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Ensuring an all-of-society engagement and partnership for DRR through empowerment and inclusive, accessible and non-discriminatory participation, paying special attention to people disproportionately affected by disasters, especially the poorest.

Latest Inclusion additions in the Knowledge Base

A woman being wheeled in a wheelchair at the 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, 27 May 2022, Bali, Indonesia
Research briefs

Marginalized communities develop 'disaster subculture' when living through extreme climate events, study finds

Locations around the globe are experiencing climate disasters on a regular basis. But some of the most marginalized populations experience disasters so often it has come to be normalized.
University of Kansas
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Documents and publications

Disaster awareness and preparedness among older adults in Canada regarding floods, wildfires, and earthquakes

This study investigated the attitudes, actions, and recommendations of older adults regarding natural hazards that pose risks in their geographic area—specifically floods, wildfires, and/or earthquakes in Canada.
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Volcanic activity sparks disaster preparedness planning in Solomon Islands

There’s an estimated 100 people living with a disability on Savo Island in Solomon Islands, and with a high risk of natural disasters, planning is happening now to make sure everyone is included.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A disabled man wading through water logged road on his tricycle in India, 2020
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Crisis communication saves lives – but people with disability often aren’t given the message

The disability royal commission and advocates say people with disability have not been provided with enough thorough, timely and up to date, accessible information during recent crises.
Conversation Media Group, the
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How Phoenix is preparing for its next brutally hot summer

In this Q&A, the city’s director of heat response and mitigation explains what his department is doing to keep people safe.
Yale Climate Connections
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Rain check: Climate change hits vulnerable Indonesian trans women

The Indonesian government has a five-year plan setting out its development objectives and how it will manage the impacts of climate change and although this includes provisions for vulnerable groups, trans people are not listed among them.
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MCR2030 Flames of Change Special Report
Documents and publications

Flames of change - special report on disability inclusion in disaster risk reduction and prevention

MCR2030 Flames of Change: Innovating Heat and Wildfire Governance for Inclusive Communities - Special Report on Disability Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction and Prevention
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Documents and publications

Integration of Protection, Gender, and Inclusivity (PGI) in Anticipatory Action - Indonesia

Plan Indonesia and PSBA UGM, supported by Plan International UK, developed an Anticipatory Action framework for flood control with the integration of PGI in Wowong village, Lembata district, Nusa Tenggara Timur province, Indonesia.

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