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A Collection by: PreventionWeb user WRD Knowledge Hub
Last updated: 13 Jan 2021
The ability to prepare, respond and recover from disasters depends on a combination of factors including class, caste, gender, age, disability, ethnicity, race, sexuality, nationality, immigration status, geographical location, and religion.
News
Natural hazards and child marriages: A case study from Bihar
University of Pennsylvania
21 December 2020
Documents and Publications
Resilience of children in disasters: A multisystem perspective
Wiley
2020
News
Coronavirus shows how hard it is for ethnic minority and migrant women to access healthcare
Conversation Media Group, the
25 November 2020
DRR Voices Blog
Gender-responsive and disability-inclusion in disaster risk reduction in Asia Pacific
Maria Holtsberg
08 October 2020
Documents and Publications
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
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
Documents and Publications
Climate and Development (Taylor & Francis; SEI)
2020
News
In Kyrgyzstan, pandemic-related domestic violence increases vulnerabilities
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
13 August 2020
Documents and Publications
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2020
News
Turkish and Syrian women manifest solidarity to respond to COVID-19
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
17 June 2020
News
Conversation Media Group, the
24 April 2020
News
Intersecting gender and resiliency – especially during Covid-19
Mail and Guardian Africa, M&G Media
02 April 2020
News
Marriage of survival: Will climate change mean more child brides?
Al Jazeera Satellite Network
19 February 2020
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
Documents and Publications
Gendered Impacts of Weather and Climate: Evidence from Asia, Pacific and Africa
World Meteorological Organization
2019
Documents and Publications
UK Aid; Afghanistan Resilience Consortium (ARC)
2019
Documents and Publications
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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
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
Documents and Publications
Intersectional approaches to vulnerability reduction and resilience-building
Overseas Development Institute; Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
2019
Documents and Publications
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
2019
Documents and Publications
Public Library of Science
2019
Documents and Publications
Children in the 2015 South Indian floods: community members’ views
Taylor and Francis
2018
Documents and Publications
World disasters report 2018: Leaving no one behind
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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
News
Bangladesh: 'I did it only for the money' - Climate displacement pushes girls into prostitution
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
17 October 2018
Documents and Publications
Bringing rights into resilience: revealing complexities of climate risks and social conflict
Wiley
2018
Documents and Publications
Climate change, young women, and girls: vulnerability, impacts and adaptation in Northern Thailand
Stockholm Environment Institute; Plan International
2018
Documents and Publications
Towards inclusion: a guide for organisations and practitioners
Mission East
2018
Documents and Publications
Chhattisgarh reduces risks and builds resilience
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
2018
Documents and Publications
State Government of Victoria; Gender & Disaster Pod
2018
News
Using information to enhance the adaptive capacity of women and ethnic minorities in Southeast Asia
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
08 June 2018
News
Women, LGBT people 'invisible' victims of disasters – experts
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
08 March 2018
News
Why we must engage women and children in disaster risk management
World Bank, the
07 March 2018
Documents and Publications
Oxfam - Australia
2018
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
Sexual and gender minorities in disaster
Taylor and Francis; Routledge
2017
Documents and Publications
Marginalized and minority groups consideration in NDRA
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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
Philippines: All-weather, PWD-friendly evacuation center to rise in Capiz
Philippine Information Agency
23 November 2017
News
Wildfire smoke: Some elderly more vulnerable
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
18 October 2017
News
Reducing disaster risk: Helping girls and boys to be safe
United Nations Children's Fund
10 October 2017
Documents and Publications
Oxfam International Secretariat
2017
Documents and Publications
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
2017
Documents and Publications
Beyond men and women: a critical perspective on gender and disaster
Wiley
2017
Documents and Publications
Civil society-led Emergency Preparedness for Women with Disabilities in Gaza
Oxfam - Great Britain
2017
Documents and Publications
International Alert
2016
Documents and Publications
Ha Noi recommendations for action on gender and disaster risk reduction
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
2016
Documents and Publications
When Coping Crumples: A Rapid Assessment of the Impact of Drought on Children and Women in India
Unicef India Country Office
2016
News
Working mother makes Africa Platform
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
25 November 2016
News
Asia Regional DRR Plan places women, girls and young people at the centre
United Nation Population Fund Agency (UNFPA) - Asia-Pacific Regional Office
05 November 2016
Documents and Publications
