Gender

Designing, resourcing and implementing gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction policies, plans and programmes. raising awareness of gendered vulnerabilities of men, women and LGBTs, and promoting inclusion and leadership of women and gender minorities in DRR.

The Gender Action Plan to support implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai GAP) has been launched. The Sendai GAP identifies nine key objectives related to the four priorities of the Sendai Framework, and 33 recommended actions promote gender equality and the empowerment and leadership of women and gender stakeholders in disaster risk reduction. Access the GAP

Latest Gender additions in the Knowledge Base

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This series explores thirteen stories of women across Latin America, from Mexico to Bolivia, who are asserting their rights and taking on leadership roles in ecosystem based adaptation within their local communities.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
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The fourth synthesis report by the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network assesses global progress on integrating gender considerations into NAP processes.

National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Research briefs

An analysis of 3,000+ studies shows flooding raises preterm birth risk by ~3% and increases chances of low birth weight. Both are linked to higher risks of chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes later in life.

AGU Advancing Earth and Space Science
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Documents and publications

This document consolidates the multiple efforts led by the Women’s Network and proposes strategic recommendations and requests to advance this common agenda.

LAC Women's Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR)
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Documents and publications

This text on gender and climate change acknowledged the continuing need for gender mainstreaming through all relevant targets and goals in activities under the Convention and stated the decision to extend the enhanced Lima work programme on gender.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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GADAus is Australia's leading national organisation providing evidence-based education, training, and resources to address the harmful impacts of gendered expectations in disasters.

Gender & (and) Disaster Australia
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The Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ editors have collected a selection of articles and research findings that show how disasters worsen violence against women, and some ways we can take action to prevent this spiral of violence and inequality.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½)
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Several recent initiatives have targeted the reform of the global finance and development system but they have fallen short on considering gender inequalities. The authors discuss how a re-envisioning could ensure more inclusive and effective outcomes.

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