This Connecting Business initiative (CBi) document presents the importance of gender in private sector and disaster management, as well as the interconnections between these themes. Developed in two...
Local actors are critical both as first responders in a crisis and the providers of long-term support. Since the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, work has continued through the Grand Bargain...
When the private sector invests in building the resilience of their assets – whether capital, facilities, or employees – it contributes to strengthening local resilience. Working with women on such...
Dans le contexte de la Journée nationale pour la réduction des risques des désastres le 13 octobre, nous avons invité les réseaux membres de la Connecting Business initiative (CBi) à partager...
Le thème retenu par la coopération internationale pour cette journée mondiale est le suivant : « La gouvernance des risques de catastrophe ». Ce thème oblige les autorités à agir en se fondant sur...
In the context of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, we invited CBi Member Networks to share why disaster risk reduction (DRR) matters now more than ever and why it is...
[The below article was originally published on Business Fights Poverty on 25 September 2020.] By Karen Smith, Programme Coordinator, Connecting Business initiative There were myriad situations where...
17 SEPTEMBER 2020, MANILA —Continuing its efforts to strengthen the Philippine health system and its pandemic response and recovery capacities, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF)...
When a disaster strikes, whether it is due to a natural phenomenon such as a hurricane or an earthquake, or a manmade conflict, women and men are not affected in the same way. The inequalities that...
By Shirin Pakfar, Chief of Private Partnerships and Philanthropy, UNHCR and Karen Smith, Programme Coordinator, Connecting Business initiative - CBi (UNDP and OCHA) The COVID-19 pandemic has led to...