Supply Chain Disruptions: Impacts on Vulnerable Communities. A Workshop

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Supply Chain Disruptions: Impacts on Vulnerable Communities - A Workshop

September 12, 2023

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

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The pervasive effects of supply chain disruptions, underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and critical shortages of essential commodities such as infant formula, prescription drugs, and medical devices, reverberate through all communities. However, widespread evidence exists that these impacts are not evenly distributed, but are disproportionately intense and persistent among vulnerable populations. Recovery from supply chain disruptions takes longer in these communities and it can be more difficult since they have fewer geographic and economic connections with outside and fewer resources to deal with these issues. It is crucial to look at the impacts on vulnerable and marginalized communities and make them resilient and sustainable. Disproportionate impacts of supply chain disruptions on vulnerable communities have broader economic justice and equity implications.

The purpose of this workshop was to understand the impacts of supply chain disruptions on vulnerable communities (i.e., groups that face greater risk and impact from supply chain disruptions due to pre-existing socioeconomic disadvantages, geographic isolation, inadequate infrastructure, and health challenges, including but not limited to low-income neighborhoods, remote rural communities, elderly populations, communities of color, people with disabilities, and coastal regions) and focus on the human and social impacts:

how communities are at risk of being impacted by supply chain disruptions
challenges faced in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery from disruption and innovative approaches to address the challenges to build and improve community resilience
sustainability strategies for overcoming supply chain challenges (i.e., policies, informal and formal mechanisms)
examples of adaptive, resilient, and sustainable efforts undertaken by communities to lessen these impacts and come up with actionable policies, programs, and strategies for the impacted communities.

A proceedings of a worskhop in brief was published, and the workshop recording and meeting materials including the presentations can be viewed below.

Contact

Berna Oztekin-Gunaydin

resilience@nas.edu

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