The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE) put out its 2024 annual report showing how the private sector network ran dozens of workshops and events to help communities get ready for disasters, according to the ARISE Global Network. The Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies worked with member companies to build new tools and partnerships.
Companies helped communities prepare for disasters and bounce back faster when they hit. The report covers what the group accomplished through business partnerships. ARISE works under the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and follows the Sendai Framework. The network wants companies to create policies that stop new risks and cut down on existing disaster threats.
UNDRR created ARISE to get businesses involved in disaster planning. Companies have money, technology, and supply chains that can help a lot when disasters strike. But getting them to think about disaster planning ahead of time has been tough for governments and aid groups.
The 2024 report talks about workshops that taught companies how to spot risks and build stronger operations. ARISE networks in different regions held events to show businesses why disaster planning helps their profits and communities. They also created new tools that help companies make smarter investment choices based on disaster risks.
When companies get involved in disaster work, it’s not just about writing checks after disasters happen. They can design supply chains that keep working during emergencies, build stuff that survives floods and storms, and create jobs in places recovering from disasters. ARISE wants businesses to think about risks before they spend money, not just deal with problems later.
The network keeps trying to get more companies involved as climate change makes extreme weather worse and more expensive.
