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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
What is gender inequality costing the Caribbean region?
Countries in the Caribbean are recovering from a recent volcanic eruption, coping with COVID-19, and preparing for the hurricane season. This case study highlights the work of the EnGenDER Project and the gender inequality studies carried out across eight countries to date.
The climate crisis is a humanitarian crisis for women and girls in particular
Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy increases preterm birth risk, Stanford study finds
Building women's resilient businesses in Vanuatu
Can an island rise and recover from a cyclone swell through targeted support to women’s owned businesses?
Jamaican women craft vendors get business support
Enhancing resilience when disasters strike
The case for equity to reduce disaster risk: an analysis of Bolivia
Germany: Inaction on heat plans threatens health
Strengthening disaster recovery in the Caribbean using a gender lens
What women want – part two: to map vulnerability to climate change
Cultivating change: women farmers in Dominica find new paths to market amidst COVID-19 shutdowns
Women farmers have recently suffered significant loss of income as a result of overlapping disasters. This case study explores how women farmers are being connected to new outlets and market opportunities and supported to do more business online.
Investing in the lives and livelihoods of India's women during recovery
Post-disaster recovery provides an important opportunity to invest in the lives and livelihoods of women in order to build forward better and increase resilience.
Climate change is not gender neutral: harnessing data to empower women and girls as change agents
The struggle of a women-led business in Vanuatu
Vanuatu micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are facing parallel disasters
Korka Diaw
Meet the president of a farmer's network in Senegal, who empowers women and builds climate resilience through agriculture Senegal.