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Gender-Blind DRR Blunts Response and Recovery
Advancing gender-transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific
Vera Karikari Bediako
Meet Vera Karikari Bediako, the Principal Programme Officer at the Department of Gender, Government of Ghana.
Women in rural Bangladesh pay more for rising cost of climate disasters
Explainer: how gender inequality and climate change are interconnected
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.
Gender-responsive and disability-inclusion in disaster risk reduction in Asia Pacific
How international commitments and recommendations are being translated into national DRR frameworks
The imperative of climate adaption for Africa
Building resilience across societies in an inclusive manner
4 assumptions about gender that distort how we think about climate change (and 3 ways to do better)
Women are addressing gender inequalities of disasters including violence against women
“Six to eleven percent of women in ASEAN countries report having been victims of violence against women by a partner in the past 12 months.”
Natural hazards and child marriages: A case study from Bihar
Nepal: Why more women die in disasters
Women bear the brunt of most disasters in Nepal because the outmigration of men from the countryside.
Women suffer the most from climate displacement
Understanding experiences of Cambodian women through the 'Women’s Resilience Index'
In Nepal, despite political empowerment, women find limited opportunities to shape water policy
Strengthening resilience of women and girls affected by conflicts, violent extremism and climate change In the Lake Chad region
Enhancing gender-responsive disaster risk management: why a change of mindset is the first step
The aftermath of an earthquake in Nepal
Understanding the gender inequalities of risk