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The 1999 earthquakes that occurred in the Marmara region have stimulated social awareness and thus interest in disaster management which has increased with unprecedented intensity, especially in the area of disaster preparedness. All would readily admit, however, that what has been done so far remains inadequate against the immensity of disaster risks in Turkey. The Neighborhood Disaster Volunteer System which is an initiative launched in the year 2000, as a project (NDSP- Neighborhood Disaster Support Project) has continued successfully to this day by benefiting from a stable supply of resources provided by the Swiss Government. Given sufficient support and appropriate arrangements, the Project was able to broaden and extend its functions and prove to be the most useful application to date in the area of disaster preparedness.
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