response capacity definition
response capacity means assistance that may be provided through the Union Mechanism upon request;
response capacity means assistance that may be provided through the Mechanism upon request, including modules, equipment, relief supplies, expertise and services.
response capacity and ‘preparedness’ means a state of readiness and capability of human and material means enabling them to ensure an effective rapid response to an emergency, obtained as a result of action taken in advance. It is not only a function of a national resource inventory, but also about the ability to deploy these resources to a disaster site outside the country that is providing its immediate response - modules to a disaster that overwhelms national capacities elsewhere in the EU or worldwide.