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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
This report explores why targeted investments in women are crucial to increase resilience to climate change and disasters and to achieve broader sustainable development. Such investments include human resource development, institutional strengthening, financial literacy, the promotion of women’s voices and representation, and learning and skills development.
This report aims to (i) reinforce the dialogue on the importance of women-focused investments in climate and disaster resilience, (ii) identify key characteristics of such investments, and (iii) discuss the wider enabling environment that can make such investments effective. The report primarily aims to inform senior officials from sector ministries and their counterparts in ministries of planning and finance in Southeast Asian developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). According to this report, investments in women’s resilience to natural hazards and climate change should consider the following core principles (p. 27):
This report also indicates several enabling factors that could help different ministries make progress in delivering women-focused investments in climate and disaster resilience (p. 27):
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