Although AADMER is equivalent to a legal binding for all member countries to implement, its power to enforce and evaluate outcomes is limited. Still, this agreement may be the only instrument ASEAN has to create regional collaborative action and to produce the effective results as a community. “[L]aws that regulate organizational procedures more than substantive results of those procedures, and laws that provide weak enforcement mechanisms leave more room for organizational mediation” (Edelman 1992: 1532, cited in Scott 1995: 126). Voluntary contributions may be viewed as too weak and too contingent upon the capacity and priorities of each nation. The less risk-prone countries may find they have less interest in contributing to this particular fund. On the one hand, the agreement emphasizes a mutual commitment to collaborating; on the other hand, it may reflect the degree to which a country pays attention and commits to prioritizing disaster management.