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Gender inequality causes women and girls to be negatively and disproportionately impacted by disasters and climate change. It increases their vulnerability and exposure and is a barrier to disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience.
Documents and Publications
Gender-responsive disaster preparedness and recovery in the Caribbean: Desk review
World Bank, the
2021
News
In Central America, women and girls bear the brunt of storm disaster fallout
The New Humanitarian
09 March 2021
News
4 assumptions about gender that distort how we think about climate change (and 3 ways to do better)
Conversation Media Group, the
04 March 2021
Documents and Publications
Gender dimensions of disaster risk and resilience: Existing evidence
World Bank, the; Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the
2021
News
Can SE Asian workers take the heat? Researchers tackle rising temperatures
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
13 January 2021
News
Women more likely than men to suffer psychological distress from having their homes flooded
University of York
04 January 2021
Documents and Publications
Spotlight series: Benefiting all users: Gender equality and inclusion
United States Agency for International Development
2020
Documents and Publications
Gender and climate change in the United States: a reading of existing research
Women's Environment and Development Organization
2020
News
Mapped: How climate change disproportionately affects women’s health
Carbon Brief
02 November 2020
News
Infrastructure for Small Island Developing States
United Nations Office for Project Services
13 October 2020
Documents and Publications
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2020
Documents and Publications
Voices of gender equality mechanisms on COVID-19 (Europe and Central Asia)
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2020
Documents and Publications
COVID-19 Bangladesh rapid gender analysis
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2020
Documents and Publications
Putting women at the forefront of the COVID-19 response in Europe and Central Asia
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2020
News
Nepal: Why more women die in natural disasters
Nepali Times - Himalmedia Private Limited
05 October 2020
Documents and Publications
Think-piece on gender and climate change in the context of COVID-19
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2020
News
Addressing gendered and other inequalities will be central to COVID-19 recovery
International Institute for Environment and Development
11 September 2020
News
Expert's take: The gendered impact of COVID-19 requires transformative changes in economic policies
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
09 September 2020
Documents and Publications
From insight to action: Gender equality in the wake of COVID-19
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2020
News
The moms are not alright: How coronavirus pandemic policies penalize mothers
Conversation Media Group, the
03 September 2020
News
COVID-19 will widen poverty gap between women and men, new data shows
United Nations Development Programme
02 September 2020
News
Insights into behavior during Chimney Tops 2 Fire could improve evacuation planning
National Institute of Standards and Technology
02 September 2020
Documents and Publications
Climate and Development (Taylor & Francis; SEI)
2020
Documents and Publications
Asian Development Bank
2020
News
Climate woes growing for women, hit worst by displacement and migration
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
07 July 2020
Documents and Publications
2020
Documents and Publications
When the disaster strikes: Gendered (im)mobility in Bangladesh
Climate Risk Management (Science Direct)
2020
News
Gender lens essential to addressing linked climate change and security crises, urges joint UN report
United Nations Environment Programme
08 June 2020
Documents and Publications
UNDRR Asia-Pacific COVID-19 brief: Leave no one behind in COVID-19 prevention, response and recovery
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific; HelpAge International; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
2020
Documents and Publications
How will the COVID-19 crisis affect existing gender divides in Europe?
European Commission Joint Research Centre
2020
Documents and Publications
Gender transformative early warning systems: Nepal
Practical Action - Nepal
2020
Documents and Publications
Women and climate change in the Sahel
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
2020
News
‘Gender blind’ coronavirus policies could hinder disease fight
Science and Development Network
16 March 2020
News
Understanding experiences of Cambodian women through the 'Women’s Resilience Index'
United Nations Development Programme
16 March 2020
News
How will COVID-19 affect women and girls in low- and middle-income countries?
Center for Global Development
16 March 2020
News
OPINION: Environmental disasters widen the gender gap
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
11 March 2020
News
Scaling-out gender transformation for climate change
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
09 March 2020
News
Gender equality – a critical missing piece of the climate puzzle
United Nations Environment Programme
07 March 2020
News
In Nepal, despite political empowerment, women find limited opportunities to shape water policy
International Water Management Institute
06 March 2020
News
NOTICIA: Desastres ambientales profundizan la brecha de género
Science and Development Network
14 February 2020
News
Enhancing gender-responsive disaster risk management: Why a change of mindset is the first step
World Bank, the
30 January 2020
Documents and Publications
The IPCC’s special report on climate change and land: What’s in it for Latin America?
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
2020
Documents and Publications
Making climate finance work for women: voices from Polynesian and Micronesian communities
Oxfam - Australia
2019
Documents and Publications
Gender and age inequality of disaster risk
United Nations Children's Fund; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2019
News
Can laws tackling gender inequality help to enhance disaster resilience in the Philippines?
