5. Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels
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Disaster management capacities: policy, technical and institutional capacities
Dialogue, coordination & information exchange between disaster managers and development sectors
Regional approaches to disaster response, with risk reduction
focus
Review & exercise preparedness and contingency plans Emergencyfunds
Voluntarism&participation
Four Cross-cutting Issues
• Multi-hazard approach
• Gender perspective and cultural diversity
• Community and volunteers’ participation
• Capacity building and technology transfer