This report is part of the TEC Local and National Capacities Evaluation (which also included case-studies in Indonesia, Maldives and Sri Lanka). It focuses on five sets of stakeholders: claim-holders, communities, formal and informal civil society institutions including community-based organisations (CBOs), local and national government, and international agencies. Differences in capacities and experiences of women, men and other vulnerable groups were considered at each stakeholder level. The review assesses baseline capacities in place for response to the relief and recovery needs of those affected at the time of the tsunami and immediately thereafter.