A disaster is defined as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events resulting in human, material, economic and environmental losses. The effect of the disaster can be immediate and localized, but is often widespread, lasting over a long period of time. The disruption may put to test the capacity of a community or society to cope using its own resources, and therefore require assistance from external sources, which could include neighbouring jurisdictions, or those at the national or international levels (UNDRR, 2017). In the context of Nepal, pooling of resources for disaster response from neighboring provinces, municipalities and beyond can prove to be an effective way to cope against disasters. The sharing of resources among self-governed administrative bodies requires a robust and unambiguous framework articulating coordination mechanism, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, protocol, resource and information management and legal provisions for resource pooling mechanism. This brief highlights the need for resource pooling in Nepal, drawing upon national and international case studies to identify key elements of resource pooling mechanism for disaster risk management.