Joint evaluation of the international response to the Indian Ocean tsunami: synthesis report

This synthesis report is based primarily on 5 thematic evaluations undertaken by TEC member agencies during 2005/06. These focus on coordination of the international humanitarian response, the role of needs assessment in the tsunami response, the impact of the response on local and national capacities, links between relief, rehabilitation and development and the funding response to the tsunami. This synthesis draws together learning and recommendations contained in these TEC studies as well as over 170 additional reports. It is published alongside these five studies, making set of six.