Perhaps it is necessary to make the Hyogo Framework and its priorities legally
binding. Regional, national, and local stakeholders must commit to the
implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the concept and the practices.
All governments and stakeholders have to evaluate and develop lessons learned
more concretely and effectively. There are gaps and challenges left by the end
of HFA1 with lessons learned and more work to be done. These practices will
create not only stronger local capacity but also more resilience against
economic downturns after a disaster. Moreover, ASEAN needs to create a
Knowledge Management (KM) system at the AHA Center and to determine
how KM will be translated into national systems and practices. Sharing among
working groups in the Work Program may help gather important lessons
learned, but not in the implementation of operations on the ground. ARDEX
can be tailored to support the best practices of the CBDRM program.