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- - "Convergence behavior" refers to the unplanned gathering of people, messages, and supplies at major emergencies, which can hinder organized rescue efforts while providing aid to victims.
- - The report examines instances of this behavior in Kenya from 1998 to 2013, highlighting the challenges and risks that arise when large crowds flock to emergency sites.
- - It also proposes strategies, some of which have been effective in other countries and occasionally in Kenya, to better manage this informal convergence during emergencies.
Article Abstract
"Convergence behavior" is the informal, spontaneous movement of people, messages, and supplies toward a major emergency incident area. This form of movement brings needed aid to many victims, but at the same time the resultant congestion makes organization and control of the rescue and relief efforts more difficult. Whenever a major emergency incident occurs in Kenya, typically a huge crowd of sightseers and personnel converge at the scene. This report provides a review of informal convergence behavior in Kenya during major emergency incidents over the last 15 years (1998-2013) and some of the risks that have been associated with this phenomenon. It also provides some recommendations that have been successfully implemented in other countries, as well as in rare instances in Kenya, to control informal convergence behavior.
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