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Women's narratives and experiences are a critical part of the knowledge base of gender-responsive disaster risk reduction. The WRD hub provides a platform for women and women’s organisations to share their messages and demands around gender-responsive resilience and for experts to share their insights.

Photo: Kiara Worth/UN Women

Insights

The Women’s Resilience to Disasters experts share their insights through interviews and blogs on:

WHY we need to understand the gender dimensions of risk;
WHAT we need to do to enable change and build gender-responsive systems and processes; and
HOW we can strengthen women's resilience.

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Blogs 13 January 2025

Empowering Resilience Through Renewable Energy

Leslie David's story of resilience during the earthquake in Vanuatu

Blogs 22 December 2024

Enhancing gender-responsive resilience

How the WRD Policy Tracker drives accountability for inclusive disaster frameworks

News 19 November 2024

Lavenia Naivalu, address to the COP 29 Presidency on Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform

Speaking for Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, women, youth, girls and boys from across the Pacific – the First Voices of Oceania.

Blogs 18 November 2024

Empowering Women for Climate Resilience: A Call to Action from the Pacific

“By empowering women, we can create climate solutions that are inclusive, sustainable, and community-centred. Our collective resilience depends on listening to and supporting Indigenous women", Lavenia Naivalu.

Blogs 17 November 2024

Empowering youth for a resilient tomorrow

Advancing gender inclusion and technical skills in disaster risk management

Blogs 15 October 2024

Gender-Blind DRR Blunts Response and Recovery

News 26 September 2024

ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024 highlights climate change threats to women and girls in Southeast Asia, a warning sign for other regions

Women's Perspectives

Explore women’s perspectives on building the resilience of women and girls to disasters and threats.

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Beyond COP27: Pacific Women Leaders on why women and girls must be included in climate solutions

We spoke to four Pacific Women Leaders, delegates to the recent global United Nations climate change negotiations and advocates in their communities, about the impact of climate change on women and girls in the region, and why it matters so much that their experiences shape climate action.

Women are coordinating and strengthening resilience networks

The Network of Women-led Organisations in Nigeria coordinates and strengthens the collaboration among members and partners, insuring the inclusion of women and girls in programs and projects.

Ms Husna Ibrahim Abdullahi, President, Network of Women-led Organisation, Yobe State, Executive Director, Women & Youth Empowerment Initiative (WOYEIN)

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.

Aissa Doumara Ngatansou, Co-founder, Association for the Fight against Violence against Women, Cameroon

Women are adapting to climate change through climate-smart agriculture

"Understanding climate change has drastically changed the way we work the land."

Korka Diaw, President of REFAN, Network of Women Farmers, North of Senegal

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.

Katarina Baleisuva, Tilapia farmer and President of Tilapia Fiji

Women are diversifying their business models for resilience

Aileen’s diversified agri-tourism business model has helped her remain resilient despite being affected by multiple disasters.

Aileen Burness, South Sea Orchids and Fiji Floriculture Support Association, Fiji

Women are facilitating community training

“I try to assist the community in the outer islands to build their resilience against climate change by facilitating trainings."

Ahling Onorio, Kiribati Organic Farmers Association, Kiribati

Regional Highlights

We are collecting regional resources, insights, and good practices for building women's resilience to disasters.

Americas & Caribbean Caribbean

West & Central Africa

Eastern & Southern Africa

Europe & Central Asia

Northern Africa & Middle East Arab States

Asia Southeast Asia (ASEAN)

Pacific

Hazards

A hazard is a process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. These impacts are not experienced uniformly by everyone in society, especially high-risk groups, and women and girls in particular.

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