Engaging companies in manmade disasters - Introduction to the online course

Conflict remains as the main driver of humanitarian needs, yet due to the elevated degree of (perceived or actual) risks associated with these types of crises, companies have tended to be less involved than in addressing natural hazards. Consequently, collective private sector action in manmade disaster contexts, including complex emergencies, remains underexplored and limited to certain sectors.

Thanks to the funding of the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid or ECHO, the Connecting Business initiative (CBi), which is jointly managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), co-developed together with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) a Guidance Toolkit for companies that are collectively engaging in manmade disaster contexts.

This guidance materiel is available as an online course, which is introduced here.

You may freely enroll in this CBi course at

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