Private sector

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges member-States and organizations to scale up their financial, human and technology investments for disaster risk reduction, including the development of private and public sector partnerships (PPP)...

Although children and youth are often portrayed as victims of disaster and climate change it is about time that Children and youth should be encouraged to participate in disaster risk reduction and decision making...

This second edition contains updated information on disaster trends as well as on management structures and advancements around the world. It includes new case studies and updated disaster, risk, and vulnerability data, as well as insightful discussions

'The glass and glazing industry needs to convince the design professionals of this fact and insist on being brought to the table in the discussions regarding how to mitigate damage to our structures from a natural hazard.'...

The new company will undertake the role of global base for design, sales, implementation and consulting services of disaster related risk reduction solution, in the areas of lightning protection, earthquake and weather related solution, as well as fire and flooding...

A report by global insurance major Lloyd’s urges for greater cooperation between government and private insurers for disaster mitigation and recovery cautioning there are other 'unintended impacts' of government-run insurance programs...

A project to pilot the sensor and monitoring system for environment warning and disaster mitigation will be executed in Can Tho and Danang cities within a year from January, announces VietNamNet...

El aseguramiento de bienes públicos o privados, como una herramienta para desconcentrar los riesgos, es una de las propuestas de la Mesa Nacional de Diálogo para la Reducción de Riesgos a los Desastres (MNDRRD) según Prensa Libre...