Advocates for International Development
18 December 2019
Documents and Publications
Gendered Impacts of Weather and Climate: Evidence from Asia, Pacific and Africa
World Meteorological Organization
2019
News
Climate crisis could reverse progress in achieving gender equality
Conversation Media Group, the
03 December 2019
News
When natural disaster strikes, men and women respond differently
University of Colorado
19 September 2019
Documents and Publications
Missing voices: Experiences of marginalized gender groups in disaster in Nepal and Peru
Practical Action; Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance
2019
News
How climate change exacerbates the refugee crisis – and what can be done about it
World Economic Forum
20 June 2019
News
Disasters happen to real people – and it's complicated
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
24 May 2019
Documents and Publications
Overseas Development Institute; Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
2019
News
Resilience strategy tackles climate change, governance, gender inequality in coastal Mexico
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
02 May 2019
Documents and Publications
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
2019
Documents and Publications
World water development report 2019: Leaving no one behind
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters; UN-Water
2019
News
InsuResilience in conversation with: Janot Mendler de Suarez
InsuResilience Global Partnership
07 March 2019
Documents and Publications
Taylor and Francis
2019
Documents and Publications
Reflecting disaster risk in development indicators
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2019
News
World Bank, the
31 January 2019
Documents and Publications
Beyond a token effort: gender transformative climate change action in the pacific
2018
Documents and Publications
The role of gender in preparedness and response behaviors towards flood risk in Serbia
University of Belgrade
2018
News
Women affected by disasters often face the greatest risks. They need to be part of the solution
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
29 November 2018
Documents and Publications
Research-into-Action brief: Gender and disasters - Considering children
Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector
2018
Documents and Publications
International Development Research Center; Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano; Climate and Development Knowledge Network
2018
Documents and Publications
Springer
2018
News
CARE International; Partners for Resilience; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
13 October 2018
News
Gender & Disaster Pod
12 October 2018
News
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
12 October 2018
Documents and Publications
The weight of water on women: the long wake of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico
Oxfam - America
2018
News
Loss and damage from a gender equality perspective
International Centre for Climate Change and Development
05 September 2018
Documents and Publications
Bringing rights into resilience: revealing complexities of climate risks and social conflict
Wiley
2018
News
Women at the helm of cyclone recovery efforts in Tonga
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
23 August 2018
Documents and Publications
Priming resilience through intra-household change: addressing gender norms
Mercy Corps; Mercy Corps Nepal
2018
News
Lessons learnt from 2017 Caribbean Hurricane Season
World Meteorological Organization
26 June 2018
News
Gender in water and sanitation – empowerment by numbers
Stockholm Environment Institute
19 June 2018
Educational Material
Gender and disaster risk reduction in Europe and Central Asia: Workshop guide for facilitators
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
2018
News
Climate disasters will hit women hardest, says 'Handmaid's Tale' author
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
01 June 2018
Documents and Publications
Urban resilience enhancer series: Gender equality
United Nations Human Settlements Programme - Headquarters
2018
News
India: In rural Manipur, women feel the heat of climate change
India Climate Dialogue
16 April 2018
Documents and Publications
The Asia Foundation
2018
Documents and Publications
Women’s empowerment following disaster: A longitudinal study of social change
Springer
2018
Documents and Publications
Safety nets and natural disaster mitigation: evidence from cyclone Phailin in Odisha
World Bank, the
2018
Documents and Publications
Building climate resilience in fragile contexts: Key findings of BRACED research in South Sudan
Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
2018
News
Gendered experiences of adaptation to drought: Patterns of change in El Sauce, Nicaragua
Stockholm Environment Institute
19 February 2018
Documents and Publications
Helping men, women and children
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
2017
Documents and Publications
Build back better: Making inclusion work in disaster recovery in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V.; Aktion Deutschland Hilft
2017
Documents and Publications
Gender handbook for humanitarian action
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2017
Documents and Publications
Sexual and gender minorities in disaster
Taylor and Francis; Routledge
2017
Documents and Publications
Gendered experiences of adaptation to drought: Patterns of change in El Sauce, Nicaragua
Latin American Studies Association
2017
Documents and Publications
Integrating gender into humanitarian action: Good practices from Asia-Pacific (6)
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2017
News
In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder
Conversation Media Group, the
20 September 2017
News
As heat rises, women risk death in South Asia
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
28 August 2017
News
In pastoral communities of Kenya, women bear the brunt of drought
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
18 July 2017
News
With a touch of paint, India's women slum dwellers battle extreme heat
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
03 July 2017
Documents and Publications
Beyond men and women: a critical perspective on gender and disaster
Wiley
2017
News
Editorial spotlight: What does gender have to do with reducing and addressing disaster risk?
