IMPORTANCE OF COORDINATION
The experience of 2015 also confirms the importance of coordination. The government has activated the Prime Minister Relief Fund to channel international financial assistance, while foreign governments and international partners have pledged financing, supplies, specialist teams and equipment.
Deploying those resources effectively will require addressing persistent gaps in Nepal’s disaster-response capacity, from shortages of heavy rescue equipment to fragmented government data systems and inadequate backup communications.
But these needs must look to the future, too. Systemic vulnerabilities, such as the absence of…
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