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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. 

Resilient businesses don’t just react to crises—they anticipate risks, absorb shocks, adapt to change, and recover faster.
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Building disaster resilience in Barbados' tourism sector: Lessons from Atlantis Submarines

In the tourism sector, where safety, reliability, and reputation are inseparable, Atlantis Submarines shows resilience isn’t a one-off task or static plan but a living system shaped by people, processes, and continuous learning.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)
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Advancing private sector climate readiness in Central Asia

Expanding environment, social, and governance tools and due diligence practices can help firms better manage exposure to climate risks.

Development Asia
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UNEP FI makes climate scenario data accessible and actionable for financial institutions

UNEP FI is pleased to announce the release of its Climate Pathways Navigator, a unique tool that gives financial institutions direct access to the climate scenario data they need to make informed, science-based decisions on their decarbonization pathways.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Strengthening the disaster resilience of MSMEs in Barbados

Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of MSMEs in Barbados

UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)
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Strengthening disaster resilience of SMEs through business continuity planning: Guidance and templates

This resource supports SMEs, including microenterprises, in developing a basic business continuity plan, with the aim of progressively aligning with leading international standards, particularly ISO 22301:2019 on business continuity management systems

UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)
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Pakistan
Exploring climate resilience in a low-middle income country: The impact of socio-economic incentives on informal workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
This study examines how socio-economic incentives, particularly one-time cash grants and the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), contribute to the climate resilience of informal sector workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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Corporate climate adaptation: translating complex societal risks into business as usual

The book how responsible business conduct can be integrated into corporate climate adaptation in the mining sector to ensure that private adaptation efforts do not increase social and environmental risks.

Cambridge University Press
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Kate Corby Flynn Lebus
Too hot to handle? Building resilience to extreme heat in the private sector
Gaining a better understanding of emerging risks, such as extreme heat, allows us to gather insights about the effects they will have on businesses, and the insurance coverage they will likely need in future.
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