32 • Continued from previous page • Seek to inspire more than they seek to control • Are values based and altruistic • Talk Straight • Remain fact-based and evidence led • Demonstrate Respect • Create Transparency • Right Wrongs • Confront Reality • Clarify Expectations • Remain Accountable Leadership training in the region should include emphasis on Leading and Managing in Crises and Disasters 7. Make Resilience an Operational Cornerstone of our Sustainable Development Thrust CARICAD defines resilience as is shown here: Resilience: The ability to resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of hazards, emergencies and crises in a timely, effective, efficient and sustainable manner with the preservation and restoration of essential structures, systems, functions and services to create capacity for transformation and future adaptation to new realities. – CARICAD • Continues on next page
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