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How can we make disaster risk financing more gender inclusive?
Incomes dip for South Asia's women home workers as heat rises
In Bihar, women face floods and increasing violence
Bringing communities together to prepare for emergencies
From victims to leaders: ending gender-based violence in the Lake Chad Basin
Women are giving hope to women
Aissa's organisation provides psychological support to women and girls affected by conflict, crisis and disaster, as well as gender-based violence, teaching them to address trauma and mediate conflict.
From victims to leaders: ending gender-based violence in the Lake Chad Basin
Nearly 30 per cent of girls in Ngatansou’s home in North Cameroon are married before the age of 18, facing loss of education, high rates of maternal mortality, and increased risk of gender-based violence. Today, at 49, Ngatansou is working to change the narrative for women and girls in the Lake Chad Basin – an area encompassing Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.
How Bangladesh is beating the odds on climate disaster deaths
Varanisese Maisamoa
Meet Varanisese Maisamoa, who is helping increase women's access to resilient infrastructure in Fiji.
Women are helping others build alternative livelihoods
Katarina has established a fish hatchery, as a source of juvenile fish for new farmers, helping build their resilience.
Women are adapting to climate change through climate-smart agriculture
"Understanding climate change has drastically changed the way we work the land."
Why gender-responsive disaster risk management matters in the private sector
When the private sector invests in building the resilience of their assets – whether capital, facilities, or employees – it contributes to strengthening local resilience. Working with women on such issues is also an opportunity for greater impact and fast
Building forward through innovative financing for gender equality in the Caribbean
The growing need for gender-responsive financing.
Connecting gender, the private sector, and disaster risk management
A need for gender-responsive disaster risk management in the private sector.
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.
Benin: Impact des changements climatiques sur les services en santé de reproduction
Women are providing critical support during the COVID-19 outbreak
Jannatul and her team are supporting women and girls to cope with simultaneous hazards.