From where I stand: “Put indigenous women and our communities at the centre of climate action”

Risk, resilience and gender in the current Petrópolis tragedy

Women are more vulnerable to disasters because of their social roles, lack of access to resources and political marginalisation.

First come floods, then domestic violence. We need to prepare for the next inevitable crisis.

Women reap the rewards of planting mangroves in Bangladesh

Five examples of gender-sensitive solutions to displacement linked with climate change

Gender-disaggregated data, crucial to ensuring gender-sensitive response and recovery for displaced women and girls in disaster contexts

Explainer: Why women need to be at the heart of climate action

Responding to critical gaps in knowledge sharing - the Women’s Resilience to Disasters Knowledge Hub

Jeff Roach (Australia) and Paivi Kannisto (UN Women) introduced a joint UN study highlighting a gap in the sharing of tools and guidance for gender-responsive disaster and climate resilience between UN agencies.

Explainer: how gender inequality and climate change are interconnected

Five ways to build gender equality and sustainability

Preparing for CSW66: ECOWAS and UN Women organise a virtual regional consultation of West and Central Africa ministers

This news piece was originally published on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Website.

Launch of a “one-stop-shop” for all gender-related disaster and climate resilience knowledge

UN Women in partnership with the Australian Government, launches the Women’s Resilience to Disasters Knowledge Hub

How can we make disaster risk financing more gender inclusive?

Incomes dip for South Asia's women home workers as heat rises

In Bihar, women face floods and increasing violence

Disaggregating disaster deaths data

Ilan confirms the importance of knowing who dies in disasters, how, and why.

Bringing communities together to prepare for emergencies

New data show women and girls far less likely to receive COVID-19 relief

Women and girls have disproportionately suffered the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19: lost jobs and reduced work hours, increased intensity of care and domestic work, and strains on their physical and mental health.