Our Projects
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Year 2012
Country Kenya
Client
Enhancing Early Warning and Contingency Planning in Kenya
Information Management PROJECTS
Since 2008, Kimetrica has been working with the Government of Kenya (GOK) to enhance its ability to analyse early warning data, develop contingency plans, and implement disaster mitigation activities. Under the European Union’s Drought Management Initiative, Kimetrica trained district officials in the use of Kimetrica’s commercial disaster management software, Crisis ToolkitTM. The toolkit includes easy-to-use modules for hazard early warning, disaster assessment, contingency planning, response coordination, disaster preparedness and risk reduction, and emergency fund management. Training by Kimetrica’s disaster management team covered processes and methods for contingency planning, including modules on early warning, early warning triggers, institutional management, hazard mitigation, and financial and technical aspects of mitigative responses to various emergencies. The use of Crisis Toolkit™ at the district level allowed the GOK to monitor and respond to crises in near real time.
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Year 2010
Country Kenya
Client
Disaster Management: Contingency Planning Tools and Training
Information Management PROJECTS
In 2010, the European Union contracted Kimetrica to help build capacity in disaster management among key Government of Kenya decision makers. Consequently, Kimetrica rolled out and trained national and district level staff in contingency planning and disaster fund management. Training included topics on contingency planning; early warning and hazard analysis; disaster management coordination; rapid assessments; preparedness; and rapid response planning. Kimetrica's software team customized a version of Kimetrica's contingency planning software, Crisis Toolkit™. The software was used to select arid lands districts for further testing and evaluation. A follow-on activity in 2012 provided an upgraded version of Crisis Toolkit™ to an expanded number of districts and integration of Kenya’s early warning system with contingency planning.