WCDRR: NSET hosts Panel Discussion on PPP for DRM

Private sector is the largest contributor to the national economy of any country. It plays vital role in providing employment and social growth as well as in recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation post disaster. In recent decades, increasing number of natural disasters in developing countries is the reason of greatest setback to development efforts. In this regard, participation of private sector in aspects of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is crucial, and hence should have been a self-understood “Matter of Fact”.

Key issues discussed are:

• How do businesses perceive Business Continuity Planning in developing countries?
• How can a business plan to successfully bounce-back after a disaster?
• In developing countries, can PPP be incorporated within a sustainable business model?
• How to accelerate involvement of private sector on DRM?
• Besides profit, what are the other measures of success for a business?
• Investment on DRR: is it a cost or a value?
• DRM for private sector: is it just a social responsibility or is it a business opportunity? How can we successfully tie-up the strategic DRM needs and sustainable CSR values of a company?
• PPP for DRM: Is it a charity? or can it be a profitable business? Can disaster risk management prove to be a creative business opportunity for companies?

Panelists:

• Mr. William S. Berger, Principal Regional Advisor, U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), Regional Office for Asia-Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Mr. Loy Rego, Advisor, Global Disaster Preparedness Center, American Red Cross, Washington, D.C., U.S.
• Professor Kimiro Meguro, The University of Tokyo, Japan
• Mr. Iwan Gunawan, The World Bank

Session Moderator:
Dr. Amod Mani Dixit, Executive Director, National Society of Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET)

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