During emergency evacuations, displacements and return, risks of sexual and physical violence, partner violence, forced and/or coerced prostitution, child and/or forced marriage, and trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labor are heightened.
To implement DRR policies and plans, all stakeholders need to be engaged, at every stage. Those most at risk are often disadvantaged through lack of access to resources, power, and influence – like persons with disabilities, local communities, and women.
A new programme to bolster women’s resilience and leadership for sustainable, secure and thriving communities in the Solomon Islands, in the face of disasters, was launched today.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
This study aimed to investigate the effects of heat events defined with different intensities and durations on PTB throughout pregnancy, and to determine thresholds for the high-risk heat events.
This paper reviews the economic literature linking weather shocks (such as floods, droughts, and extreme temperatures, among others) and a large range of outcomes. Men and women indeed have specific vulnerabilities and exposures.
This report presents the findings of a study of career barriers and motivations for women and men working in disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Call for Best Practices Focused on Science, Technology and Innovation for Resilience, Leadership and Empowerment of Women and Girls in Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean Region has been extended.