EFFECTIVE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS STRATEGIES; A SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE.

The enormous negative effects of disaster on lives and property, and the less preparedness to disasters by individuals, institutions and nations have led to the need to bring to light a deeper understanding on effective disaster preparedness strategies by assessing the effects of effective planning, resource management and co-ordination of stakeholders, so as to build a resilient proactive preventive, response and relief systems. A structural equation model was used to analyze various formative and reflective indicators in order to ascertain their effects on their respective constructs. The study revealed that disaster planning has a significant effect on resource management and the co-ordination of stakeholders. Again, with the exception of the co-ordination of stakeholders construct, the other two constructs (disaster planning and resource management) have a positive effect on effective disaster preparedness with significant effects on reduced potential occurrence, reduced impact of disasters and provision of better relief to victims of disasters.