Practice Areas

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    Guiding communities through and beyond emergencies

Melrose consultants draw on years of field experience working in some of the largest and most complex humanitarian responses around the world. We deliver global expertise, best practices, and scalable solutions.


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Disaster Risk Management 

  • Threat and Hazard Identification

  • Risk Assessment and Analysis

  • Preparedness and Mitigation Planning

  • Vulnerability Assessment

Humanitarian Advising

  • Civil-Military Relations

  • Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus Advising

  • NGO and INGO Coordination

  • Aid and Relief Advocacy

  • Humanitarian Principles Evaluation

  • Corporate Social Responsibility

  • Philanthropic Consulting and Support

Emergency Management 

  • Crisis and Incident Management

  • Multisector Relief Coordination

  • Emergency Operations Center Support

  • Humanitarian Supply Chain and Logistics

Multisystems Resilience

  • Disaster Resilience Assessment

  • Continuity of Operations Planning

  • Climate Adaptation Planning

  • Recovery Systems Dependency Analysis

  • Multisector Coordination

Education and Training

  • Curriculum and Instructional Design

  • Public Sector Capacity Strengthening

  • Training and Exercise Development and Delivery

  • Simulation Exercise and Tabletop Delivery

  • Community Outreach

  • Stakeholder Engagement

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