Humanitarian Crises,Emergency Preparedness andResponse: the Role of Businessand the Private SectorKenya case study

Author(s)
Drummond, J. and Crawford, N.
Publication language
English
Pages
39pp
Date published
01 Jan 2014
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Governance
Countries
Kenya
Organisations
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
This paper explores the role of the private sector in
humanitarian action in Kenya. Kenya was selected as
a case study because it has a vibrant and innovative
private sector, a history of severe and repeated
humanitarian crises, notably drought in the country’s
arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), and a track record
of public–private partnerships for humanitarian
action that have exploited new technologies and
experimented with new models of fundraising.
The study explores the private sector’s current
and potential roles in emergency preparedness and
response; analyses the perceived benefits and negative
impacts of private sector activity in support of people
affected by crisis; identifies frameworks, structures and
mechanisms through which the private sector supports
emergency preparedness and response, and how these
might be enhanced for better future collaboration;
and investigates how humanitarian–private sector
partnerships can best stimulate economic growth in
Kenya, while also protecting humanitarian outcomes.