Resilience in AcƟon: Lessons from Public‐Private CollaboraƟons Around the World

The document outlines how public-private collaborations (PPCs) can overcome market barriers to deliver climate adaptation and disaster risk solutions. Through nine case studies across various sectors—including agriculture, energy, and water—it argues that successful resilience-building requires local engagement, scalable design, and the strengthening of micro-enterprises to create sustainable livelihoods. Key strategies highlighted include leveraging existing relationships, creating synergistic value chains, and utilizing innovative alternatives to traditional infrastructure, such as mobile technology and off-grid energy.

• To achieve necessary scale, PPCs should be designed for replicability by using simple structures and globally applicable content, and for scalability by establishing a clear business case for profitability.
• In Zambia, a decentralized water kiosk model has provided over 500,000 people with safe water while creating entrepreneurial opportunities, particularly for women, who operate approximately 50% of the kiosks.
• The Mwanza Rural Housing Programme in Tanzania established over 60 brick-making enterprises using agricultural waste as fuel, producing 400 million bricks and avoiding 75,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
• PepsiCo India's DirectSeeding technology reduces water usage in rice cultivation by 900 kilolitres per acre and has been implemented across more than 13,000 acres, benefiting over 1,500 smallholder farmers.
• The Maowusu Biomass Thermoelectric Company in China converted 24,000 hectares of desert to arable land and generates electricity from desert shrub trimmings, while diversifying income through spirulina production.

APA

Becker-Birck, C., Crowe, J., Lee, J., & Jackson, S. (2013). Resilience in AcƟon: Lessons from Public‐Private CollaboraƟons Around the World. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Resilience-in-Action-Policymaker-Summary-1.pdf

Chicago

Becker-Birck, Christina, Jon Crowe, Joanne Lee, and Summer Jackson. Resilience in AcƟon: Lessons from Public‐Private CollaboraƟons Around the World. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2013. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Resilience-in-Action-Policymaker-Summary-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{beckerbirck2013resilience, author = {Becker-Birck, Christina and Crowe, Jon and Lee, Joanne and Jackson, Summer}, title = {{Resilience in AcƟon: Lessons from Public‐Private CollaboraƟons Around the World}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2013}, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Resilience-in-Action-Policymaker-Summary-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }