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The business of saving lives: Accountability to whom?
Private sector engagement in humanitarian action
Nicole RencoretHumanitarian Advisory Group/University of Warwick
Australasian Aid Conference10-11 February 2016
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Overview
• Private sector engagement in humanitarian action
• Background & context to research
• Key findings
• Limitations & implications
• Future work
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Private sector engagement in humanitarian action
• What are we talking about?
• How does the private sector engage?
Telecommunications Logistics Banking servicesRisk financing &
insurance
Hospitality & tourism InfrastructureFood & water
suppliers
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Private sector engagement in the Pacific on the emergency continuum
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Private sector engagement -motivations
• Why does the private sector engage?
• How can we approach private sector engagement in humanitarian operations?
Profits, staff and business
continuity
Unique expertise and
services
Corporate leadership and values
Control of sponsorship
Public-private partnerships
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Background & context to research
• DFAT study & roundtable on private sector engagement in humanitarian action (DFAT, 2015)
• World Humanitarian Summit regional business consultations (UNOCHA, 2015)
• Global policies & processes
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Key findings
• Accountability
• Identification of needs & information-sharing
• Reporting
• Impact measurement
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Accountability
• What does accountability mean for the public & private sectors?
• Standards & accountability measures
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Identification of needs & information-sharing
• Private sector assessment of affected populations’ needs
• Need-driven procurement & delivery of aid by private sector actors
• Private sector coordination with humanitarian needs assessment & information management
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Reporting
• Reporting to internal & external stakeholders
• Communication & trust between public & private sector actors
• Evidence base for measurement of effectiveness of private sector engagement
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Impact measurement
• Measurement of effectiveness of private sector engagement vs social impact
• Instruments for performance evaluation
• Incentives for private sector measurement
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Limitations & implications
• Data availability and documentation of private sector engagement in the Pacific
• International vs local private sector
• Applicability of findings to other countries/regions
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Future work
• Identify & review the use of standards & accountability measures for public & private actors in humanitarian action
• Analyse the use of needs assessments & information-sharing mechanisms & how these guide private sector engagement
• Review existing reporting mechanisms for private sector engagement
• Explore tools and incentives for private sector actors to measure the impact of their engagement