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
18 May 2017
News
Gender equality can save women’s lives in disasters
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction; Huffington Post Inc.; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
08 May 2017
News
Clarifying misconceptions on gender and risk
United Nations Development Programme
25 April 2017
News
Don’t sideline women from disaster risk reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe
26 March 2017
News
In the thick of it: Women’s role in disaster risk reduction
United Nations Development Programme - Nepal
20 March 2017
Documents and Publications
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2016
Documents and Publications
Addressing the gender inequality of risk in a changing climate
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2016
Documents and Publications
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2016
Documents and Publications
Gender, adaptation and disaster risk reduction
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
2016
Documents and Publications
Gender dimensions of vulnerability to climate change in China
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2016
Documents and Publications
Promoting the rights, needs and agency of women and girls in humanitarian action
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2016
Documents and Publications
From Intent to Action: Commitments of AMCDRR 2016
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
2016
News
Nature: the decisive solution for the climate change crisis
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
31 December 2016
Documents and Publications
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; United Nations Environment Programme; European Union; Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; Department of Environmental Affairs; Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
2016
News
Why are women and girls more likely than men to die in a disaster?
Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
13 October 2016
Documents and Publications
The gender dimension of drought in Fedis Woreda District, Ethiopia
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
2016
Documents and Publications
Gender needs and roles in building climate resilience in Hue City, Vietnam
International Institute for Environment and Development; Rockefeller Foundation, the; Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network; Centre for Social Research and Development
2016
Documents and Publications
Men and disaster: Men's experiences of the Black Saturday bushfires and the aftermath
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
2016
Documents and Publications
Gendered vulnerabilities to climate change: Insights from the semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia
Oxfam International Secretariat; International Development Research Center; University of Cape Town; Government of Canada; ActionAid - UK; University of East Anglia; University of Ghana; University of Namibia; Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
2016
News
Disasters: What’s gender got to do with it?
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
18 August 2016
Documents and Publications
Ten things to know: Gender equality and achieving climate goals
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
2016
News
"Nepal one year on, most vulnerable people risk exclusion from earthquake recovery"
Oxfam International Secretariat
22 April 2016
Documents and Publications
Gender, agriculture and water insecurity
Overseas Development Institute
2016
Documents and Publications
Smart citizens, smart habitat: March 2016
Global Academy of Public Safety & Habitat Management
2016
Documents and Publications
Beyond words: advancing gender equality in climate change policy and programming in Vietnam
CARE International
2016
Documents and Publications
Gender and resilience: from theory to practice
Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
2016
News
Adaptation in the Paris climate agreement: A matter of principle - Opinion
CARE International; Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
04 January 2016
Documents and Publications
Climate change and migration in Bangladesh: gender perspective
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2015
Documents and Publications
Migration and women: the lives and tragedies
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2015
Documents and Publications
Integrating gender into humanitarian action: Good practices from Asia (1)
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2015
Educational Material
Gender and disaster management: a training of trainers module
National Institute of Disaster Management (India)
2015
Documents and Publications
Gender and social vulnerability to climate change: a study of disaster prone areas in Sindh
Social Policy and Development Centre
2015
Documents and Publications
Gender and climate change: evidence and experience
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research; Center for International Forestry Research
2015
News
Climate Justice: Why women must be included
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org; Association For Women's Rights in Development
17 December 2015
News
Communicating gender issues in climate change adaptation, mitigation - Opinion
Newsday, Alpha Media House
14 December 2015
News
Women are the victims of climate change, and the keys to climate action - Opinion
Guardian, the (UK)
01 December 2015
Documents and Publications
Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
2015
Documents and Publications
Horizon Research Publishing
2015
Documents and Publications
Gender, climate change and disaster risk reduction and recovery strategy: Asia Pacific 2015-2018
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2015
Documents and Publications
Guidance on gender mainstreaming in transition
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2015
News
World Population Day 2015 more than ever relevant to quake-hit Nepal
United Nations Population Fund
13 July 2015
Documents and Publications
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
United Nations - Headquarters; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015
News
How to make women safer in disasters? Attack inequality
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
14 March 2015
News
Women have a role in disaster risk reduction - Opinion
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
09 March 2015
Documents and Publications
Baseline Study on the socio economic conditions of women in three eco-zones of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2014
Documents and Publications
Handbook for disaster assessment
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
2014
Documents and Publications
2015 and beyond: action for a just, gender-equitable and sustainable future
CARE International
2014
Documents and Publications
Stockholm University
2014
Documents and Publications
Adaptation actions in Africa: evidence that gender matters
Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security
2014
News
Gender equality must guide 2015 climate deal, UN envoy says
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
09 December 2014
News
'Pakistan's women worst prepared in region for natural disasters' - NGO
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
25 November 2014
Documents and Publications
Gender and environmental change in the developing world
International Institute for Environment and Development
2014
News
UN Women chief: Climate change impacts fall hardest on women
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
23 September 2014
News
Ignite Stage presenta: Género, gestión del riesgo y cambio climático
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
07 May 2014
Documents and Publications
Policy brief: how should the new international disaster risk framework address gender equality?
