7th Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction

Course overview

Disasters affect everyone, but their impacts are uneven, with women, persons with disabilities, children, Indigenous peoples, and other marginalized groups facing greater risks across disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Despite global commitments, gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) remain insufficiently integrated into disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and practice.

ADPC will deliver the 7th Training Course on Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction (GEDRR-7) to equip policymakers and practitioners with practical tools to mainstream GESI into DRR and climate adaptation efforts.

Course objectives

The objectives of this training are as follows:

• Enhance understanding of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in disaster risk reduction (DRR), including how gender, disability, and social inequalities intersect with disaster risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience-building strategies. 
• Promote inclusive DRR policies and practices by equipping participants with practical tools and frameworks to integrate GESI principles into DRR planning, policy formulation, and budgeting processes. 
• Strengthen leadership and participation by empowering women, girls, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups as decision-makers and agents of change in locally led adaptation and resilience initiatives. 
• Build practical skills through hands-on application of gender analysis, disability inclusion frameworks, GESI checklists, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tools to assess and track progress in GESI-responsive DRR. 
• Foster collaboration among government officials, policymakers, humanitarian actors, civil society organizations, and researchers to support a coordinated and inclusive approach to DRR and climate adaptation.