Public-Private Collaboration – Essential for Disaster Risk ReductionBy Peter Williams, Chair, ARISE- USDr Peter Williams is Chair of ARISE-US,...
By Peter Williams, Chair, ARISE- US
Dr Peter Williams is Chair of ARISE-US, part of ARISE Global Network, the UN DRR's vehicle for public-private collaboration in disaster risk reduction. He was also the lead author of the UN City Disaster Resilience Scorecard, now used by over 330 cities globally, and a further Scorecard for the resilience of industrial and commercial buildings. He retired from IBM as a Distinguished Engineer in 2018.