44 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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