Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are set to partner with Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company to carry out the Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD) programme at Mehrabad International Airport.
The workshop, which is set to be performed from 25 to 29 November this year in Tehran, was developed in 2009 by Deutsche Post DHL Group and the UNDP in a bid to prepare airports in disaster-prone areas to tackle the surge of incoming relief goods after a calamity occurs.
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Various organisations and aid agencies will attend the workshop to gain a better understanding of the processes at the airport in the aftermath of a disaster.
This is expected to help facilitate relief efforts while improving overall coordination.
The workshop is to be led by specialists from Deutsche Post DHL Group and UNDP and will see the participation of more than 40 officials and experts.
The participants and trainers will assess the current level of preparedness at the airport during the workshop.
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By GlobalDataAdditionally, they will conduct training exercises and develop specific recommendations and an action plan to make Mehrabad International Airport prepared for future disasters.
Participants at the programme will be equipped with best-practice logistics management during natural disasters, by aviation experts from Deutsche Post DHL Group, UNDP leaders and Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company representatives.
Together, they will also devise customised disaster-response plans for the airport.
The workshop will raise awareness of Disaster Risk Reduction in addition to identifying priorities for investment in national infrastructure.
