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Connecting gender, the private sector, and disaster risk management
A need for gender-responsive disaster risk management in the private sector.
Benin: Impact des changements climatiques sur les services en santé de reproduction
Women from Latin America and the Caribbean launch network for disaster risk reduction
The imperative of climate adaption for Africa
Building resilience across societies in an inclusive manner
Women are building the capacities of others to reduce risks
Goundo is working to build women’s capacity to secure their environmental rights and protects their nature-based livelihoods.
Fatoumata Goundo Sissoko
Meet Goundo, who is dedicated to building women's capacity in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, capitalising on existing skills and knowledge.
Kwara, Nigeria: Young women leading the fight for greener and stronger communities during Covid-19
In the Kwara Kwara state of Nigeria, two young women have campaigned for resilient recovery from the pandemic and mobilised youth in the fight for greener, stronger and healthy communities. Azeez Abubakar reports.
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.
Women are using forecasts to plan ahead
"Climate change is happening."
From loss to leadership in Brazil
Women tackle local risk in flood-prone Rio de Janeiro community
Collaboration between gender equality and climate change in Côte d’Ivoire
Ministers meet in Côte d’Ivoire to launch an integrated approach to climate change and gender equality in development planning
The case for equity to reduce disaster risk: an analysis of Bolivia
Cultivating change: women farmers in Dominica find new paths to market amidst COVID-19 shutdowns
Women farmers have recently suffered significant loss of income as a result of overlapping disasters. This case study explores how women farmers are being connected to new outlets and market opportunities and supported to do more business online.
Informing resilience decision making in Grenada and Saint Lucia
Strengthening gender risk and needs data and analysis and use
Korka Diaw
Meet the president of a farmer's network in Senegal, who empowers women and builds climate resilience through agriculture Senegal.
Lessons from the past: protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19
More attention should be paid to women and girls in humanitarian settings, those whose safety has already been reduced due to conflict, natural disaster or displacement.