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Displaying 26 of about 26 resultsWhile the globe is facing challenging times and rapid changes due to disasters and the need to create risk-resilient societies is inevitable, the United Arab Emirates is leading the private sector engagement for disaster risk reduction by announcing the first ARISE initiative in the Arab region to achieve the outcomes and goals of the Sendai Frame…
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created a vicious circle of vulnerabilities across the private sector. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and partners published a toolkit to provide business continuity and recove…
Menaced by increasingly violent hurricanes, Caribbean countries face an enormous bill to better protect themselves disasters and need to weave a web of financing options to help insulate against shocks, said speakers at a regional conference.
Boosting lackluster economic growth, ramping up insurance and disaster funds, and embracing the private sector…
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is convening the next Asia-Pacific Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (APP-DRR) Forum, scheduled to be held virtually on 1-2 December 2020.
The APP-DRR (formerly, ISDR-Asia Partnership – IAP) is a multi-stakeholder forum that includes…
COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on businesses across Asia-Pacific. Many are closed while others are struggling to maintain operations while ensuring the safety of their workers. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)- which comprise more than 90% of all businesses in most Asia-Pacific countries- are especially hard hit. However, busi…
The United Nations Regional Office for Arab States for Disaster Risk Reduction organized a webinar on 7 May 2020 to discuss possible ways for businesses to recover from COVID 19 consequences in the Arab countries.
The webinar shed the light on the significant impact of COVID 19 on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Arab countries as many…
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…
Business Reactivation from Systemic Risk Management
Time:
11:00 a.m. (Panama time)
Context:
Provide information about the link between DRR and private sector resilience and exchange local practices in preparedness and prevention of the private sector in response to COVID-19
Background:
The Sendai Framework states that addressing underlying disaster risk factors through disaster risk-informed public and private investment is more cost-effective than primary reliance on post-disaster response and recovery. In addition, reducing climate and disaster risk is a critical element for long term sustainable development. Trillions…
The Island nation of Grenada is now the eighth country in the Caribbean to join ARISE, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s (UNDRR) Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies. In the Caribbean, global warming has increased the chance of devastating hazards and prompted the need for improved disaster risk reduction. …
UNDRR ROAMC & ARISE Webinar: Business resilience in a context of systemic risk and multi-threat
Date:
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
Objective:
Promote the business network of the Dominican Republic, the strategy of the ARISE network and to encourage new memberships and raise awareness of risk-based investment and business resilience.