Catalysing business engagement in early warning systems
This paper presents a framework for understanding the various roles that businesses can play in Early Warning System (EWS) (users, vendors, partners or innovators) along each of the four steps in the EWS value chain - risk knowledge, monitoring and warnings, communications and dissemination, and response capability. Then, building on a survey of 19 businesses (20 responses provided) and a review of available literature, the paper presents the current state of business engagement in EWS.
To drive more business engagement in EWS, governments can focus on providing clarity and incentives and work to make meteorological data as accessible as possible. Businesses should be alert to the possibilities in a growing market and explore how their capabilities can create value as more industries and governments look to build stronger disaster resilience capabilities.
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