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Displaying 10 of about 10 resultsDrawing on the literature on industrial policy and disaster risk response and management, this paper presents an analysis and discussion of several key issues that will need to be addressed to adapt industrial policies to improve disaster preparedness and build resilience, while not losing sight of promoting inclusive and sustainable industrial developm…
This study proposes a novel typology of adaptation to hazards—a conversion strategy as a countermeasure to manage risks in interconnected supply chains. Conversion strategies are intended to transform one or multiple supply chain functions for a different one to manage the changing environment. Supply chain disruptions due to natural hazards have been r…
This report focuses on how to address business continuity risk in the face of a pandemic. Pandemic business interruption risk is uninsurable by insurers alone, as it cannot be modelled and priced, it is systemic in nature, and maximum losses are not manageable from the insurer’s solvency point of view. Governments must play a leading role.
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The aim of this exploratory paper is to provide some critical perspectives and insights on the role of the private sector in disaster risk reduction, in particular with regards to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery process.
This paper discusses and proposes international initiatives and mechanisms that are necessary for firms to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises; harnesses firms’ experiences in managing supply chain disruptions (SCDs) caused by natural disasters to help manage the SCDs sparked by the pandemic, and adapt a flexible supply chain framework to…
This paper investigages the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on world industry based on a conceptual map that allows identification of key drivers at different levels of analysis, of the impacts' main channels of transmission and the major variables that characterize these effects. A conceptual map of the key mechanisms affecting world industry is pr…
In this paper, the authors develop a Resilience Capability Framework focusing on the specific ways in which industrial capabilities contribute to countries' overall economic resilience, and the degree to which governments are central for leveraging, coordinating and deploying industrial capabilities to respond effectively and innovatively to a systemic…
The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the importance of preparedness and the coordination capacities of national and regional disaster risk management agencies. The notes below includes good practices and lessons learned from Central America and the Dominican Republic.
The promotion of regional and cross-border cooperation mechanisms is essential…
This paper focuses on how resilience considerations can be better integrated into industrial policy, building on the guidance offered by the Sendai Framework and the broader emergency management literature, and reflecting on lessons learnt from the COVID-19 crisis and other ones. While the resilience dimension is a common guiding principle in a number o…
This short note was published as independent blogs between June and October 2020 as part of technical knowledge produced by the Disaster Risk Finance Community of Practice.
The note includes the following 12 blogs and authors’ biographies:
Five lessons on disaster risk finance to inform COVID-19 crisis response
Five reasons you should be thinking…