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Challenges, case studies and best practices to address gender violence in disaster risk reduction efforts.

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Canada’s lack of recognition for gender-based violence is putting disaster survivors at risk

It is important to recognize that social vulnerabilities are not inherent individual traits, rather vulnerability stems from historic inequities over time that impact access to resources and marginalize people.
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Documents and publications
2023

Disasters, crises and violence against women: Evidence from big data analysis

The UN Women's Regional Office in Asia and the Pacific undertook a study harnessing big data from social media searches and posts, to uncover the discourse on violence against women (VAW).
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
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Domestic violence to rise as subcontinent heats up: Study

Each 1°C increase in the annual mean temperature associated with a mean increase in domestic violence prevalence of 4.4
Down To Earth
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Report: web searches signal at real-life spike in gender-based violence during disasters and other crises

People search more frequently for terms relating to gender-based violence (GBV) during times of crisis, according to a recent study of online behaviour in four Pacific Island countries.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
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Documents and publications
2022

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) mitigation in post-disaster contexts - Lessons learned from Central Sulawesi

This note documents good practices to prevent, mitigate, and respond to GBV in post-disaster contexts, utilizing the World Bank-financed Central Sulawesi Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project (CSRRP) as a case study.
World Bank, the
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Research briefs

Domestic violence increase during disasters

A review of 39 papers on domestic violence has assessed the lived experiences of Australian women enduring disasters while suffering domestic violence to better inform emergency management policies and improve safety for women in future disasters.
Flinders University
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First come floods, then domestic violence. We need to prepare for the next inevitable crisis

Catastrophic flooding in New South Wales and southeast Queensland has led to lost lives, homes, belongings, pets and livelihoods. As the process of cleaning up after the floods continues, we can expect an often unspoken outcome of natural disasters.
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Interview

Alyssa Thurston: “Engage women & girls as advocates for disaster risk reduction & climate adaptation”

More needs to be done to recognize GBV as a core disaster management issue. Alyssa Thurston thinks one reason policies have failed to support women is because they have not adequately included women in disaster planning.
Bangladeshi people cross a flooded street at DND dam in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017
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Mitigating gender-based violence risks: how anticipatory action supports safety and access to services for women and girls

There is growing evidence that anticipatory action supports affected peoples’ abilities to solve their own problems and better adapt to crises.
Anticipation Hub
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Disasters caused by natural hazards linked to increase in triggers for violence against women and girls

Disaster-related violence against women and girls must now be formally recognised in violence prevention, health sector responses and disaster management strategies
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine