more effective assistance to countries in their most critical time of need.
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> By spotlighting the food crises in Somalia, Ebola in West Africa, earthquakes in Haiti and Japan and well as cyclones in Philippines and recently Vanuatu, the guide provides a valuable insight into the common challenges and successes within emergency procurement.
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> The guide is a timely release for AIDF's upcoming 7th Global Disaster Relief Summit in Washington DC on 10-11 September. AIDF's work is premised on the belief that collaboration and partnerships across regions and sectors are key to developing more effective disaster response that will also protect each country's progress towards sustainable development.
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> For more information about the event and to register, please visit disaster-relief.aidforum.org. <https://kp191.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/3284/03ce8c0cd642c7db/540418/9860711a68ab0ae5>
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> Sonja Ruetzel, Director and Agnes Gradzewicz, Head of Marketing
> Aid International Development Forum
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