Refugee operations are often typified by the need to make quick decisions - decisions which if not based on the best available information, may risk jeopardising the lives and welfare of large numbers of people, both now and in the future.
Camp sites must be found; shelters must be constructed; access routes may need to be built to enable delivery of food supplies and medication; people must be fed and provided with the basic needs for survival. Many, but by no means all, such decisions are in some way linked with the environment, either directly or indirectly. Refugee operations are often typified by the need to make quick decisions - decisions which if not based on the best available information, may risk jeopardising the lives and welfare of large numbers of people, both now and in the future.
Camp sites must be found; shelters must be constructed; access routes may need to be built to enable delivery of food supplies and medication; people must be fed and provided with the basic needs for survival. Many, but by no means all, such decisions are in some way linked with the environment, either directly or indirectly.