UNDP Turkey, TURKONFED, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Connecting Business initiative (CBi), under the auspices of Dr. Mehmet Gulluoglu, The President of Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) co-hosted a workshop on 26 July 2018 with the participants from private sector and its stakeholder community to learn about private sector engagement in complex emergencies, exchange experiences and provide input for the development of a global Guidance Toolkit on collective private sector engagement in complex emergency contexts. The workshop achieved following objectives:
- Raise awareness of the role the private sector plays in addressing complex emergencies
- Discuss the challenges and opportunities for private sector engagement in Turkey
-Highlight good practices and lessons learntCollect input for the development of a CBi Guidance Toolkit that focuses on collective private sector engagement in complex emergency contexts
The Guidance Toolkit will guide CBi Member Networks (and other private sector networks) in understanding the business case for action, as sessing the landscape in which they operate, setting priorities and taking action to support private sector network engagement. The Toolkit will also provide typologies, scenarios, good practices and suggested further reading to sustain constructive and complementary action.