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Disaster Management

by Stephen Browne last modified 03/04/2008 14:41

"IRIN photo"Disaster management spans a wide range of activities: from early warning and contingency planning to needs assessment; from a well-targeted emergency response to monitoring and evaluation; from livelihood support to economic recovery. FEG Consulting has direct experience in all areas of work related to the disaster management cycle.

FEG’s livelihood analysis tools are well-recognized amongst disaster management professionals. Livelihood zoning, livelihood baselines, and outcome analysis are used to help answer key decision-maker questions such as: who needs help and where? How much is needed? When should assistance start and how long should it last? 

In Ethiopia, FEG Consulting is currently in charge of institutionalizing a livelihoods-based early warning system for the Government of Ethiopia's Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA).

In the area of emergency needs assessment, FEG has estimated emergency needs in a range of settings: from refugee to rural agrarian to rural pastoralist; from drought to war to market crisis. 

In post-disaster settings FEG Consulting estimated food and non-food needs to aid the Balkan recovery effort. It also designed needs assessment tools under the WFP recovery program in post-civil war Sierra Leone.

Photo: IRIN Photo Collection

Improved Processes and Policies

FEG Consulting has engaged meaningfully in disaster management processes, providing facilitation, evaluation, analysis and assessment services. Examples of specific successes include:

  • Facilitating the re-design WFP’s Protracted Relief and Recovery Program in Ethiopia
  • Analyzing the link between emergency assessment and decision-making globally for WFP SENAC
  • Evaluating the OCHA Emergency Response Fund in Ethiopia for DfID
  • Conducting a retrospective analysis of the 2002/3 emergency in Ethiopia for USAID/REDSO
  • Evaluating the national emergency coordination structure for the multi-agency Kenya Food Security Steering Committee
  • Strengthening the national Food Aid Monitoring System for the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA) in Ethiopia.
 

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