Gender

Designing, resourcing and implementing gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction policies, plans and programmes. raising awareness of gendered vulnerabilities of men, women and LGBTs, and promoting inclusion and leadership of women and gender minorities in DRR.

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Con este material, PNUD busca poner en perspectiva el vínculo entre agua, género y desarrollo en el estado de Veracruz y con ello apoyar la planeación tanto de proyectos que consideren la importancia de asegurar la igualdad entre mujeres y hombres, como

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Con este material, pnud busca poner en perspectiva el vínculo entre agua, género y desarrollo en el estado de Chiapas y con ello apoyar la planeación tanto de proyectos que consideren la importancia de asegurar la igualdad entre mujeres y hombres, como de

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'International finance providers really need to put developing countries in the driver’s seat and not impede the role of country governments and that means giving funding on the basis of national strategies that countries put in place,' said David Waskow, climate change programme director for Oxfam America, in a report by AlertNet...
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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The first comprehensive training on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab region gathered thirty leading specialists to discuss regional and global disaster risk trends. Organized by the UNDP Regional Centre for Arab States, it provided valuable insight on disaster risk assessment, mitigation and preparedness.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States
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Half of humanity is now living in cities - commitment to resilience is urgently needed, said Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in her final summary.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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These briefs have been elaborated in the framework of the collaboration of FAO and UN-HABITAT, as part of the Natural Disasters Initiatives under the Inter-Agency Standing Committee for Humanitarian Assistance work. Their objective is to raise awareness

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This report provides an overview and analysis of current and planned activities in DRR within the development cooperation of EU Member States and Commission services, and points toward potential areas for increased EU support. The report also draws

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Disaster Risk Management for Health Fact Sheets:

This fact sheet about sexual and reproductive health in disaster risk management for health is divided into four sections: i) Key points ii) Why is this important? iii) What are the health risks? iv) Risk

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