Floods in South Africa: protecting people must include a focus on women and girls

When disastrous events like floods are combined with social inequities, their effects are much greater.

Risk, resilience and gender in the current Petrópolis tragedy

Women are more vulnerable to disasters because of their social roles, lack of access to resources and political marginalisation.

Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy increases preterm birth risk, Stanford study finds

Women more likely than men to suffer psychological distress from having their homes flooded

Natural hazards and child marriages: A case study from Bihar

Nepal: Why more women die in disasters

Women bear the brunt of most disasters in Nepal because the outmigration of men from the countryside.

Insights into behaviour during a fire could improve evacuation planning

The gender and age dimensions of floods and drought in Malawi

Understanding the gender and age inequalities of risk

Disaster risk reduction: Avoiding the inevitable

Bracing for climate change in Bangladesh: Safeguarding development in a warming world

Lessons learnt from 2017 Caribbean Hurricane Season

The Caribbean is moving closer to a much-needed regional strategy to strengthen people-centred early warning systems across the islands

India: In rural Manipur, women feel the heat of climate change

With a touch of paint, India's women slum dwellers battle extreme heat

Climate change adaptation perfumes Nepal's foothills

Climate shifts cut short girls' education in northeast India

Putting women on the disaster risk reduction agenda

Mexico: Yearly floods the new reality for rural women