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More than 200 aid workers have been killed in Gaza, making famine more likely

Seven aid workers from the food aid charity World Central Kitchen were killed in Gaza on Monday night when their convoy was attacked in a confirmed Israeli drone strike. This puts the death toll among humanitarians at over 200. Most of them have been Palestinians. Gaza is the most dangerous place in the world to be an aid worker.

By Humlog Blogs|2024-04-11T10:24:42+03:00April 10th, 2024|

Resilient and sustainable multimodal transport in the EU

The transport network in Europe is facing severe and frequent disruptions due to the dynamic geo-political situation in the region as well as the aftereffects of climate change. The EU Horizon project ReMuNet (Resilient Multimodal Transport Networks) is focused on improving the resilience of the transport network considering alternate routing options and identifying disruptions and ways to mitigate their effects.

By Humlog Blogs|2023-12-08T18:05:58+03:00November 22nd, 2023|

Humanitarian air drops: An option of last resort

When the humanitarian situation deteriorates for a population that is cut off from the outside world, there are frequently calls for humanitarian aid to be delivered from the air. In 2016, a petition to the UK parliament to air-drop life-saving aid into Syrian cities gained nearly 150,000 signatures. In October 2023, questions have been asked about humanitarian air drops for Gaza to help people cut off from deliveries of food, water, medicines, and other essentials.

By Humlog Blogs|2023-12-08T18:06:08+03:00October 20th, 2023|

From uncertainty to security and compassion: people and organisations in the face of ongoing War in Ukraine

Anna Dziuba, Ph.D. Associate postdoctoral researcher at the HUMLOG Institute We started interviews with displaced persons from the Ukraine conflict in the Fall of 2022. The conflict itself has highlighted [...]

By Humlog Blogs|2023-12-08T18:07:35+03:00March 28th, 2023|

Artificial intelligence in Humanitarian Supply Chain Management

Qifeng Yan Doctoral Researcher at HUMLOG Institute The allegedly ground-breaking artificial intelligence Chat GPT has attracted wide attention in the recent months. Many seek to find ways to make the [...]

By Humlog Blogs|2023-12-08T18:07:42+03:00March 9th, 2023|

Powering Humanitarian Cold Chains with Sustainable Energy

Sonja Saari Doctoral Researcher at the HUMLOG Institute Cold chain logistics is part of our everyday life. If you buy a frozen pizza from a grocery store, there is cold [...]

By Humlog Blogs|2023-12-08T18:07:50+03:00March 1st, 2023|

Reflections on AI in Humanitarian Logistics

Amin Maghsoudi Project Researcher at the HUMLOG Institute Phase 1: 20 years back, a sudden deadliest Bam earthquake occurred in the cold December 2003, just 100 miles aways from my [...]

By Humlog Blogs|2023-12-08T18:08:22+03:00February 9th, 2023|

HUMLOG Institute participated in the “Crisis Management Now” event in Wanha Satama – reflections on humanitarian logistics and crisis management

Dr. Aino Ruggiero, Dr. Diego Vega, and Dr. Wojciech Piotrowicz in their panel discussion. Picture Credits: Konsta Partanen Dr. Aino Ruggiero Postdoctoral researcher at the HUMLOG Institute The HUMLOG Institute [...]

By Humlog Blogs|2023-12-08T18:08:32+03:00December 20th, 2022|

WRECing the Environment with Humanitarian Aid

By Dr. Virva Tuomala Postdoctoral Researcher at the HUMLOG Institute Humanitarian logistics deals in emergencies such as conflicts, natural disasters, and pandemics. In very simple terms, the main idea is [...]

By Humlog Blogs|2023-12-08T18:08:51+03:00October 17th, 2022|

Supply Chains in a Changing World

24.7.2022 By Dr. Sarah Schiffling Reflections from Dr. Sarah Schiffling after her visit as a guest researcher with the HUMLOG Institute. Dr. Schiffling spent spring 2022 in Helsinki, working, ideating, [...]

By Humlog Blogs|2023-12-08T18:08:59+03:00July 25th, 2022|