▁additional ▁fund ing , ▁although ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁special ▁authorities ▁is ▁rare . ▁ ▁Trans ition ▁from ▁relief ▁to ▁development ▁As ▁an ▁emer gency ▁response ▁trans itions ▁from ▁address ing ▁immediate ▁needs ▁to ▁longer - term ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁reconst ruction ▁activities , ▁OF DA ▁works ▁with ▁other ▁offices ▁within ▁USA ID ' s ▁Bureau ▁for ▁Dem ocracy , ▁Conf lict , ▁and ▁Human itar ian ▁Ass istance ▁( D CH A ) ▁and ▁USA ID ' s ▁regional ▁b ure aus ▁and ▁over se as ▁miss ions — am ong ▁other ▁partners — to ▁ensure ▁a ▁se am less ▁hand - off ▁of ▁assistance ▁from ▁relief ▁to ▁development ▁entities . ▁ ▁Dis aster ▁risk ▁reduction ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁dis aster ▁response ▁activities , ▁OF DA ▁also ▁supports ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁dis aster ▁risk ▁reduction ▁( DR R ) ▁projects ▁designed ▁to ▁minim ize ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁natural ▁ha z ards ▁and ▁conflict ▁in ▁emer gency - pr one ▁countries ▁and ▁enh ance ▁the ▁res ili ence ▁of ▁affected ▁communities . ▁OF DA ' s ▁DR R ▁activities ▁work ▁to ▁strength en ▁communities ' ▁res ili ence ▁to ▁and ▁recovery ▁from ▁shock s ▁and ▁promote ▁the ▁sharing ▁of ▁technology ▁and ▁expert ise ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁affected ▁country ▁by ▁building ▁partners hips ▁with ▁national ▁emer gency ▁response ▁ag encies . ▁OF DA ▁frequently ▁implements ▁DR R ▁activities ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁technical ▁organizations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁( US GS ), ▁U