1. Puji Pujiono, Regional Adviser on DRR Information and Communications Technologies and Disaster Risk Reduction Division June 2015 Public-Private DRR Partnership: ESCAP Initiatives

2. 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

3. ESCAP’s contribution: A formal platform REGIONAL COMMISSION COMMITTEES 1.Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Development 2.Trade and Investment 3.Transport 4.Environment and Development 5.Disaster Risk Reduction 6.Social Development 7.Statistics 8.ICT, Science, Innovation Thematic Forums, e.g.: on Sustainable Development Asia Pacific Business Forum Etc. Sectoral Ministerial Conference ESCAP Business Advisory Council ESCAP Sustainable Business Network Task Forces, including On 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

4. 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)

6. 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?)