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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.
“Women in the communities are active participants in building disaster preparedness”
The importance of women's leadership in disaster preparedness in the Philippines.
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.
How to reduce gender violence during the pandemic and beyond
The need for system-wide change, coordination, and capacity development
The UN Women’s multi-hazard approach to disaster risk resilience in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Confronting the impacts of multiple hazards in a gender-responsive manner
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.