The 5th Meeting of the RCC (2005) calls upon every RCC Member Countries to mainstream DRR into development over the coming decade (2004-2015), and to undertake Priority Implementation Partnerships in the following thematic areas:

• Mainstreaming DRR into national development processes (such as national development plans, poverty reduction strategies, land use plans, and environmental management)
• Mainstreaming DRR in priority sectors namely, agriculture, education, health, housing, infrastructure and financial services