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The WRD Policy Tracker

Last updated 5 Apr 2023

The WRD Policy Tracker follows the progress of gender-responsive and inclusive legal, policy, strategic and planning frameworks in 193 UN Member States. It helps analyse comparative progress across regions and countries, and highlights good practice.

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Based on a concept by: DRR Dynamics

Explore which UN Member States or regions have developed gender-responsive and inclusive disaster, climate or development frameworks (i.e. laws, policies, strategies, plans) through this interactive map. The frameworks themselves are accessible through the corresponding table. 

 

* The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations

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Countries with inclusive frameworks

Country Region ISO Women Persons with disability Children and youth Indigenous and ethnic minorities Older people People living in extreme poverty Migrant and displaced people
Afghanistan Asi AF
Antigua and Barbuda Ame AG
Argentina Ame AR
Armenia Eur AM
Bangladesh Asi BD
Barbados Ame BB
Belgium Eur BE
Benin Wes BJ
Bhutan Asi BT
Bolivia Ame BO
Botswana Eas BW
Brazil Ame BR
Cambodia Asi KH
Canada Ame CA
Cape Verde Wes CV
Chad Wes TD
Chile Ame CL
Colombia Ame CO
Congo, Rep of the Wes CG
Costa Rica Ame CR
Cuba Ame CU
Dominica Ame DM
Dominican Republic Ame DO
Ecuador Ame EC
Egypt Nor EG
El Salvador Ame SV
Equatorial Guinea Wes GQ
Ethiopia Eas ET
Fiji Pac FJ
Guatemala Ame GT
Guyana Ame GY
Haiti Ame HT
Honduras Ame HN
India Asi IN
Indonesia Asi ID
Ireland Eur IE
Italy Eur IT
Ivory Coast Wes CI
Jordan Nor JO
Kenya Eas KE
Kiribati Pac KI
Lao People's Democratic Republic Asi LA
Lesotho Eas LS
Liberia Wes LR
Madagascar Eas MG
Malawi Eas MW
Malaysia Asi MY
Maldives Asi MV
Marshall Islands Pac MH
Micronesia, Fed. St. Pac FM
Mozambique Eas MZ
Myanmar Asi MM
Namibia Eas NA
Nauru Pac NR
Nepal Asi NP
Nicaragua Ame NI
Niger Wes NE
Palau Pac PW
Panama Ame PA
Papua New Guinea Pac PG
Paraguay Ame PY
Peru Ame PE
Philippines Asi PH
Saint Lucia Ame LC
Samoa Pac WS
Serbia Eur RS
Seychelles Eas SC
Sierra Leone Wes SL
Solomon Islands Pac SB
Somalia Eas SO
South Africa Eas ZA
Sri Lanka Asi LK
Suriname Ame SR
Tajikistan Eur TJ
Thailand Asi TH
Togo Wes TG
Tonga Pac TO
Türkiye Eur TR
Tuvalu Pac TV
Uganda Eas UG
United Kingdom Eur GB
United States of America Ame US
Uruguay Ame UY
Vanuatu Pac VU
Viet Nam Asi VN
Zambia Eas ZM

Regional inclusive frameworks

Region Region code Women Persons with disability Children and youth Indigenous and ethnic minorities Older people People living in extreme poverty Migrant and displaced people
Americas & Caribbean Ame
West & Central Africa Wes
Eastern & Southern Africa Eas
Europe & Central Asia Eur
Northern Africa & Middle East Nor
Asia Asi
Pacific Pac

    Explore the global distribution of inclusive frameworks through the following.

    Global analysis shows that:

    • 88 UN Member States out of the 193 assessed have at least one inclusive disaster, climate, or development framework.
    • Almost all reviewed inclusive frameworks have been developed for the national level, and the majority of frameworks developed are either plans or strategies, rather than policies or legislation.
    • Inclusive frameworks most often focused on disaster risk reduction or management and climate change, and reflected stronger inclusion of women, children and youth, and people with disabilities.
    • Displacement and migrant and displaced people were least focused on and/or included in the frameworks assessed.
    Number of inclusive frameworks by group
    Type of inclusive frameworks
    Focus of inclusive frameworks
    Level of inclusive frameworks

    Inter-regional analysis shows that:

