Seminar on the Environment, Gender, and Disasters
To mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction, the United Nations Environment Programme to you to join the event that will explore the nexus between gender inclusiveness and ecosystem-based approaches to disaster risk reduction.
The event will also feature the launch of Disasters and Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate, a book on the importance of ecosystems and their management for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. The book notably features a chapter fully dedicated to the importance of including women and gender minorities in disaster risk management.
PEDRR will also launch its new visual identity and give participants a sneak preview of its new Virtual Global Support Center, which will offer dedicated technical expertise on Eco-DRR, along with a virtual library, new regional networks and knowledge hubs, and a greater access to data, maps, and tools.
For additional information, please contact Maxime Paquin.
The Environment, Gender, and Disasters event will be held on 11 October 2019, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the Rhône room of the International Environment House 2 (Chemin de Balexert 7 – 9, 1219, Geneva).