THE PHILIPPINE NETWORK

ARISE - Philippines is a Local Network of ARISE (the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies).  ARISE is a United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - led network of private sector entities whose members voluntarily commit to support and implement the Sendai Framework, aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Paris Climate Agreement, New Urban Agenda and Agenda for Humanity.

Organized through the initiatives of SM Prime Holdings Inc. and with support from UNDRR, the network was launched in the Top Leaders Forum (TLF) 2015 in Pasay City, Philippines.

To date, it has 146 member private sector organizations that share the vision of a resilient, prosperous future where fewer lives are lost to disasters, capital assets and investments are risk-informed, and infrastructure is resilient to a natural and man-made hazards.