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Charles Bassey is a risk management expert, with a doctorate in Sociology (and specialist focus on development). He has provided consultancy services for state and non-state institutions in Nigeria, where he works as a senior management staff of a financial institution in the area of security risk management. Dr. Bassey maintains eclectic links with academia as Associate Tutor in the Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management Programme of the University of Leicester, UK. He is interested in exploring the intersections of sociology, psychology and risk management and the practical implications of this for personal decision-making and organizational resourcefulness.
Private Sector Engagement in Disaster Response: Opportunity and Lessons
Public officials and other stakeholders in the Asia Pacific and MENA regions face the challenge of finding ways to strengthen their capacity to respond to natural disasters, and thereby reduce the loss of life and economic damage caused by them. This essay examines the opportunities for private sector engagement in disaster response and humanitarian assistance and the potential contribution of such engagement to mitigating disaster impacts in the MENA region.
