Global Logistics Cluster Preparedness Workshop Report

The inaugural Global Logistics Cluster (GLC) Preparedness Workshop took place in Cairo, Egypt, from 4-6 December 2018. Following the rollout of preparedness initiatives across four pilot countries in 2017-18, the foundation of the 3-day event was built upon fostering synergies between partners, reviewing lessons learned, and paving a way forward for ongoing and upcoming preparedness initiatives. This included identifying timelines, priorities and mapping out key modalities for potential support. The workshop format was designed to explore activity implementation, challenges and action planning within a practical, collaborative and holistic environment. Recognising the unique and varied preparedness and response challenges faced by each country and region, the workshop brought together humanitarian stakeholders to share ideas on a common preparedness methodology which could subsequently be tailored to individual contexts.