Matt Grager, Director of Disaster Preparedness Programs at Give2Asia, presents two approaches as key to long-term resilience, which would involve the private sector to prioritize funding disaster preparedness and risk reduction in addition to relief, and community-based approaches to begin to replace the top-down models put forth by governments and other international organizations.
"By engaging with increasingly effective local programs, private sector philanthropy receives a positive community response that aligns with its philanthropic goals, while building resilience that will ultimately save lives and money," he said in his opinion for Forbes.
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