Gender-Blind DRR Blunts Response and Recovery

Advancing gender-transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific

Vasiti Soko

Meet Ms. Vasiti Soko, the Director of the National Disaster Management Office of Fiji.

Dr. Riyanti Djalante

Meet Dr. Riyanti Djalante, who is promoting women's leadership in DRR at the ASEAN Secretariat.

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.

Explainer: how gender inequality and climate change are interconnected

Rapid gender analysis in Haiti reveals earthquake-related impacts on women and girls

The changing nature of the gender inequality of risk in the Caribbean

Moving beyond the “victim lens” and engaging women more effectively.

What is gender inequality costing the Caribbean region?

Countries in the Caribbean are recovering from a recent volcanic eruption, coping with COVID-19, and preparing for the hurricane season. This case study highlights the work of the EnGenDER Project and the gender inequality studies carried out across eight countries to date.

The case for equity to reduce disaster risk: an analysis of Bolivia

The struggle of a women-led business in Vanuatu

Vanuatu micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are facing parallel disasters

In Central America, women and girls bear the brunt of storm disaster fallout

4 assumptions about gender that distort how we think about climate change (and 3 ways to do better)

Insights into behaviour during a fire could improve evacuation planning

Mexico: The unequal effects of coronavirus

OPINION: Environmental disasters widen the gender gap

Desastres ambientales profundizan la brecha de género

The gender and age dimensions of a hurricane in Dominica

Gender and age inequality of disaster risk