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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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Climate adaptation target setting

The new Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) Climate Adaptation Target Setting guidance aims to help banks accelerate their efforts on managing climate-related impacts and financing climate adaptation.
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Taking stock of business efforts to adapt to climate change

The paper describes the actions that large global businesses are taking on adaptation, what is driving these actions and the barriers they face to doing more.
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Emerging economies: Climate risks and best practices for climate risk disclosure

Designed for organisations, this report offers a comprehensive overview of climate risks and opportunities in emerging economies and practical guidance to integrate climate considerations into financial reporting processes.
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Adaptation to climate change in the UK wine sector

This research contributes to literature on private sector adaptation, examining business-level adaptation to climate change in the UK wine sector. The research adopts a temporal and relational view of adaptation, through a sector-wide value chain lens.
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Valuating companies based on climate risk response

In “Corporate Climate Risk: Measurements and Responses,” Vincent Yao constructed a measure that can be used to quantify climate risk exposure at the firm level as well as how companies can respond to the rising climate risk.
Georgia State University
Tourism Sector Disaster Recovery Framework Guide
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Tourism Sector Disaster Recovery Framework Guide

The Tourism Sector Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) Guide assists governments, the private sector, intergovernmental organizations and implementing partners to develop a sectoral DRF, comprising effective and efficient recovery programs for the sector.
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Wildfire, drought cause $11.2 billion in damage to private timberland in three Pacific states, study finds

Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past two decades, a new Oregon State University study found.
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
A warning sign is set up to dissuade visitors from a liquefaction zone in Sulawesi
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SM malls join first quarter nationwide earthquake drill

SM malls together with the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police, and the local government unit’s disaster risk reduction council, gathered their employees,for the conduct of the simultaneous earthquake drill.
Cebu Daily News

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