This learning review focuses on the Emergency Deployments Team 2 (EDT2) programme. EDT2 saves lives by providing rapid humanitarian assistance during international disasters. The programme provides the UK with a deployable emergency medical team, and international search and rescue team. This learning review offers insights that highlight the significant impact of EDT2‑funded teams during deployment.
The learning review draws on existing programme documentation, including deployment reports, and other programme monitoring information to investigate deployments. The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) framework of evaluating programmes was utilised to explore programme relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, coherence and sustainability.
This report was produced as part of a collaboration between the authors: Robin Richards and William Avis.
