Academic Partnership Program Reports


The Applied Research and Information Sharing (ARIS) Academic Partnership Program (APP) works in collaboration with students and faculty from universities around the globe on collaborative Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (DMHA) research efforts. The following reports were created by the fellows participating in the current academic year fellowship. Reports from previous years can be found below under “Archives.”

The reports were prepared by research fellows ranging from Master’s level, post-graduate students, and professional level interns participating in the ARIS Academic Partnership Program. The reports have been prepared in good faith based on resources available at the time of publication. Information was gathered from the public domain, from local and government sources, and from subject matter experts. While making every attempt to ensure the information is relevant and accurate, the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or currency of the information in this publication. We hope that you find these reports informative, relevant, and reliable.

Academic Year 2024-25 Reports

Environmental Hazards as a Risk Multiplier for Conflict in the Indo-Pacific
Spring 2025

A Rapid Assessment of Humanitarian NGOs in Taiwan
Summer 2024

Academic Year 2023-24 Reports

The Siege of Marawi, Philippines (2017): A Case Study on Civilian Protection and Harm
Summer 2023

The Resilience of Taiwan’s Energy and Food Systems to Blockade
Summer 2023

Navigating Green Corridors In Ukraine
Summer 2023


Archives

From Surge to Sustenance: Assessing Fresh Water Availability on Oahu in the Aftermath of a Tsunami
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Asian Studies
Spring 2023
The Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia
University of Maryland, College Park
Spring 2023
Every Citizen a Guardian: Building Taiwan’s Complex Emergency Resilience From the Bottom-up with Community-based Disaster Risk Management
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Social Sciences, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Winter 2022
The Belt and Road Initiative in Oceania: Understanding the People’s Republic of China’s Strategic Interests and Engagement in the Pacific
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Asian Studies
Summer 2022
Public Health Capacity Building in Oceania: Papua New Guinea, the Republic of Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences
Summer 2022

China’s Foreign Humanitarian Assistance as a Tool of Strategic Influence in Oceania
United States Army, Soldier for Life - Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP)
Spring 2022
Food Insecurity in the Oceania Region
University of Hawai‘i, College of Social Sciences, Public Administration Program
Spring 2022
The Impacts of Coastal Flooding on Physical Infrastructure: Case Studies in Fiji, Kiribati, and Papua New Guinea
University of Hawai‘i, College of Social Sciences, Public Administration
Spring 2022
People's Liberation Army's HADR Operations in Oceania
United States Army, Soldier for Life - Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP)
Winter 2022
Disasters in Taiwan - The Imperative of a National Standardized Approach
United States Army, Soldier for Life - Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP)
Fall 2021
Evading High Tides: Analyzing the Challenges of Climate-Induced Migration in Oceania
Texas A&M University, The Bush School of Government & Public Service
Summer 2021

As Local As Possible: COVID-19 Impacts on Localisation Efforts and Humanitarian Response
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
Spring 2021
Localization of Humanitarian Assistance: Implications for U.S. Military Disaster Relief in the Indo-Pacific
United States Army, Soldier For Life - Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP)
Spring 2021

Disaster Risk Reduction In Oceania
The University of Texas in Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Spring 2020
Supporting the Government of Timor-Leste
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
Spring 2020
The Political, Security, and Climate Landscape in Oceania
The University of Texas in Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Spring 2020
Vulnerability Mapping in Oceania
The University of Texas in Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Spring 2020

Disaster Preparedness and Managment in Nepal
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
Spring 2019
The Evolving Nature of China's Humanitarian Assistance
UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Winter 2018

Information Sharing and Management Platforms
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
Spring 2018

The CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
Spring 2017

Enhancing US and International Civil-Military Preparedness for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
Spring 2016