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Displaying 15 of about 15 resultsThis study was commissioned by the global project on “Developing Risk Management Approaches for Climate Risks”, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in partnership with Allianz Reinsurance. The aim of this research is to analyse and identify a) the risks (perceived and experienced) faced by Moroccan MSMEs, b)…
By Dr Guy Schumann
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However, during these devastating times, it is obvious that not only most resources of national governments and international organisations are directed towards battling COVID-19, but also the mainstream media are focusing the global populations attention on the Coronavirus crisis. Unfortunately, this is happening clearly at t…
By Narongsak (Tek) Thongpapanl, Brock University; Caitlin Ferreira, University of Cape Town, and Panom Gunawong, Chiang Mai University
In the wake of a disaster or crisis, people turn to trusted sources for information.
In today’s digitally connected world, those sources often take the form of social media platforms. These platforms allow fo…
In response to the challenges posed by the global pandemic, a collaborative effort supported by the Mastercard Foundation has led to the development and implementation of the IIA-Kenya MSME Resilience Programme, aimed at empowering Kenyan micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to navigate through crises and emerge stronger than before.As the Count…
This contributing paper proposes a new typology of an adaptation strategy – conversion strategy – as a countermeasure to manage risks in interconnected supply chains in the private sector during the pandemic. Supply chain disruptions due to natural hazards have been studied in major manufacturing-centered economies, such as Thailand, the US, Japan, and…
Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are one of the most important, yet vulnerable, drivers of development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This stems from the fact that, while MSMEs are known to support over 50% of all livelihoods on the continent (both formal and informal) these firms often face a plethora of heterogenous risks that regularl…
Context
Although COVID-19 affects people across the world, the informal sector – low-income households often dependent on informal livelihoods and the informal micro and small enterprises – are disproportionately susceptible to its risks and adverse impacts. The difference in socio-economic factors, such as the lacking social protection and financial a…
By Jeffrey Bohn and Ahmad Wani
COVID-19 has shown us we need more resilient supply chains and infrastructure - and assessing risks at a hyper-local level is key to doing so successfully.
The COVID-19 pandemic has cruelly exposed how unprepared many governments and institutions are to deal with complex, cross-border risks. Governments have adopted…
In this paper, Researchers at NIST and NOAA assess Complex Event Resilience of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) during the Covid-19 period. This effort fills the gap in research on the experiences of SMEs dealing with complex events generally and those that arise during a pandemic, specifically.
As a first step, a national survey of SMEs was…
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.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Allianz RE joined forces to support vulnerable communities in Morocco and Ghana in developing integrated risk management approaches for climate risks. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit during the project period, the partnership also aimed to better understand MSME resilience in lig…
Background
Up to 80% of all investment in any given country is coming from the private sector. It is therefore critical that the private sector engages to make this investment risk informed. The private sector is a critical participant in the creation of risk-resilient societies. By combining the intellectual (know-how) and capital assets of the privat…
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…
By Andrew Watterson
The small town of Watton, Norfolk recently held the unfortunate title of having England’s highest rate of infection with COVID-19 relative to population size, following an outbreak at a food factory.
Despite varying degrees of lockdown restrictions due to the pandemic, many people in the UK are still going in to their workplaces. F…
KOBE – The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the global roadmap to reduce disaster losses and strengthening the processes for doing so by 2030, highlights the pivotal role of stakeholders working in science, engineering, technology, and innovation (SETI). In particular, it states that science and traditional knowledge are…