Both APT and EAS allow the ASEAN community to reach assistance outside the region. APT and EAS started out in the form of an informational dialogue on disaster management. Recently, ASEAN attempts to further the coordination utilizing expertise and resources from these partners to improve an infrastructure for regional disaster management. The APT initiative takes into account the importance of supplying necessities when disasters strike. The implementation of proper cargo management either at the AHA center that administers and facilitates distribution or at the origin, where it is more convenient to store and then disperse to affected countries is another challenge to optimizing the utility of these collaborations. As described by the ASEAN Secretariat: