| Disaster
management includes not only the operational activities
implemented in all of the various stages of a disaster
– at all levels – but also the policies
and administrative decisions taken in support of these
activities.
Risk is the relative degree of probability that a hazardous
event will occur. Risk reduction, then, is the application
of appropriate techniques and management principles
to reduce either the likelihood of an occurrence or
its consequences, or both.
InterWorks has provided consulting services to governments,
UN organizations and NGOs to assist them in the design
and implementation of disaster management and risk reduction
activities.
Representative
Projects:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/ Turkey:
InterWorks consultants developed a disaster
preparedness center within the Government of Turkey’s
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/ Nepal:
InterWorks assisted in creating a disaster
management information center for the Government
of Nepal.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/ Mongolia:
Prepare a disaster preparedness plan
for the Government of Mongolia.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) /Kazakhstan,
1998 – 1999:
InterWorks conducted a project needs
analysis, designed a project proposal, and facilitated
inter-ministerial working group meetings in support
of a national disaster management project to prepare
a national disaster preparedness plan for Kazakhstan.
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