This conference discussed the following points:
- What are the lessons of civil-military co-ordination from recent responses to sudden-onset natural disasters?
- How are military assets likely to be deployed in future disasters?
- What are the potential interactions in response to pandemics?
- How can well integrated military assets better assist national authorities to conduct their own response?
- What model of integration best assists national authorities lead their response?
- How can “neighbours help neighbours” work in practice?
- What are the obstacles to such neighbourhood support and how might they be overcome?
- What are the key lessons from different experiences of regional co-operation such as the Asian Pacific Military Assistance to Disaster Relief Operations (MADRO)?
- How could any military contribution from outside the region be better integrated into a national and regional response?
- What improvements are needed for civil-military co-ordination guidelines to ensure they are relevant on the ground?
- What more can be done to develop standard operating procedures between countries and at a regional level ahead of a disaster?
- How to ensure the needs of those affected by disasters are met during any civilian-military response and that humanitarian “space” is maintained?
