Disaster risk management and food security become one of the central part of GeoSAS consulting service. This is due to the fact that GeoSAS plays a major role in consulting on the management of risks and food security at the national and regional levels. It's highly qualified and specialized disaster risk management and food security experts are able to provide high quality services in addressing Disaster Risk Management
Experts at GeoSAS have extensive experiences in research and application in areas of hazard mapping and vulnerability analysis and early warning system.They have been heavily involved in Ethiopia in historical hazard mapping and baseline livelihoods profile development, in the drafting process of the Ethiopian disaster risk management policy,assessing food security at different levels, reviewing and evaluating early warning system in the country.Working with governmental andnon-governmental institutions on early warning system, they have an excellent working relationship with IGAD, it's member states and other countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.
GeoSAS in general provides cosulting service in the following areas of disaster risk management and food security:
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Risk analysis and vulnerability assessment
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Satellite data analysis and interpretation for food security and disaster management
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Emergency nutrition surveys and surveillance programs
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Impact monitoring of emergency intervention
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Household food security assessment and Household Economic Analysis (HEA) based livelihood assessment
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Disaster risk management planning,programming, monitoring and evaluation
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Development of vulnerability profile using the hyogo framework for disaster risk reduction.
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