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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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Barbados: Strengthening disaster resilience of SMEs through business continuity planning: Guidance and templates thumbnail
Documents and publications

This document provides guidance for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Barbados to develop a basic Business Continuity Plan, eventually aligning with the highest international standards. It includes 5 sectoral templates.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)
Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)
Update

Intersec, the global leader in mobile metadata solutions and public warning systems (PWS), announced the launch of its "Accessibility Frameworks."

Intersec
People walking down La Rambla
Feature

How Barcelona, with support from UNDRR through its Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of SMEs initiative, began addressing vulnerabilities among SMEs by building an ecosystem designed to support business continuity and long-term preparedness.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Adaptation through water: Scaling private sector finance for climate adaptation in Southeast Asia thumbnail
Documents and publications

This report explores how the private sector can accelerate participation and financing for Adaptation through Water (AtW). It highlights the key enablers of bankable AtW solutions globally, including translating resilience into financial value.

World Economic Forum (WEF)
Strengthening the disaster resilience of SMEs in Sendai thumbnail
Documents and publications

This landscape study assesses how SMEs in Sendai city perceive climate change and disaster risks and how they assess the resilience of their companies and the cities in which they operate.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Disconnected defenses: extreme weather risk across corporates, cities and financial systems thumbnail
Documents and publications

Extreme weather is already shaping financial outcomes across the real economy.

Carbon Disclosure Project
ARISE Japan Symposium 2026
Update

UNDRR & ARISE Japan joint symposium 2026 "Strengthening disaster risk reduction by advancing investment in resilience and translating science into Practical Action” as held in Tokyo with the presence of Mr. Kishore, Head of UNDRR, on 10 March 2026.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office
ARISE Japan
Men discussing BCP development
Feature

Sendai-based Meishin Transport Co., Ltd. offers a clear example of how a local food logistics and general cargo provider is building resilience to safeguard critical supply chains.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
仙台市(宮城県) Sendai City
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