The Challenge
Turkish municipalities face simultaneous exposure to earthquake, flood, NATECH and climate-related hazards. Effective urban resilience planning requires a framework that addresses all hazard types within a single, coherent methodology.
Public sector resilience depends on coordination across multiple agencies — municipalities, emergency services, utilities, hospitals and central government. Fragmented planning produces gaps that become critical during actual events.
Public institutions are accountable to citizens and national regulators for demonstrating preparedness. Assessments must be defensible, auditable and communicated clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
The Omniversel Approach
Assessment methodology aligned to AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency) requirements for municipal disaster risk reduction plans — supporting compliance with national emergency management regulations.
Municipal resilience programs structured around the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 — enabling international benchmarking and reporting.
Assessment outputs mapped to all five FEMA mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response and Recovery — enabling systematic gap identification across 32 core capabilities.
Emergency operations plans covering earthquake, flood, industrial accident, pandemic and extreme weather scenarios — calibrated to the specific hazard profile of each municipality.
Across 10 neighborhoods and 6 sectors in metropolitan Istanbul — the largest urban resilience deployment in Turkey.
The Omniversel methodology was first validated at scale across Beylikduzu district — now serving as a replication model for 39 Istanbul municipalities.
Use Cases
Comprehensive DRRP development aligned to AFAD and Sendai Framework requirements — covering all hazard types, vulnerable populations and critical infrastructure dependencies.
Systematic risk scoring across municipal infrastructure — water, energy, transportation, healthcare and communications — identifying the highest-priority resilience investments.
Multi-agency emergency coordination protocols developed across municipal services, emergency response units and supporting institutions — tested through tabletop exercises.
Our public sector advisory team works with municipalities and government agencies to implement standards-aligned urban resilience programs.