Decentralized distribution of humanitarian aid for natural disaster relief

Natural disaster is an inevitable phenomenon that results from a significant impact on the entire affected locality. Thus, an effective and efficient humanitarian aid mission is necessary to ensure assistance can be delivered at the right time. The logistics play a central role as the connecting point between preparedness and response with cost-effective flow and storage of relief items and managing related information, including funds from the donors to the beneficiaries. However, lack of communication among humanitarian actors engaged in disaster-relief operations hindered effective and efficient coordination. This paper aims to explore decentralized blockchain technology to cater to the issue.