ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN RESPONSIVE GREEN HUMANITARIAN SUPPLY CHAINS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37435/nbr.v7i2.135Keywords:
Climate change mitigation strategies, responsive green humanitarian supply chains, laws and rules, renewable energy, reforestation, carbon capture and storage innovations, electrical transportation, wetland restorationAbstract
Purpose: Climate change is major source of disasters, economic problems and human casualties which require dedicated humanitarian operations for their management. Green humanitarian supply chains reduce impact on climate while still performing humanitarian operations. The study carries out a comprehensive examination of climate change mitigation strategies, associated laws and rules and their role in responsive green humanitarian supply chains.
Design/Methodology: Explanatory research design, quantitative method and deductive approach have been used for this cross-sectional study. Data collected through survey from 401 respondents was analyzed using SmarPLS4
Findings: The impact of renewable energy, reforestation, carbon capture and storage innovations, electrical transportation and wetland restoration strategies in mitigation of climate change and associated laws and rules has been evaluated. We found that climate change mitigation strategies and associated laws and rules have positive significant relationship with responsive green humanitarian supply chains (GHSC). Laws and rules partially mediate the relationship between Renewable Energy, Reforestation, Carbon Capture and Storage innovations and Electrical Transportation and GHSC but mediation for Wetland Restoration is insignificant.
Theoretical/Practical Implications: It is crucial to have well-coordinated strong laws, rules and protocols with equally potent implementation strategy to ensure the efficacy of climate change mitigation strategies and greening initiatives for HSC. Through the combination of legal, technological, ecological and policy approaches, we can enhance the efficacy of measures contributing towards responsive green humanitarian supply chains. Humanitarian supply chain professionals and environmentalists can benefit from the findings for their application in respective fields.
Originality: This is a nascent study on the critical topic having immense theoretical as well as practical contributions for both climate change mitigation and responsive green humanitarian supply chain management.
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