Children and resilience: A collection of success stories from the humanitarian sector, Bangladesh
Save the Children International
2016
Documents and Publications
National Gender and Emergency Management guidelines (Australia)
Australia - government; Monash University; Women's Health Goulburn North East
2016
News
Climate Justice: Why women must be included
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org; Association For Women's Rights in Development
17 December 2015
News
OCHA: Pacific Humanitarian Partnership meeting puts focus on women and children in disasters
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters
29 October 2015
News
Plan: Children remain vulnerable in post-quake Nepal
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
25 October 2015
Documents and Publications
Win-win results: gender equality within climate change programming
CARE International
2015
News
In Tajikistan, migrant wives lead preparedness and response
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters
27 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
Longer-term aid needed to stem spike in baby deaths after disasters - experts
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
12 June 2015
Documents and Publications
Gender and diversity for urban resilience: an analysis
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2015
Documents and Publications
The LGBTI community in the 2011 Queensland floods: marginality, vulnerability and resilience
University of Wollongong
2014
Documents and Publications
A post-2015 world fit for children: strengthening resilience through disaster risk reduction
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
2014
News
Australia: Researchers investigate the impacts of bushfires on the Blue Mountains LGBTI community
University of Sydney
29 September 2014
News
Women and under-30s most concerned about climate change
Responding to Climate Change
16 January 2014
Documents and Publications
Plan International; United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
2013
Documents and Publications
PAPRIKA policy brief 3: integrated and inclusive climate change adaptation in Nepal
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; French National Research Agency
2013
Documents and Publications
Plan International
2013
Documents and Publications
National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility; Charles Darwin University
2013
News
Climate shifts cut short girls' education in northeast India
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
23 July 2013
News
Call to include people with disabilities in disaster risk reduction plans
Pacific Islands News Association
23 May 2013
News
'Women with disabilities need to be included in the 2015 development agenda' - Forum told
Islands Business International
10 April 2013
Documents and Publications
Taylor and Francis; Oxfam - Great Britain
2012
Documents and Publications
National Institute of Disaster Management (India)
2012
Documents and Publications
Climate extremes and child rights in South Asia: a neglected priority
Plan International; Overseas Development Institute
2012
News
Disasters fuel forced marriages
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
11 October 2012
News
IOM Colombia hosts fourth international conference on gender and disasters
International Organization for Migration
18 May 2012
News
Japan quake took toll on women and elderly
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
12 March 2012
Documents and Publications
The women of Katrina: how gender, race, and class matter in an American disaster
Vanderbilt University
2012
Documents and Publications
Indigenous women, climate change & forests
Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education
2011
Documents and Publications
UNICEF: programme guidance note on disaster risk reduction
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
2011
Documents and Publications
Weathering the storm: Adolescent girls and climate change
Plan International
2011
Documents and Publications
Plan International; Institute of Development Studies
2010
Documents and Publications
Because I am a girl: the state of the world's girls 2010
Plan International
2010
Documents and Publications
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; United Nations Children's Fund; World Young Women's Christian Association; World Alliance of YMCAs; World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts; World Organization of the Scout Movement; The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation
2009
Documents and Publications
Disaster risk management: social participation, gender equality and cultural/indigenous approach
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
2009
Documents and Publications
Swayam Shikshan Prayog
2009
Documents and Publications
Indigenous knowledge: disaster risk reduction, policy note
European Union; Sustainable Environmental and Ecological Development Society; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
2009
Documents and Publications
From grassroots to global: people centered disaster risk reduction
ProVention Consortium
2008
Documents and Publications
Annals of the Association of American Geographers (Taylor & Francis online)
2007
Documents and Publications
Integrating human rights in natural disaster management in the Pacific: workshop report
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
2007
Documents and Publications
Women, ageing and health: a framework for action
World Health Organization; United Nations Population Fund
2007
Documents and Publications
World disasters report 2007: focus on discrimination
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2007
Documents and Publications
End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes
2006
Documents and Publications
Wiley-Blackwell
2000