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Global Hand (www.globalhand.org) is an online “matching” service supporting for-profit and non-profit organisations who wish to partner in addressing global challenges. It has a number of different research foci, which include disaster risk reduction.
Global Hand is seeking to increase private sector involvement in disaster risk reduction through facilitating partnerships with the public sector.
Global Hand has partnered with UNDRR to publish a CEO brief on the business case for disaster risk reduction (DRR). Global Hand has also produced a collation of material related to public-private partnerships in DRR and published a paper summarizing current thinking in the field of DRR partnerships. Furthermore, Global Hand hosts a public website that matches partnerships between nonprofits and the private sector, which includes components to encourage DRR partnerships.
- ECOSOC special consultative status
- Global Compact participant
- Global Reporting Initiative organisational stakeholder
- Member of ALNAP - Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
Sally Begbie, International President
http://www.globalhand.org
http://www.globalhand.org/en/search/all/document/39582
Through the publication of a CEO brief on the business case for disaster risk reduction (DRR), Global Hand seeks to strengthen corporate policy and engagement in DRR.
In line with the Hyogo framework, Global Hand is encouraging the private sector to engage in disaster risk reduction (DRR) through public–private partnerships. The primary vehicle for this is the Global Hand website, designed to facilitate partnerships in a wide range of activities, including DRR partnerships to implement early warning systems.
In line with the Hyogo framework, Global Hand is seeking to promote the establishment of public–private partnerships to better engage the private sector in disaster risk reduction. The primary vehicle for this is the Global Hand website, which has been designed to facilitate partnerships in a wide range of activities, such as risk reduction educational and awareness raising initiatives.
Global Hand is encouraging the private sector to engage in disaster risk reduction through public–private partnerships, as per the Hyogo framework. The primary vehicle for this is the Global Hand website, which has been designed to facilitate partnerships in a wide range of activities. Traditionally, partnerships have occurred more frequently in the area of disaster relief than risk reduction. Global Hand actively encourages those engaging in disaster response through the Global Hand website to consider including preparedness and other elements of DRR in their relief activities.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.