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21 KEY ACTION AREAS TASKS AND ACTIVITIES REPAIR REPLACE REDUCE RE-DEVELOP RE-DEPLOY REMOVE REGAIN RETAIN  Schools  Health facilities  Other government buildings  Coastal defences  Docks and ancillary facilities  Infrastructure damaged beyond repair  Emergency Supplies  Equipment  Outmoded legislation  Vulnerability to storms, hurricanes and their associated negative effects  Vulnerability to the effects of climate change  Community-level Disaster Management structures and procedures  Hazard-resistant shelters  Search and rescue capacity  Emergency communications arrangements  Emergency water supplies  Early warning systems  Emergency warehouse arrangements  Debris removal systems  Procedures for continuity of Government  Procedures for protecting cultural and recreational facilities  Retrofit selected buildings  Critical personnel to focus on the Management of Recovery  Financial resources to meet the costs of Recovery Projects and programmes  Human-caused hazards that can increase vulnerability and the negative effects of Climate Change  A national approach to environmental protection, vulnerability reduction and Climate Change Adaptation  Needs-based, direct, welfare and housing assistance programmes  A Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) approach to vulnerability reduction  Up-to-date strategy for all phases of the Disaster Cycle  Systems and procedures for effective mass communication and information dissemination  Effective vector and rodent control systems  Strategic partnerships with the non-state sectors – private and voluntary  Pre- and post-event procedures for working with local, regional and international agencies  Gender-sensitive approaches to Recovery  A strong-focus on psychosocial issues during Recovery  Up-to-date comprehensive disaster legislation

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