5. Logistics capability -Lack of senior -Provision of emergency Possible Minor Moderate -The Humanitarian Logistics Capability Low fails to keep pace management and supplies swamp and Framework is updated every two years to with evolution in policy oversight of undermines local capacity ensure it continues to meet DFAT’s strategic approaches to logistics capability and markets and operational needs. emergency and - Lack of substantive -Australia not seen as a -In-country procurement of emergency humanitarian preferred partner in innovation supplies prioritised where appropriate. response emergency responses - Operating -The contractor periodically runs diverse environment (and - non-current supplies not procurement exercises to ensure the latest other actors) in utilised/ degrade over time technology and supplies are being affected region will and need to be destroyed incorporated. evolve and will need - Proactive encouragement from DFAT to to be responsive to encourage innovation from the commercial that change contractor.
5. Logistics capability fails to keep pace with evolution in approaches to emergency and humanitarian response -Lack of senior management and policy oversight of logistics capability - Lack of substantive innovation - Operating environment (and other actors) in affected region will evolve and will need to be responsive to that change -Provision of emergency supplies swamp and undermines local capacity and markets -Australia not seen as a preferred partner in emergency responses - non-current supplies not utilised/ degrade over time and need to be destroyed Possible Minor Moderate -The Humanitarian Logistics Capability Framework is updated every two years to ensure it continues to meet DFAT’s strategic and operational needs. -In-country procurement of emergency supplies prioritised where appropriate. -The contractor periodically runs diverse procurement exercises to ensure the latest technology and supplies are being incorporated. - Proactive encouragement from DFAT to encourage innovation from the commercial contractor. Low
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