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Disaster Risk Management For Coastal Tourism Destinations Responding To Climate Change
A Practical Guide For Decision Makers
Amend the Preparedness Plan: The next step is to amend and update
the preparedness plan. This is the task of the lead coordinating agency.
It may not be possible to include all recommended amendments, due
to constraints in time, budgets, equipment and personnel. However, the
critical or prioritized amendments must be undertaken, taking special care
as required, and to consider the sensitivities of vulnerable communities. All
plan amendments should be chronologically referenced (i.e. number, date
and time) in the documentation record and be consistent with other parts of
the Plan.
Review all Mutual Aid/Assistance Agreements: It is important that the
at the same time that the Plan is being amended. This is to ensure that the
agreed corrective actions, which may have implications for participating
stakeholders and agency resources, are accurately taken into account under
such arrangements.
Review Legislative Consequences: Similarly, if major plan revisions were
undertaken after the drill exercise in particular, these may also require a
state or national levels. A legislative review of the plan amendments will
also be required and should be undertaken by agency counsel to eliminate
any potential liabilities, and multi-agency, operational or jurisdictional
and supportive of plan goals and objectives is also a factor of success.
The process of updating legislation must not unduly hamper or frustrate
the progress of the plan. This is ultimately a measure of the priority of the
disaster management function at the destination.
The “after action” and post-exercise discussions with follow up action is critical
to ensuring that all revisions and recommended actions are completed and within
agreed time frames. It is also likely that sections of the preparedness plan will
the disaster management agency will need to ensure that plan implementation is
6.3
Capacity Building
The purpose of building capacity is to ensure that the destination can adequately
coordinating agencies in developing countries especially, to lack the level of
expertise and personnel required for a fully functional and effective operation. In
many countries, the emergency response plan is often only a ‘paper plan’ and
remains untested for a lack of resources and expertise, or for that matter, a disaster
event. Capacity building is therefore a critical element in bringing the plans to life,
familiarizing agencies and personnel with their responsibilities and in achieving
objectives over time. Issues must be kept alive, relevant and interesting in order to
keep participants engaged.
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