This training module has been funded by the United Nations Development Programme in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs for the Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP) in association with the University of Wisconsin Disaster Management Center.
The draft of this text was reviewed by John Rogge and Everett Ressler.
Editorial services, including design, educational components and formatting, have been provided by Intertect Training Services. Design consultation and desktop publishing have been provided by Artifax.
Cover Photo: Hardware vendor - Ghana. UNDP photo by Lois Jensen, World Development, March 1990, p. 23.