Tourism operations and facilities may also provide additional expertise and equipment to supplement that provided by emergency management agencies. For these reasons, establishing greater synergies between tourism and emergency management policies can help to minimise social and economic impacts of disasters and crises, and assist in community recovery and resilience, including the restoration of economic and social systems. The term ‘emergency management' is more widely used in government and at a policy level, while ‘disaster management’ appears to be the preferred nomenclature in academic literature and in some international organisations (e.g. UNISDR).