Private sector

This theme addresses the capacity of the private sector to understand and anticipate, mitigate and manage situations arising from natural and man-made hazards, as well as contribute to building the capacity and resilience of communities to disasters. 

Latest Private sector additions in the Knowledge Base

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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
NewMarket Technology reports that the acquisitions follow the Greenfield Partnership Program Trade Mission and Private Sector Disaster Risk Reduction Pilot Program held in Kenya last October. The pilot programme is intended to urge private sector innovation and investment aimed at reducing disaster risk...
NewMarket Technology
The Jamaican-based insurance company NEM has put together a number of suggestions in consultation with leading local experts well in advance of a hurricane threat - useful tips for you developing your own risk reduction plan, reports SFCN...
South Florida Caribbean News

Seventh African Development Forum (ADF), acting on climate change for sustainable development in Africa, issue paper #11:

This paper presents the main ethos of the UNFCCC Private Sector Initiative, which calls for effective engagement in the wider

This publication reviews disaster incidents in the Western Cape of South Africa and identifies trends between 2003 and 2008. It is the first of its kind detailing disaster events and critical risk reduction issues for a wide range of public sector

Albay (Philippines) Gov. Joey Salceda says private investors in the Guicadale Economic Platform now help integrate Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) into public investment programs - building 'safer areas for habitation and business away from the Mayon Volcano lahar zone and flash flood-prone areas', the Malaya Business Insight reports...
Malaya Business Insight
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IBM inventors have developed a patented 'natural disaster' warning system, which uses analytics to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of post-event efforts while it also offers a means to accurately predict the location and timing of subsequent catastrophic events...
IBM Corporation
'This is not just a drill, it's a reality' said the Mayor of San Francisco, CA (USA) taking part in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake preparedness event involving an estimated 7.8 million residents, including schools and hospitals, and showcasing collaboration among governments, NGOs and insurance companies...
New York Times, the

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