Self-assessment tool for nations to increase preparedness for cross-border implications of crises

This document contributes to overall response preparedness by promoting existing tools and pointing national authorities to international and regional assistance frameworks. The tool compiles expertise from various organizations working on different aspects of crisis response, and thus offers participating states and partners for co-operation a comprehensive overview of relevant aspects when preparing for cross-border implications of crises. The tool incorporates disaster risk reduction and preventitative measures into the preparedness assessments. Using this tool allows participating states and partners for co-operation to identify potential gaps or ambiguities that could benefit from contingency planning on a national, regional and international level, and from better compliance with existing international frameworks.