Women’s capacity building and empowerment in disaster risk management and climate change adaptation

Explore six modules prepared by UN Women to help the Government of Bangladesh adopt gender-responsive policy measures to reduce the vulnerability of women affected by climate change and build more resilient livelihood options: 

1.  introduction to gender in disaster risk reduction and climate change; 
2.  climate change and rural livelihoods; 
3.  climate change vulnerabilities, adaptation, and mitigation; 
4.  safeguarding and protection of women in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation; 
5.  policy and institutions on disaster risk reduction and climate change; and 
6.  organisational development and sustainability – needs assessment capacity in disaster affected areas.