It’s a privilege to represent the business continuity profession as a member of the Business and Industry Delegation and as an UNDRR ARISE Global Board Member at the High Level Meeting of the midterm review of the Sendai Framework at the United Nations and with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
The key role of the private sector in building resilient communities is indicated in the Sendai Framework, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Climate agreement, the Finance for Development, and the New Urban Agendas. ARISE is committed to:
I. Applying the build back better principle, to ‘Think Resilience’ and build better from the start on all aspects of infrastructure planning, recovery, and reconstruction, from building codes to government tenders and contracts.
II. Creating incentives for business to drive more resilient capital investments in ex-ante longer term risk reduction and resilience.
III. Moving the insurance industry from maintaining business as usual, by focusing on indemnity and helping members to react and respond to disasters, to a prevention and resilience industry where there is more information for customers to make risk-informed decisions, better underwriting, and better risk pricing while securing inclusivity and leaving no one behind.
IV. Engaging in discussions with business in the prevention and preparedness stages and not only in response and recovery. Supporting the effort for strengthened markets for financing DRR, adoption of resilient business models, efficient contracting, business continuity plans, and activities.
V. Promoting the benefits and the value of resilience to consumers and extend training to increase public awareness.
VI. Harnessing the potential of data and technology more effectively.
VII. Engaging with MSMEs to enhance the intergration of risk and resilience programming in their business planning and development.
ARISE with more than 450 members in 29 networks across the globe is the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies.
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