Update

Corner stores, day cares, auto mechanics … small businesses provide vital services to communities. But many are vulnerable to increasingly extreme weather as the climate warms.

With digital tools, community-based organizations can assess vulnerabilities in their communities in advance and prepare relevant programs and interventions to strengthen capacities in their communities, thereby mitigating the effects of disasters.

In an effort to bolster the resilience of Serbian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has introduced a customized Business Continuity Plan (BCP) tool.

The ARISE Board Meeting, held on May 22, 2024, in a hybrid format, was a significant moment marked by the introduction of SRSG Kamal Kishore and approval of the workplan for 2023-2026.

New impact measurements have been adopted by the ARISE Board, based on the Network’s Four Focus Areas – SMEs, investment, insurance, and resilient infrastructure –, as well as on the results of the baseline survey conducted in 2020-2021.

The VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay from February 28 to March 2, 2023.

ARISE Japan and ARISE Philippines successfully hosted their inaugural Knowledge Sharing Session on 13 December 2021, focusing building the resilience of SMEs.

ARISE Japan hosted its fifth annual public symposium on IDDRR on 13 October 2020 as an online event. The symposium attracted tourism industry businesses, and hosted a stimulating online discussion among a mix of tourism and DRR related companies.

In a significant stride towards promoting women's leadership in disaster risk reduction (DRR), the Women International Network on Disaster Risk Reduction Philippines Chapter (WINDRR PH) was officially launched on April 26, 2023.

The private sector has an important role to play and we call on all businesses to support the response and recovery efforts, in any way they can. One way is to support some of the coordinated efforts of the United Nations.