Preparedness and Risk Reduction Team
Supporting disaster preparedness response efforts
drawing on wide international experience
We are experienced practitioners, working individually or as a team, supporting disaster preparedness response efforts and drawing on wide international experience.
- early warning
- operationalized preparedness
- contingency planning
- disaster risk reduction
- training
- simulations and drills
- other related services
Services provided:
- Identification of organizational risks and gaps
- Operational continuity planning
- Support in preparedness and contingency planning
- Diagnostics and design of early warning and preparedness systems
- Training, simulations, table-tops and drills
- Evaluations
Languages spoken by team:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
Targets:
- UN agencies
- non-governmental organizations
- private sector firms
- consulting groups
- intergovernmental bodies and more
Examples of past work:
- IFRC
Guidance on epidemic preparedness for National IFRC Societies in Uganda, Cameroon and Indonesia (B.Progida).
- IFRC
Design of the Red Cross Movement's Emergency Preparedness System. (B.Progida)
- UN/IASC
Development/testing of training package on Emergency Response Preparedness. (B.Progida)
- WHO & UN/IASC
Development of emergency pandemic simulation for UN agencies. (F.Spielberg)
- UN/IASC
Co-chaired development of inter-agency contingency planning guidance and interagency quarterly global early warning analyses (E.Ressler)
- MSB Sweden
Training and simulation course for aid workers. (Fred Spielberg)
- UNICEF
Training of UN staff, government officials and NGO partners in preparedness for migrant and refugee influx in Albania and Kosovo (B.Progida)
- UNICEF
Development of a mapping analysis for preparedness and disaster risk reduction activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- UNICEF
Mapping analysis on disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean (H.Peugeot)
- UNICEF
Development of a mapping analysis for preparedness and disaster risk reduction activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Training
Led a regional emergency management training program for government services across Asia (E.Ressler)
Core Team Members
Frederick Spielberg
Fred Spielberg has over 30 years of experience in disaster and conflict settings, working with UN agencies, NGOs and philanthropic foundations
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Heidi Peugeot
Specializes in emergency preparedness, disaster risk reduction and resilience
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Everett Ressler
HDPi Executive Director, specializes in child protection and care and protection of unaccompanied children.
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