    • The majority of sub-national inclusive frameworks developed are in the Pacific region.
    • Almost every region now has a DRR/DRM framework that focuses primarily on gender.
    • Across all regions, the needs of migrants and displaced people, and indigenous and ethnic minorities tend to be least addressed in the context of disaster, climate, or development frameworks assessed.
    Number of inclusive frameworks by region and group
    Type of inclusive frameworks by region
    Type of inclusive frameworks by region
    Focus of inclusive frameworks by region
    Level of inclusive frameworks by region

    Inclusion overview

    Degree of inclusion of high-risk groups in DRM/DRR frameworks
    Proportion of UN member states including high-risk group in their DRR/DRM frameworks

    The Policy Tracker evaluates the level or degree of the following:

    1. consultation during the development process;
    2. meaningful participation in the development process;
    3. inclusion of principles, commitments, and objectives for gender equality, women's leadership and inclusion;
    4. responsiveness to the specific needs and priorities of high-risk groups; and
    5. commitment to addressing the underlying causes of unequal risk.

    Analysis shows that:

    • Only 19 frameworks indicate the meaningful participation of women or women's organisations, although more report consulting with women in the development of their disaster, climate, or development frameworks.
    • 10 frameworks report the meaningful participation of children and youth representative organisations and representative authorities in their development, compared with 6 frameworks for persons with disabilities, and 6 for older people.
    • High-risk groups whose meaningful participation was least reported were migrants and displaced people (5 frameworks), indigenous and ethnic minorities (4 frameworks) and people living in extreme poverty (3 frameworks).

    Find out the extent to which countries in each region are integrating high-risk groups in their inclusive frameworks (legislation, policies, strategies, and plans).

    Number of inclusive frameworks by high-risk group in the Americas and Caribbean

    The analysis shows that:

    • Americas & Caribbean: 26 out of 35 we have reviewed have at least one inclusive disaster, climate, or development framework.
    • Countries in Asia, Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean more consistently include children and youth, women, and persons with disabilities within their frameworks.
    Number of inclusive DRM/DRR frameworks by high-risk group in Western and Central Africa

    The analysis shows that:

    • West and Central Africa: 12 countries out of 24 we have reviewed have at least one inclusive disaster, climate, or development framework.
    • Countries in Asia, Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean more consistently include children and youth, women, and persons with disabilities within their frameworks.
    Number of inclusive DRM/DRR frameworks by high-risk group in Eastern and Southern Africa

    The analysis shows that:

    • Eastern and Southern Africa: 11 countries out of 25 we have reviewed have at least one inclusive disaster, climate, or development framework.
    • Countries in Asia, Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean more consistently include children and youth, women, and persons with disabilities within their frameworks.
    Number of inclusive frameworks by high-risk group in Europe and Central Asia

    The analysis shows that:

    • Europe and Central Asia: 8 countries out of 53 we have reviewed have at least one inclusive disaster, climate, or development framework.
    • Countries in Asia, Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean more consistently include children and youth, women, and persons with disabilities within their frameworks.
    Number of inclusive frameworks by high-risk group in North Africa and the Middle East

    The analysis shows that:

    • Northern Africa and Middle East: 2 countries out of 18 we have reviewed have at least one inclusive disaster, climate, or development framework.
    • Countries in Asia, Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean more consistently include children and youth, women, and persons with disabilities within their frameworks.
    Number of inclusive frameworks by high-risk group in Asia

    The analysis shows that:

    • Asia: 15 countries out of 24 we have reviewed have at least one inclusive disaster, climate, or development framework.
    • Countries in Asia, Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean more consistently include children and youth, women, and persons with disabilities within their frameworks.
    Number of inclusive frameworks by high-risk group in the Pacific

    The analysis shows that:

    • Pacific: 12 countries out of 14 we have reviewed have at least one inclusive disaster, climate, or development framework.
    • Countries in Asia, Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean more consistently include children and youth, women, and persons with disabilities within their frameworks.

    Find out which Sendai Framework high-risk groups are included in the inclusive frameworks of each region.

    % of countries in each region with frameworks inclusive of women

    Analysis shows that:

    Women and their needs are most commonly included in frameworks in the Pacific (86% of countries have developed gender-responsive frameworks), followed by Asia (54%), Americas and the Caribbean (54%).

    % of countries in each region with frameworks inclusive of persons with disabilities

    Analysis shows that:

    Persons with disabilities are most commonly included in frameworks in the Pacific (86% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), followed by Americas and the Caribbean (54%), and Asia (50%).

