The Main Synthesis Report
This report synthesised the whole TEC evaluation effort. The foreword of the report was written by former US President Bill Clinton in his capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery.
The four main findings dealt with:
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- Local capacities.
- International support for local actors.
- The quality of interventions.
- The unpredictable funding system.
Read more about this topic: Tsunami Evaluation Coalition
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