Simulating the Worst to Prepare the Best: A study of humanitarian simulations and their benefits

Hockaday, David; Barnhardt, Daniel; Staples, James; Sitko, Pamela; Bulten, Odile

dc.contributor.author	Hockaday, David	*
dc.contributor.author	Barnhardt, Daniel	*
dc.contributor.author	Staples, James	*
dc.contributor.author	Sitko, Pamela	*
dc.contributor.author	Bulten, Odile	*
dc.date.accessioned	2013-08-05T14:41:19Z	en
dc.date.available	2013-08-05T14:41:19Z	en
dc.date.issued	2013-05-17	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10546/297425	en
dc.description	<p>Simulations are being used widely across the humanitarian sector, in a variety of contexts and involve numerous stakeholders. The sector is placing increasing value on simulations as important staff capacity, preparedness and relationship building exercises.</p> <p><a href="http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/our-work/conflict-disasters/emergency-capacity-building">The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project</a> <em>Simulating the worst to prepare the bes</em>t case study, addresses the questions of ‘What is a simulation and why use them?’ before focusing on six different simulation types to compare, contrast and draw lessons from.</p> <p><strong>Related materials:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/emergency-simulations-administrators-guide-297427">Emergency Simulations: Administrators' guide</a></p> <p class="block-title block-title-page"><a href="http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/playing-with-reality-emergency-capacity-building-project-simulations-case-study-297426"><span>Playing With Reality: Emergency Capacity Building Project simulations case study</span></a></p>	en
dc.format.extent	26	en
dc.language.iso	English	en
dc.language.iso	French	en
dc.language.iso	Spanish	en
dc.publisher	The Emergency Capacity Building Project	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	The Emergency Capacity Building Project Resources	en
dc.relation.url	http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/simulating-the-worst-to-prepare-the-best-a-study-of-humanitarian-simulations-an-297425
dc.subject	Humanitarian
dc.subject	Approach and methodology
dc.subject	Conflict and disasters
dc.title	Simulating the Worst to Prepare the Best: A study of humanitarian simulations and their benefits	en
dc.type	Case study	en
oxfam.signoff.status	For public use – can be shared outside Oxfam	en
oxfam.subject.keyword	Emergency simulations
oxfam.subject.keyword	Humanitarian practice
oxfam.subject.keyword	Development methods
oxfam.subject.keyword	Disasters
dc.year.issuedate	2013	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-16T20:34:34Z