Gender-responsive policy development in Kenya

Supporting gender-responsive legal and policy frameworks

Fatoumata Goundo Sissoko

Meet Goundo, who is dedicated to building women's capacity in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, capitalising on existing skills and knowledge.

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.

In a watershed year for climate change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General calls for urgent, decisive and sustained climate action

“Women in the communities are active participants in building disaster preparedness”

The importance of women's leadership in disaster preparedness in the Philippines.

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

Women are using forecasts to plan ahead

"Climate change is happening."

From loss to leadership in Brazil

Women tackle local risk in flood-prone Rio de Janeiro community

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?

Providing vouchers to respond to the urgent needs of economically vulnerable families and women in Palestine

COVID-19 has increased the risk of gender-based violence

Collaboration between gender equality and climate change in Côte d’Ivoire

Ministers meet in Côte d’Ivoire to launch an integrated approach to climate change and gender equality in development planning

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

“Women play a huge role in the disaster sphere”

Developing capacities for gender-responsive data collection systems.

What women want – part two: to map vulnerability to climate change

Building an enabling environment for addressing the gender inequalities of risk in Solomon Islands

Establishing coordination mechanisms and providing capacity development