Connecting gender, the private sector, and disaster risk management

A need for gender-responsive disaster risk management in the private sector.

Gender-responsive and disability-inclusion in disaster risk reduction in Asia Pacific

How international commitments and recommendations are being translated into national DRR frameworks

Focus on women and girls matters as disaster risks shift

Riyanti Djalante (ASEAN Secretariat) and Mohammad Naciri (UN Women Asia and the Pacific) share their insights into the importance of regional cooperation for gender-responsive disaster management and progress to date.

The Sendai Framework and its gendered implementation

The regional platforms provide an opportunity for formulating Regional Action Plans that are gender-responsive.

From victims to agents of change

How women recovered from the 2010 tsunami in Chile

“We need to emphasise how exposed women are to the impacts of climate change”

The lack of support for women's leadership in climate change projects.

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

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

“Women play a huge role in the disaster sphere”

Developing capacities for gender-responsive data collection systems.

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.

Counting Women in Fiji for risk-informed development

The importance of gender-responsive risk assessments for inclusive development planning

Open letter from the President of the Global Network of Women for Inclusive Disaster Risk Management to women leaders about Covid-19 and the exclusion of women and girls with disabilities

The Women’s Resilience to Disasters Knowledge Hub

The importance of quality data and evidence to inform and transform resilience building.

Gender-transformative hurricane resilience during the COVID-19 crisis

The importance of inclusive hurricane preparedness in the Caribbean.

Gender and age inequality in the face of disaster risk

Unpacking the gender and age dimensions of disasters.

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.