The second regional workshop on the Tsunami Recovery Impact Assessment and Monitoring System (TRIAMS), held in Bangkok from 21 to 23 March 2007, provided an excellent opportunity to consolidate what has been done so far by the participating tsunami-affected countries (Indonesia, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand) in documenting the progress, the achievements and the challenges of the tsunami recovery. The workshop was also an opportunity for the affected countries and the main international organizations that have contributed to the tsunami relief and recovery effort to share their experiences of TRIAMS implementation to date. In addition, the workshop gave rise to a rich discussion on the way forward for the overall recovery process, which is far from being concluded in the countries concerned, and on what still needs to be accomplished or improved through the replanning of recovery activities.
