International Labour Organization (ILO) response to natural disasters

• Source(s): International Labour Organization (ILO); United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
• Reference code: DRR8593
• Publication date: 2001
• Author(s): Krishnamurty, Jayasankar
• Target audience: Disaster management professionals
• Number of pages: 6 p.
• Price: Unknown

Expert Group Meeting on “Environmental management and the mitigation of natural disasters: a gender perspective”, 6-9 November 2001, Ankara, Turkey:

This paper addresses the importance of gender concerns in natural disaster contexts and illustrates its considerations with some programme experiences. It advocates for diversification as a risk-reduction strategy and addresses the question of flow of information and differentials in access to this information.

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