Our Work

With the goal of leaving no one behind and building the resilience of a wider category of businesses in disaster-prone, climate vulnerable, conflict-affected, economic crisis-stricken and fragile countries, states, cities and communities, IICPSD complements the work of the UNDP-OCHA Connecting Business Initiative on private sector networks through service offers aimed at engaging, supporting and capacitating various other types of private sector actors (e.g, MSMEs) at multiple levels of engagement and building the resilience of their strategic areas of concentration.

To increase private sector resilience and build their capacity for crisis response, IICPSD aims to:

1. Build the resilience and harness the capacities of private sector entities including multinational corporations, national corporations, formal micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), state-owned enterprises, intermediary entities especially in conflict and fragile settings, and other relevant entities.
2. Build the resilience of areas where private sector actors are concentrated such as at-risk and crisis-affected cities and communities as well as central business districts, special/ organized economic zones and other areas of businesses concentration.
3. Strengthen the resilience of value chains, supply chains and strategic industries of the economy

IICPSD conducts studies, develops technical support, and harnesses multi-stakeholder partnerships for private sector, UNDP, and UNDP Country Offices, assisting them in risk assessment, disaster risk reduction, crisis preparedness, response, and recovery efforts, as well as supporting UNDP Country Office engagement with the private sector in different crisis situations.  

We offer Business Impact Assessments (BIAs) that provide critical strategic guidance for crisis management and business recovery, are based on the needs and priorities expressed by the Government for engaging the private sector in the aftermath of disasters, and support the affected communities in resource mobilization and regaining of their autonomy. IICPSD also offers to build and implement Business Coaching programs for private sector actors, affected by crisis, that includes business auditing, prototype modelling and group coaching to avoid common mistakes in resource allocation, brings business owners together, and ensures workers have the right work mindset.

We help build Community and MSME Resilience, as well as resilient agricultural sectors in at risk, fragile and conflict affected areas. We provide technical assistance for enabling access to energy for industrial parks which further improves the conditions for scaling up private sector investment in the energy production. We aim to raise awareness and train private sector actors in areas like disaster risk financing and insurance that helps protect them from financial losses following unforeseen events. We provide Post-Crisis and Disaster Recovery Support that includes technical assistance on sanctions compliance and banking and financial systems, and a Business Response and Recovery Tool for UNDP to make critical decisions following crisis settings. Finally, we develop tools and training programs and provide planning and advisory support to help build private sector resilience in various operational settings.