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12 March 2024
Technological advances can help reduce the global death toll following extreme weather events, despite the increase in frequency and magnitude of such events and population growth. For this reason, the Connecting Business initiative (CBi), a programme supported by the United Nations…
06 February 2024
The earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria in February 2023 prompted a major humanitarian response led by the Turkish Government and supported by the United Nations and other local actors, including businesses in Türkiye. In this case study, we explore the role of businesses in the…
18 December 2023
The Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC) was created in 2017, two years after Category 5 Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu and caused widespread devastation. Since then, the VBRC has been developing and implementing programmes around disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
This…
18 December 2023
This guide is designed to highlight how a business resilience organization in the Pacific, the Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC), has integrated itself into Government and non-governmental humanitarian processes to play a meaningful role in disaster and climate preparedness,…
18 December 2023
This guide is designed to highlight how a business resilience organization in the Pacific, the Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC), has integrated itself into government and non-government humanitarian processes to play a meaningful role in disaster recovery as well as support and…
12 September 2023
The Connecting Business initiative (CBi) Annual Report provides an overview of our activities in private sector disaster preparedness, response and recovery in 2022, plus a look back at the past five years of CBi projects and programmes.
CBi’s 14 Member Networks represent over…
28 August 2023
The Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) enables the protection of individuals and communities affected by a disaster or conflict. It is the responsibility of all actors and workers engaged in disaster management.
The objective of this guidance note is to provide advice…