    % of countries in each region with frameworks inclusive of children and youth

    Analysis shows that:

    Children and youth are most commonly included in frameworks in the Pacific (86% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), followed by Americas and the Caribbean (57%), and Asia (54%).

    % of countries in each region with frameworks inclusive of indigenous & ethnic minorities

    The findings suggest that:

    Indigenous and ethnic minorities are most commonly included in frameworks in the Pacific (71% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then Asia (42%), and the Americas and the Caribbean (40%), followed by Eastern and Southern Africa (28%).

    % of countries in each region with frameworks inclusive of people living in extreme poverty

    The findings suggest that:

    People living in extreme poverty are most commonly included in frameworks in the Pacific (79% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then Americas and the Caribbean (51%) andAsia (50%), followed by Eastern and Southern Africa (32%).

    % of countries in each region with frameworks inclusive of older persons

    The findings suggest that:

    Older persons are most commonly included in frameworks in Pacific (50% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then the Americas & Caribbean (49%), Asia (46%) and Eastern & Southern Africa (32%).

    % of countries in each region with frameworks inclusive of displaced & migrant people

    The findings suggest that:

    Displaced and migrant people are most commonly included in frameworks in the Pacific (43% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then Asia (29%), and Eastern & Southern Africa and Americas & Caribbean (both 20%).

    Frameworks with reference to LGBTQIA+ individuals

    The review found two policies, from Fiji and Samoa respectively, that are inclusive of LGBTQIA+ individuals.

    There are also references to LGBTQIA+ individuals in the following:

    • A government memorandum in Poland;
    • A report summarising the seventh annual national roundtable on disaster risk reduction in Canada; and in
    • A development/humanitarian policy framework for Sweden, which identifies LGBTQIA+ people as a high-risk group.

    Key guidelines from non-governmental organisations

    Several non-governmental organisations and/or researcher organisations have shared guidelines on the inclusion of people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) in disaster and climate risk reduction, humanitarian response, and resilience. Examples are shared below.

      Findings

      Key findings

      Headline findings are that:

      • Only 18 countries currently have frameworks inclusive of all the Sendai Framework high-risk groups. These are: Argentina, Bangladesh, Botswana, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Jordan, Kiribati, Liberia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu, Zambia.
      • 71 countries have developed frameworks which include gender commitments.
      • Only 14 countries highlight within their national-level frameworks that women and/or women's organisations have meaningfully participated in policy, strategy, or plan development.
      Global

      Global analysis shows that:

      • Almost half of the reviewed inclusive frameworks are plans rather than laws or policies.
      • Almost all the reviewed inclusive frameworks have been developed for the national level.
      Regions

      Regional analysis shows that:

      • Countries in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas and the Caribbean more consistently include children and youth, women, and persons with disabilities within their frameworks.
      High-risk groups

      High-risk groups analysis shows that:

      • Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan, Argentina, and El Salvador are good examples of countries with frameworks that are inclusive of all Sendai Framework high-risk groups.
      • Fiji, India, Guatemala, Togo, Chile and Kenya are good examples of countries with frameworks that are gender-responsive.
      • Only two policies, from Fiji and Samoa respectively, are inclusive of LGBQTIA+ individuals although there is reference to LGBQTIA+ in a government memorandum, a roundtable report, and a development policy framework for Poland, Canada, and Sweden respectively.
      • Several non-governmental organisations and/or researcher organisations have shared guidelines on the inclusion of people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) in disaster and climate risk reduction, humanitarian response, and resilience.

      Good practice

      Inclusion of all high-risk groups

      The findings suggest that Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan, Argentina, and El Salvador are good examples of countries with frameworks that are inclusive of all Sendai Framework high-risk groups.

      Individual high-risk group

      The findings suggest that good practice examples for the inclusion of each Sendai Framework high-risk groups are:

      • Women: India, Fiji, Chile, Guatemala, Kenya, and Togo
      • Children: Philippines
      • People with disabilities: Federated States of Micronesia
      • People living poverty: Cape Verde
      • Displaced or migrant people: Bangladesh
      • Indigenous or ethnic minorities: Canada
      • Older people: Brazil
      • LGBTQIA+ individuals are not currently included as as high-risk group under the Sendai Framework, but Fiji and Samoa can be considered good practice examples for their inclusion
      Gender responsive

      The findings suggest that:

      • Fiji, India, Guatemala, Togo, Kenya, and Chile are good practice examples of DRR/DRM frameworks that are gender-responsive.
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