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Gender
Addressing the gender implications of disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy and practice, raising awareness of gendered vulnerabilities of both men and women, and promoting gender-sensitive approaches to DRR.
OECS: Stakeholders design harmonized disaster risk reduction protocol
30 Jan 2012, SKNVibes, Inc.
'The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is developing a harmonised protocol ensuring that all general Disaster Management components are considered including environmental and gender issues', said one participant, a 26-year disaster management specialist...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 4.2 [PDF, 102Kb]Social development policies and plans are being implemented to reduce the vulnerability of populations most at risk
- Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation and mitigation13-24 Feb 2012, Philippines (Cavite)
- Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation and mitigation19-30 Mar 2012, Cambodia (Phnom Penh)
- Millennium Development Goals (MDG) review exhibition and summit03-04 May 2012, South Africa (Cape Town)
- MA programme on sustainable urban governance and peaceUPEACE, Costa Rica (San José)
- Master’s in International Cooperation and Humanitarian AidHumanitarian Aid Studies Centre - Proyecto Kalu, Spain (Online)
- Master of Disaster Management / Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management / Certificate Programme in Disaster ManagementDU
Women leadership in disaster risk management2011, NIRAPAD; Oxfam Intl
Integrating gender into community based disaster risk management: training manual2010, AIDMI; ADPC; CDP; ProVention Consortium; UNDP
- Resilient women: women become change makers after 5 years of tsunami2010, GROOTS; SSP
- BBC World Debate: ‘Prevent or React’2009, BBC
- UNISDR YouTube channel2007, UNISDR
- Programme manager - Disaster risk reductionTajikistan (Penjakent 80%, Dushanbe 20%), Mission East
- Director, programme qualityAfghanistan (Kabul / Roving), Afghanaid
- Senior technical advisor - sustainable agricultureAtlanta, Washington DC, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania, Malawi, or Kenya, CARE USA
External Online Resources
- America Latina Genera
- Dialogue on climate change adaptation for land and water managment
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- FAO and emergencies, from prevention to building back better
- Gender and Disaster Network (GDN)
- gendercc - women for climate justice platform for information, knowledge and networking
- The gender and disaster sourcebook
- Women preparing for disasters Bangladesh
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