Protecting women and girls from violence in disasters

Jennifer First, from the University of Missouri discusses the rise in violence against women and girls in the aftermath of disasters, and stresses the importance of connecting gender-based violence services with disaster-related services.

Weather forecasts are helping Zambian women farmers

Addressing domestic violence should be part of recovery plan during natural disasters

With climate change driving child marriage risks, Bangladesh fights back

Flood early warning systems from a gender lens

Unseen, unheard – the need to tackle gender-based violence in disasters

ADPC: Linking gender, humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction in Bangladesh

Percepción de riesgos en Cuba con enfoque de género

Viet Nam: Conference to review five years implementation of the national community based disaster risk management and community awareness raising project

In Tajikistan, migrant wives lead preparedness and response

UNFPA: Count in vulnerable populations in disaster preparedness and response

Call for good practices: Integrating gender in Early Warning Systems

Conference agrees action plan to empower and protect women: Progress towards gender-sensitive weather and climate services

Ghana and US researchers tackle disaster risk reduction efforts

Rwanda: Preparing for disaster is key to development

Philippines: DILG taps Girl Scouts for disaster preparedness

Drought drives rural Indian women into city sex trade

Preparing for disasters and reducing risk in Azerbaijan