This review was commissioned by the Asia Pacific Zone Disaster Management Unit to assess the disaster response capacities of the IFRC Secretariat and selected National Societies (NS) in Asia Pacific and efforts to build these capacities over the past five years. It is intended to form the basis for long-term plans of action, within a framework of prioritized interventions, to further strengthen response capacities of the IFRC Secretariat and its membership through collective actions of the IFRC, NS and their partners.