Effective management of disaster risk and opportunities R!SE ADB Knowledge Partnership Week Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities Technology showcases and networking for Disaster Risk Management
Surveying to understand why the private sector hasn t engaged in DRM The more governments, UN agencies, organizations, businesses and civil society understand risk and vulnerability, the better equipped they will be to mitigate disasters when they strike and save more lives Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General Survey* indicated that needed to be: 1. clear value proposition/business case for investing in prevention rather than just responding 2. ways to engage private sector in "tangible, concrete projects and actions *Companies included: ABB; ARUP; BG; Citi; GE; HCC; HIRCO; Hitachi; IHG; Nestlé; NTT East; Roche; SPCL; Walmart www.theriseinitiative.org 2
Alliance to unlock public/private DRM potential Facilitate joint learning in support of the United Nations system s efforts in building resilience to disasters and climate risks. It will be an opportunity to exchange lessons from practical experience of the public and private sector and access relevant tools and instruments developed in R!SE. Support the private sector in developing improved disaster risk management capacities. Increase access to optimal and sustainable disaster insurance to the wider global community, particularly in emerging economies. Support the development of improved risk metrics for business and economic forecasting. Support local business communities and government departments to increase disaster resilience in their municipalities and cities. Support the development of voluntary industry standards for disaster risk management. Engage major institutional investors such as sovereign wealth and pension funds to consider disaster risk in their investment portfolios. Support academic institutions, training centers and courses and business associations in improving their curricula on business risk management. www.theriseinitiative.org 3
R!SE - a new alliance between six collaborating communities www.theriseinitiative.org 4
R!SE Cities programs, projects and opportunities Manchester Scorecard New Orleans / Gulf Coast CRC + Small business fragility assessment + Green infrastructure Silicon Valley, CA Green Infrastructure Boston St Pete s, Tampa, Orlando Paris Amadora Scorecard Istanbul, Mandalay Tokyo, Yokohama, Iwaki CRC Mexico City Medellin Bogotá Lima Mining supply chain resilience assessment Cali + Live R!SE Contributors and Endorsing Organizations Programs, Projects and Opportunities Enhancing City Resilience (Scorecard, Simulation, Benchmark) Community Resilience Coalitions Randonia Agroforestry Mato Grosso Agroforestry Rio de Janeiro Insurance database Cape Town Jeddah Victoria Bandung, Jakarta Coimbatore Manila, Tacloban, Makati, Green Infrastructure Gold Coast Scorecard www.theriseinitiative.org 5
ADB Regional R!SE Launch Event February 26, 2015 multi-sector participants www.theriseinitiative.org 6
Rose Javier, Partner PwC Consulting (Philippines), Inc. rose.javier@ph.pwc.com +63 (2) 459 3016 Nick Shufro PwC US and R!SE nick.shufro@us.pwc.com + 1 (860) 604-6695 United Nations, 2015 - All rights reserved The material in this publication is copyrighted. No use of this publication may be made for resale or other commercial purposes without prior written consent of UNISDR. All visuals remain the sole property of the quoted sources and may not be used for any purpose without written permission from the relevant sources. The R!SE logo has been designed pro-bono by Te Mata and is the property of UNISDR. Do not use without written permission. For permission to make available online, distribute or reprint any part of this work please contact UNISDR at: isdr@un.org www.theriseinitiative.org 7