Purpose This note is the fourth in a series of guidance notes on gender issues in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in East Asia and the Pacific. The first part of this note looks at reasons to adopt a gender-sensitive approach…
Community- Based Disaster Risk Management – Field Practitioners’ Handbook
The purpose of this Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) Field Practitioners’ Handbook is to help equip CBDM or CBDRM practitioners with theories and practical tools that can be applied in community work.
Gender and Diversity in Emergencies – Quick and Easy Steps for Accountability to Affected People
Purpose This poster looks at the steps for accountability to affected people in assessments and monitoring; shelter and gender-based violence. Overview In assessments and monitoring, the steps involve: guaranteeing gender balance in the assessment team; speaking directly with affected women,…
A Pocket Guide to Gender and Diversity in Emergencies – Quality, Impact and Accountability
Purpose This pocket guide covers issues such as the basics of gender and diversity analysis, rapid gender and diversity assessment – the triple ‘A’ approach, gender-based violence, and the roles and responsibilities of different groups of people, ranging from the…
Integrating Gender in Climate Change Adaptation Proposals
Purpose This sourcebook focuses on climate change adaptation (CCA) rather than mitigation. It focuses on the front end of the project cycle; specifically, proposal preparation for accessing climate change adaptation financing. The sourcebook provides the reader with tools to help…
Women, Girls, Boys and Men Different Needs – Equal Opportunities
Purpose This handbook offers real and practical guidance on identifying and addressing the differing needs and situations of women, girls, boys and men; in other words, being sensitive to gender issues in humanitarian crises. Overview The handbook is divided into…
Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive – Policy and Practical Guidelines
Purpose This publication offers policy and practical guidelines for national and local governments to further implement the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (HFA). The overarching goal is to contribute to building…
Reducing the risks: A Framework for DRR in South-East Asia
This document is a South-East Asia specific disaster risk reduction framework aimed at providing more specific guidance to National Societies.
A practical guide to gender-sensitive for disaster management (2010)
Purpose: The guidelines presented in this document are intended to help Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) incorporate effective gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches into their disaster management strategies…
Gender Capacity Assessment Matrix
Purpose This document is designed to facilitate gender capacity assessments of organisations. Assessments are undertaken in four main categories: aspirations; organisational skills; organisational systems and infrastructure; and organisational programme capacity. For each category an organisation is expected to tick the…