Puji Pujiono,Regional Adviser on DRRInformation and Communications Technologies and Disaster Risk Reduction DivisionJune 2015

Public-Private DRR Partnership: ESCAP Initiatives

Why the partnership?

To private sector• Disaster is a reality, paradigm shift is

needed• Private sector is the economy’s principal

investor and, at the same time, the most exposed

On ESCAP side• Higher and universal values, UN global

compact • SMEs as backbone of regional economy• Transforming risks into opportunity

ESCAP’s contribution: A formal platformREGIONAL COMMISSION

COMMITTEES1. Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty

Reduction and Inclusive Development2. Trade and Investment3. Transport4. Environment and Development5. Disaster Risk Reduction6. Social Development7. Statistics8. ICT, Science, Innovation

Thematic Forums, e.g.:on Sustainable DevelopmentAsia Pacific Business ForumEtc.

Sectoral Ministerial Conference

ESCAP Business Advisory Council

ESCAP Sustainable Business Network

Task Forces, includingOn Disaster Risk Reduction

• Access to regional level formal policymaking

• Platform for interface with multisectoral actors

• Engagement with Chambers of commerce

• Regional voice in global forums• Regional collaboration e.g. to

strengthen SMEs

What has happened?Interagency joint initiative

• Business’ inputs to the now known as Sendai Framework (Mar ‘14)

• Ministerial conference on DRR (June ‘16)

• Asia-Pacific Business Forum: Starting point of Sustainable Business Network’s Task Force on DRR (Nov ‘14)

• Contribution to the World Conference on Disaster (Mar ‘14)

• Roundtable for business resilience (May ’15)

What’s Next with the Task Force?

• Task force’s 2nd meeting in Dhaka (Aug)

• Launching of a joint publication • 3rd in Bangkok as a side event in the

DRR Committee (end-Oct)• Possibly: publication of regional

reference on strengthening SMEs’ resilience

• Pilot trainings, etc. (2016?)