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CHAPTER 2: LANDSCAPE CONTEXT

By understanding the existing of efforts of in-country stakeholders involved in DRM, private sector networks will be better able to assess gaps in private sector engagement and the potential for a network to add value.  This chapter will guide you through a process to landscape existing private sector DRM efforts in your country through desk research and consultation.  Through this landscaping process, networks will be able to identify specific needs, map them against existing efforts, and pinpoint gaps that still exist. Networks may also choose to use these resources to periodically update their landscape map as private sector engagement efforts in your country evolve.  

 

Note that completing the process described in this chapter relies on meeting with and gathering input from a variety of stakeholders to map their key activities, areas of expertise, and needs.  This can take time and multiple iterations to complete and to keep up-to-date. It should be considered an important ongoing part of the due diligence that should be completed before launching a network.  This landscaping should also be kept up-to-date as new information arises and as new actors come on the scene, to avoid having to conduct a major comprehensive refresh more frequently.

 

The resources in this chapter will help answer the following questions

  1. How can I best identify key stakeholders and actors in my country?

  2. Who are the key private sector actors in my country, and how are they engaged in DRM?

  3. Are there existing private sector networks in my country, and how are they engaged in DRM?

  4. What key government agencies are involved in DRM in my country and what is their current engagement with the private sector?

  5. What are the key UN agencies and NGOs involved in DRM in my country and what is their current engagement with the private sector?

  6. Are there any other key actors in my country engaged in DRM and what is their engagement with the private sector?​

  7. What are the gaps in private sector engagement in my country? What role could a private sector network play in the humanitarian space?

  8. What are the core legal and regulatory frameworks to be aware of that might impact private sector engagement in DRM?

3. Are there existing private sector networks in my country, and how are they engaged in DRM?
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<<CONSULTING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR NETWORKS>>

 

During your consultation with these identified actors, some key topics to cover include:

  • What they think the need/role is of the private sector in DRM activities

  • What their current focus and activities entail

  • How they currently engage in disaster risk management actions  (examples: organizing or conducting trainings on disaster preparedness, setting technical standards for emergency operations, coordinating panels or conferences related to disaster risk management, developing materials on business continuity planning)

  • If they engage, who their partners are (government, UN, NGO, other)

  • Whether they think there is a need for a network with this specific purpose

  • Whether they think there is an opportunity to build this type of network into their network/association

  • If not, would they be interested in partnering with a new network in this field

  • Do they think their members would be interested in engaging with this type of network (if possible, do they have membership lists they can provide to support your engagement with companies)

  • What national discussions are they currently conducting or engaged in on topics related to resilience, disaster risk reduction, preparedness, response and recovery

  • What challenges they have experienced in past or current engagements with DRM, and any gaps that they have identified that a private sector network could address

 

<<EXAMPLE NETWORKS>>

 

Different private sector networks and associations will exist in each country. Some examples of networks and associations from other CBi member network countries include:

  • Global Compact Networks

  • Corporate Social Responsibility Associations

  • Chambers of Commerce

  • Commerce and Employers Federations

  • Confederations of Employees

  • General Organizations of Companies

  • Business Networks for Disaster Response

  • Private Sector Alliances

  • Associations of Manufacturers

  • Economic Forums

  • Civil society disaster platforms

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Member Network Example: The emerging private sector network in Bangladesh is being launched as a partnership of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), and A-PAD Bangladesh, a transnational disaster aid alliance, with support from other actors from the private sector, academia, civil society, and government.

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<<SUPPORTING MATERIAL>>

Link to downloadable Landscaping Interview Guides for each key stakeholder type

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