Gender

Gender

Gender mainstreaming, gendered vulnerability, gender-sensitive disaster risk management.

WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2023
The nominations for the 2023 WIN DRR Leadership Awards are now open!
Women's International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction
Two Mexican women walking in front of a yellow wall.
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.
World Bank, the
Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework - plenary session
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.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Timorese women working
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
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2023
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.
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
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2023
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.
World Bank, the
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2023
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
Two indigenous women looking at a book.
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.
LAC Women's Network for Disaster Risk Reduction