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| By Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros and Christopher Chen | To bridge funding gaps in humanitarian assistance, states will need to re-examine their roles, relative to the private sector. Humanitarian technologies offer a potential high-volume, low-profit margin sector which can be an entry point for private companies. Commentary TODAY A common challenge faced by governments is a […]

| By Christopher Chen | A notable development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is blockchain technology. Originally created as an alternative means of financial transfer, the technology can be applied to any type of information and asset. Organisations and countries are starting to explore ways of using it in the context of humanitarian aid. Is […]

| By Dr. Di Yin |   On the 13th of September 2018, amidst Typhoon Mangkhut ravaging the shores of Philippines, Hong Kong, and Southern China, the members of CHOPED-Asia rolled up their sleeves and gathered for a sharing session to keep updated about the team’s mission and progress. Based in Singapore and being somehow […]

| By Christopher Chen | Information provided by affected citizens and community volunteers informs decision-makers of the realities on the ground. This crowdsourced data now plays an important part in disaster responses. However, these efforts are still plagued by issues of quality, reliability and accuracy. How can aid organisations adapt to this changing landscape? Commentary […]

| By Christopher Chen | The Asia-Pacific region is the world’s most disaster-prone region; a more efficient, coordinated disaster management system has never been needed more. There is growing recognition that a robust system of information and knowledge exchange can enhance coordination in humanitarian responses and relief efforts. Commentary THE HUMANITARIAN system – the global […]

| By Ennio V. Picucci | In December 2016, twelve years after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Aceh was once again struck by an earthquake. However, over the past decade the landscape of responders has evolved and changed and there is need for better understanding of new actors to strengthen coordination during disasters. Commentary […]

SINGAPORE: What happens when an active volcano erupts in the Philippines followed by a Category 5 typhoon striking the same area just five days later? That was the scenario presented to participants of a multinational drill called Exercise Coordinated Response (EX COORES), as they gathered in Singapore this week to practice real processes in the […]

| By Ennio V. Picucci | In the immediate aftermath of disasters, coordination among different actors is key. Coordination has the potential to make disaster response faster by avoiding the overlapping of response activities of different actors which can ultimately lead to saving more lives and alleviate human suffering in general. The recent earthquake that shook […]

What’s in a name… In Singapore, “chope” is the practice of reserving a table in a hawker or food court using a packet of tissue. Most of us being based in Singapore, we want a name that we can all relate to and that’s easy to remember. On a more serious note, CHOPED in our […]