Overseas Development Institute; Climate and Development Knowledge Network
2014
News
Women bear the brunt of India's erosion disaster
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
12 March 2014
Documents and Publications
Capturing DRR voices since 2005
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
2014
Documents and Publications
Towards HFA2: addressing local level action
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
2014
Documents and Publications
CARE International
2014
Documents and Publications
Plan International; Practical Action
2013
Documents and Publications
Disaster risk reduction and gender: post 2015 gender equality in the future we want
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean; United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
2013
News
Climate shifts cut short girls' education in northeast India
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
23 July 2013
Documents and Publications
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
2013
News
Challenging inequality is at heart of climate adaptation
International Institute for Environment and Development
23 April 2013
Documents and Publications
The 2012 Fiji floods - Gender sensitivity in disaster management
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2012
Documents and Publications
European Commission; French Red Cross
2012
Documents and Publications
Overview of linkages between gender and climate change
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters; Global Gender and Climate Alliance
2012
Documents and Publications
World Bank, the
2012
Documents and Publications
Recognise the strength of women and girls in reducing disaster risks: stories from Viet Nam
Oxfam International Secretariat; Plan International; United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York); Vietnam Red Cross Society; CARE International; European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection DG; Save the Children International; United Nations Development Programme - Viet Nam; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women; Vietnam Women's Union
2012
News
Climate change awareness in Africa and Asia 'varies greatly'
Science and Development Network
17 October 2012
News
Japanese experts call for gender equality
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Japan
16 October 2012
Documents and Publications
Gender equality in emergencies programme insights
Oxfam - Great Britain
2012
News
UNESCO: Women and girls - the [in]visible force of resilience
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
08 October 2012
News
Launching of awareness campaign on gendered impact of climate change
Mauritius - government
05 July 2012
News
West India drought fuels migration to cities
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
27 June 2012
Documents and Publications
One planet – one future: equity and resilience for sustainable development
CARE International
2012
Documents and Publications
Vision de primera linea - Informe Chile 2011
Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction; Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades; Asociación Chilena Pro Naciones Unidas; Chilean Red Cross Society
2012
News
Women pushed into 'tight corner' by climate change
Gender Links, Gender and Media Diversity Centre
25 April 2012
Documents and Publications
Managing water under uncertainty and risk: World water development report 4 (WWDR4) - Volume 1
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters; UN-Water
2012
News
México: 'Mujeres, las más vulnerables ante los desastres naturales' - Secretaria de protección civil
Elgolfo.info
15 February 2012
Documents and Publications
Gender and climate change cutting edge pack: overview report
Institute of Development Studies
2011
Documents and Publications
2011
Documents and Publications
Women at the frontline of climate change: gender risks and hopes
UNEP GRID - Arendal
2011
Documents and Publications
World development report 2012: gender equality and development
World Bank, the
2011
Documents and Publications
UNDP brief 7 - Gender and disasters
Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery - UNDP
2010
Documents and Publications
Women as equal partners: gender dimensions of disaster risk management programme
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters; India - government
2008
Documents and Publications
United Nations University
2008
Documents and Publications
Annals of the Association of American Geographers (Taylor & Francis online)
2007
Documents and Publications
Mainstreaming gender equality and equity in ABS governance
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
2007
Documents and Publications
World disasters report 2007: focus on discrimination
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2007
Documents and Publications
Superar la desigualdad, reducir el riesgo: gestión del riesgo de desastres con equidad de género
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
2007
Documents and Publications
Gender matters: lessons for disaster risk reduction in South Asia
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development; European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection DG
2007
Documents and Publications
Desastres naturales y vulnerabilidad de las mujeres en México
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
2006
Documents and Publications
Gender: the missing component of the response to climate change
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
2006
Documents and Publications
The tsunami's impact on women, Oxfam briefing note
Oxfam International Secretariat
2005
Documents and Publications
Making risky environments safer: women building sustainable and disaster-resilient environments
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2004
Documents and Publications
Gender, climate and security: Sustaining inclusive peace on the frontlines of climate change
United Nations Environment Programme; Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women; United Nations Development Programme