The devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 prompted an unprecedented response from the humanitarian sector . International relief organizations , including the UN , the Red Cross and NGO 's , sprang into action , often in collaboration with new or existing partners . Within affected countries , national governments , the armed forces , corporations , social groups and citizens all responded . The resources raised for the humanitarian effort were also unprecedented . The tsunami experience demonstrated once again that a lack of back-room capacity results in front-line failures . This was particularly true for the supply chain ( the process of assessing , mobilizing , transporting , tracking , warehousing and distributing supplies and relief items ) . Surveys performed by international organizations found that there was a severe shortage of logisticians in the field . The 2009 flood in North India also exposed our unpreparedness to meet such circumstances . ACCL is conducting various grass root level programs among the rural communities , NGO etc. to train and educate them regarding the importance to humanitarian logistics and the need for the readiness to face the challenges during such operations
2009 flood in North India
2009 India floods
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