Suggested commitments for addressing gender gaps in disaster risk reduction

This technical support paper prepared by UN Women suggests commitments for closing the gender gaps in disaster and climate risk reduction and climate resilience in preparation for key regional and global events.

Recommendations are as follows:

1. Leverage women’s voice, agency and leadership for resilience and address the structural barriers, capacity gaps, and discriminatory attitudes that restrict their meaningful participation. 
2. Institutionalise the systematic collection, use and reporting of gender data including sex, age, and disability data at all levels. 
3. Develop gender-responsive frameworks (laws, policies, strategies, and plans) founded on the needs and priorities of women in all their diversity. 
4. Increase financial resources for gender equality and women’s empowerment and leadership in disaster and climate risk reduction and resilience. 
5. Foster gender-responsive coordination mechanisms and partnerships to secure more inclusive decision-making. 
6. Support targeted action for increasing women’s resilience to multiple hazards focusing on their access to gender-responsive early warning systems; resources, assets, services and infrastructure that build resilience; and securing women’s resilient livelihoods and businesses. 
7. Support the implementation of the Gender Action Plan for the Sendai framework (Sendai GAP) and related climate agreements, in coordination with local, national, regional and global stakeholders.