Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013
From Shared Risk to Shared Value: the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction |
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plan in place is key in explaining business performance after major events (Corey and Deitch, 2011
Corey, C. and Deitch. E. 2011.,Factor Affecting Business Recovery Immediately After Hurricane Katrina., Journal of Contingencies and Disaster Management, Volume 19, No. 3, September 2011.. . In particular, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are more likely to lack risk awareness or struggle to find the capacity to manage disaster risks, mainly owing to financial, human resource and technical limitations (Wedawatta et al., 2010
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B. and Amaratunga, D. 2010.,Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events., International Journal of Strategic Property Management (2010)Vol.14: 362-375.. . Corey, C. and Deitch. E. 2011.,Factor Affecting Business Recovery Immediately After Hurricane Katrina., Journal of Contingencies and Disaster Management, Volume 19, No. 3, September 2011.. . Battisti, M. and Deakins, D. 2012.,Business Measure Perspective from New Zealand Small Firms: Crisis Management and the Impact of the Canterbury Earthquakes., New Zealand Center for Small and Medium Enterprise Research, Massey University.. . These findings are validated in other regions (Villarroel, 2012
Villarroel, M.I. 2012.,Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Disasters., Background Paper prepared for the 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction., Geneva,Switzerland:UNISDR.. . UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). 2013.,Small Businesses: Impact of Disasters and Building Resilience., Background Paper prepared for the 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction., Geneva,Switzerland: UNISDR.. Click here to view this GAR paper. Battisti, M. and Deakins, D. 2012.,Business Measure Perspective from New Zealand Small Firms: Crisis Management and the Impact of the Canterbury Earthquakes., New Zealand Center for Small and Medium Enterprise Research, Massey University.. . Villarroel, M.I. 2012.,Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Disasters., Background Paper prepared for the 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction., Geneva,Switzerland:UNISDR.. . Few SMEs have been able to articulate the case for or to strengthen their capacities to manage disaster risks. Where the case has been made, however, emphasis is on preparedness, such as evacuation plans and response measures, rather than on prospectively managing disaster risks (Sarmiento and Hoberman, 2012; UNDP, 2013
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). 2013.,Small Businesses: Impact of Disasters and Building Resilience., Background Paper prepared for the 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction., Geneva,Switzerland: UNISDR.. Click here to view this GAR paper. (Source: Cuevas, 2012
Cuevas, J. 2012.,Good practices used at the Peninsula de Yucatan, Mexico., CIESAS.. . Box 11.2
Hurricane Isisdore struck the southeastern coast of Mexico in 2002, resulting in economic losses of US$500 million on the Peninsula of Yucatan. Of this, US$8 million were estimated damages to the fishery industry, mainly from loss or damage of fishing boats and boat motors. The hurricane severely impacted small producers and holders of small ruminants, chicken and pigs. Learning from this experience, farmers and fishermen with the support of local governments developed risk management strategies to reduce future losses. These included safeguarding fishing equipment, such as boats and motors, and relocating farms to safe areas. The local government of the municipality of San Felipe purchased land two kilometres from the shore and distributed it to 60 small producers. Although farmers remained in their original villages, they moved their livestock to safe ground. Similarly, fishermen negotiated access to cattle trucks and storehouses 15 kilometres inland where they could keep their fishing equipment safe. These strategies saved them approximately US$35,000 per fisherman when in 2005, Hurricane Wilma hit. Neighbouring municipalities have since adopted these risk-reducing strategies; it has been estimated that each municipality has saved about US$6.5 million. |