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How can women’s leadership reduce risks and build resilience?
We asked resilience practitioners, women leaders, gender champions, and experts from around the world why diverse leadership is so important to their work
African women to play key roles in mitigating impacts of climate change
From where I stand: “Put indigenous women and our communities at the centre of climate action”
Women reap the rewards of planting mangroves in Bangladesh
How the fisherwomen of Java rise above climate change and an increase in gender-based violence
This case study explores these uneven impacts, the importance of collective active action, and the key role women play in sustainable recovery from Covid-19.
Pannapa (Aimee) Na Nan
Meet Aimee, a driving force in gender-responsive disaster risk reduction and emergency response in Thailand.
Women raise the roof in India
Working with women to design safe, resilient housing solutions
“Women in the communities are active participants in building disaster preparedness”
The importance of women's leadership in disaster preparedness in the Philippines.
“Women play a huge role in the disaster sphere”
Developing capacities for gender-responsive data collection systems.
UN Women helps ease climate risks for women farmers in the mountains of Viet Nam
Women in this mountainous region are getting help to be more climate-resilient
Participatory toolkits help rural marginalised communities make their voices heard on climate change
In Kenya’s changing climate, women are claiming land rights to feed their families
In Nepal’s post-earthquake reconstruction, women masons are breaking gender barriers
Women traditional leaders could help make sure the pandemic message is heard
[VIDEO] Raising women up: Women take the lead in community-based disaster risk reduction in Cambodia
India: Women act to make slums climate-resilient, one house at a time
Women leading wetlands conservation and building resilience in Uganda
Uganda is home to a dense network of wetlands with significant ecological and socioeconomic benefits. This case study shows how women's leadership in local governance structures is supporting resilience.