The objectives of the workshop were to build understanding, trust and collaboration between agencies; initiate opportunities for an interagency learning process to improve the quality of our collective responses; identify the most important lessons emerging from organizations' interaction and tsunami response; contribute to the objectives of the Inter-Agency Working Group to improve our capacity in emergency response; and explore ways in which learning can support the implementation of industry standards (e.g. Sphere, HAP-I, People in Aid, ALNAP, Red Cross & NGO Code of Conduct).
