Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and partners launched the report Resilient Business for Resilient Nations and Communities to promote private sector engagement in disaster risk management.

The publication shows how the private sector can act as a key partner for reducing disaster risk that can affect a country’s overall resilience to natural disasters.

This report is among the first to document the evolving thoughts and practices of the private sector in disaster risk management. It offers an Asia-Pacific perspective on the respective roles and responsibilities of the private and public sectors in promoting resilience, highlighting good practices, case studies and lessons learned.

The private sector accounts for an estimated 70−85 percent of the overall investment in most national economies, and makes institutional investments of more than USD80 trillion annually across the globe.

Any attempt to reduce the risk of disasters and build resilience cannot succeed without the participation of the private sector. In turn, the private sector needs to take steps to build its own resilience and contribute to building more resilient communities and nations.

The book was launched during the EBAC Gala Dinner held at the occasion of the twelfth Asia-Pacific Business Forum (APBF) on 2 November 2015 at the Reception Hall, United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.

This publication is the product of a joint effort by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and ADPC, with financial and technical support provided by R3ADY Asia-Pacific. It is the culmination of a two-year collaboration between the organizations in promoting greater involvement of the private sector in disaster risk management.

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