English News and Press Release on Vanuatu about Climate Change and Environment, Disaster Management, Tropical Cyclone and more; published on 22 May 2021 by CBi
The UN initiative that has helped the private sector respond to over 100 crises
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When Tropical Cyclone Harold – a category 5 cyclone – made landfall in Vanuatu in April 2020, it was the first major climate-related disaster to hit a country during the COVID-19 pandemic. While international humanitarian support was slowed down because of travel restrictions, local businesses stepped up and led relief efforts.
The Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC), a local network of 2,800 members, coordinated damage assessments and provided over 35 tons of food and non-food items to the worst-hit areas.
This success story is just one of the hundreds of initiatives by Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) networks. Since its launch on 24 May 2016, the CBi networks have responded to over 100 crises, mobilized over US$52 million, and assisted 17 million people.
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CALOOCAN CITY, April 22 (PIA) The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) presented its various projects supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a recent online forum on climate change organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP).
The webinar, “Incorporation of Disaster Risk Reduction to Philippine Resiliency” was the first part of the “Catching Up to Climate Change” online series which tackled the impact of climate change on the country and how businesses can best adapt to the global crisis. During the session, a distinguished panel of speakers discussed the Philippines’ vulnerability to climate change, services to protect the country from natural disasters, proper implementation of disaster preparedness programs from the government to the private sectors, preparation of businesses against natural disasters, climate change resiliency for the Asia-Pacific Region and underlying disaster risk precautions, and informat