Georgetown: The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) of the University of Guyana will be hosting a public lecture on Private Sector Engagement: An Imperative for Disaster Risk Management in Guyana, by visiting Professor to SEES, Dr Balfour Spence.
The lecture will explore the process of engagement of the private sector in Guyana, in building capacities and partnerships for reducing disaster risk and thereby enhancing the ability of the country to realise its developmental goals in a sustainable manner. Dr Spence that, “critical to the challenges associated with this process of engagement is an operational definition of the private sector.” He further that, “The presentation is intended to challenge decision-makers to promote a more expansive definition of private sector to include not just larger businesses, but medium and small traditional and informal economic enterprises. Every Guyanese transact business with one private sector enterprise or another and as such, this sector has the capacity to make significant contributions to the enhancement of the goals and strategies of comprehensive disaster management.”
The lecture will be held in the Education Lecture Theatre, Turkeyen Campus, on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 commencing at 17:00 hours.
Additionally, the School will host a brief ceremony after the lecture to launch their Research Series Publication.
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