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The WRD Policy Tracker

Last updated 25 Nov 2024

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
Australia Pac AU
Bangladesh Asi BD
Barbados Ame BB
Belgium Eur BE
Benin Wes BJ
Bhutan Asi BT
Bolivia Ame BO
Botswana Eas BW
Brazil Ame BR
Burkina Faso Wes BF
Cambodia Asi KH
Canada Ame CA
Cape Verde Wes CV
Central African Republic Wes CF
Chad Wes TD
Chile Ame CL
China Asi CN
Colombia Ame CO
Congo, Dem Rep of the Wes CD
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
Iran Nor IR
Ireland Eur IE
Italy Eur IT
Ivory Coast Wes CI
Jamaica Ame JM
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
Mauritius Eas MU
Mexico Ame MX
Micronesia, Fed. St. Pac FM
Mozambique Eas MZ
Myanmar Asi MM
Namibia Eas NA
Nauru Pac NR
Nepal Asi NP
New Zealand Pac NZ
Nicaragua Ame NI
Niger Wes NE
Nigeria Wes NG
Pakistan Asi PK
Palau Pac PW
Panama Ame PA
Papua New Guinea Pac PG
Paraguay Ame PY
Peru Ame PE
Philippines Asi PH
Romania Eur RO
Rwanda Eas RW
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
South Sudan Eas SS
Sri Lanka Asi LK
Suriname Ame SR
Tajikistan Eur TJ
Thailand Asi TH
Timor-Leste Asi TL
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:

    • 101 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, persons with disabilities, and older people.
    • Migrant and displaced people were least focused on and/or included in the frameworks assessed.
    • The Americas & Caribbean, Asia, the Pacific, Eastern & Southern Africa, West & Central Africa, and Southeast Asia have at least one framework that is inclusive of each of the Sendai Framework’s 7 high-risk groups from 31 countries, including: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Jordan, Laos, Liberia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Rwanda, Samoa, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia.
      • Of these frameworks, those from Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Nicaragua, and Peru are also inclusive of LGBTQIA+ persons.
    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.
    • Every region now has a DRR/DRM framework that focuses primarily on gender.
    • The Americas & Caibbean and the Pacific are the only two regions to have frameworks inclusive of all high-risk groups as well as LGBTQIA+ persons.
    • 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 21 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.
    • 14 frameworks report the meaningful participation of children and youth representative organisations and representative authorities in their development, compared with 7 frameworks for persons with disabilities, and 6 for older people.
    • High-risk groups whose meaningful participation was least reported were people living in extreme poverty (3 frameworks), migrants and displaced people (6 frameworks), and indigenous and ethnic minorities (8 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: 71 of the 266 frameworks analyzed are from the Americas & Caribbean, representing 27 countries, 6 of which are inclusive of all high-risk groups (Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Peru), 5 of which are also inclusive of LGBTQIA+ persons (Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Peru).
    • The Americas & Caribbean is one of two regions to have frameworks inclusive of all high-risk groups as well as LGBTQIA+ persons.
    Number of inclusive DRM/DRR frameworks by high-risk group in Western and Central Africa

    The analysis shows that:

    • West and Central Africa: 19 of the 266 frameworks analyzed are from West & Central Africa form 14 countries, 6 of which are inclusive of all high-risk groups (Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, and Zambia).
    Number of inclusive DRM/DRR frameworks by high-risk group in Eastern and Southern Africa

    The analysis shows that:

    • Eastern and Southern Africa: 28 of the 266 frameworks analyzed are from Eastern & Southern Africa from 15 countries, 6 of which are inclusive of all high-risk groups (Botswana, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda).
    Number of inclusive frameworks by high-risk group in Europe and Central Asia

    The analysis shows that:

    • Europe and Central Asia: 12 of 266 frameworks analyzed are from Europe & Central Asia from 8 countries, none of which are inclusive of all high-risk groups.
    Number of inclusive frameworks by high-risk group in North Africa and the Middle East

    The analysis shows that:

    • Northern Africa and Middle East: 4 of the 266 framework analyzed are from Northern Africa & Middle East from 3 countries, none of which are inclusive of all high-risk groups.
    Number of inclusive frameworks by high-risk group in Asia

    The analysis shows that:

    • Asia: 13 of the 266 framework analyzed are from Asia from 10 countues, two of which are inclusive of all high-risk groups (Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste).
    Number of inclusive frameworks by high-risk group in the Pacific

    The analysis shows that:

    • Pacific: 65 of the 266 frameworks analyzed are from the Pacific from 14 countries, 5 of which are inclusive of all high-risk groups (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu), 1 of which are also inclusive of LGBTQIA+ persons (New Zealand).
    • The Pacific is one of two regions to have frameworks inclusive of all high-risk groups as well as LGBTQIA+ persons.
    • The Pacific leads globally in inclusive frameworks, achieving full regional inclusion of at least one high-risk group across 100% of its countries (14).

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    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 (100% of countries have developed gender-responsive frameworks), followed by Americas and the Caribbean (71%), and Asia (67%).

    % 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 (93% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), followed by Americas and the Caribbean (71%), and Asia (67%).

    % 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 (100% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), followed by Americas and the Caribbean (69%), and Asia (67%).

    % 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 (86% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then Asia (54%), and the Americas and the Caribbean (54%).

    % 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 (93% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then Americas and the Caribbean (63%), and Asia (54%).

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

    The findings suggest that:

    Older persons are most commonly included in frameworks in the Americas & Caribbean (66% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then the Pacific (64%), and Asia (58%).

    % 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 (57% of countries have developed frameworks inclusive of this group), then Asia (42%), and West & Central Africa (38%).

    Frameworks with reference to LGBTQIA+ individuals

    The review found 13 frameworks that are inclusive of LGBTQIA+ individuals from the Americas & Caribbean, Asia, and the Pacific from11 countries (Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Fiji, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, and Samoa). 

    The Americas & the Caribbean and the Pacific are the only two regions to have frameworks inclusive of all high-risk groups as well as LGBTQIA+ persons. 

    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 31 countries currently have frameworks inclusive of all Sendai Framework high-risk groups. These are: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Canada, DRC, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, Jordan, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Somalia, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia.
      • 92 countries have developed frameworks which include gender commitments.
      • Only 16 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:

      • Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Nicaragua, and Peru are good examples of countries with frameworks that are inclusive of all Sendai Framework high-risk groups, including LGBTQIA+ persons.
      • Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, DRC, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Jordan, Laos, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Vietnam are good examples of countries with frameworks that are inclusive of all Sendai Framework high-risk groups.
      • Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Kiribati, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Somalia, Togo, and Vanuatu are good examples of countries with frameworks that are gender-responsive.
      • 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 Argentina, Australia, Benin, Costa Rica, Laos, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Somalia, South Sudan, and Vietnam 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: Argentina, Costa Rica, Laos, Nepal, Paraguay, Somalia, South Sudan
      • Children: Canada, Chad, Costa Rica, Jordan, Nepal, Somalia
      • People with disabilities: Australia, Somalia
      • People living poverty: Peru
      • Displaced or migrant people: New Zealand, Somalia
      • Indigenous or ethnic minorities: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chad, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru
      • Older people: Australia
      • LGBTQIA+ individuals are not currently included as high-risk group under the Sendai Framework, but Argentina, Canada, Nepal, and Samoa can be considered good practice examples for their inclusion
      Gender responsive

      The findings suggest that:

      • Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Kiribati, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Somalia, Togo, and Vanuatu are good practice examples of DRR/DRM frameworks that are gender-responsive.
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