Purpose This note looks at the importance of gender in disaster risk communication. It provides a brief overview of Save the Children’s gender-targeted communication strategy in two Cuban communities. Overview Disaster risk communication and warnings miss the mark if overly-general…
Purpose This note looks at the concept of gender and how it relates to men in disasters. It also highlights men’s roles in gender equality in disasters. Overview Gender is often misunderstood as focusing only on “women,” neglecting sex and…
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…
Purpose This one pager provides a checklist for community-based gender risk assessment. The checklist covers: identifying hazard risks; determining vulnerabilities (exposure); identifying capacities; and determining levels of risk. Usage: Guidance for project implementation Audiences: Technical staff; Gender and diversity practitioners…
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.
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,…
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…
Purpose This document looks at the impact of disaster on gender equality, the status of gender mainstreaming in disaster risk reduction, and drivers for integrating gender equality in disaster risk reduction. It provides recommendations for addressing gender equality in the…
Purpose This paper attempts to address some of the shortcomings of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and to move the debate beyond the simplistic focus of including vulnerable groups within disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy-making. By promoting socio-economic and…
Purpose This document looks at natural disasters and their gender specific impact. It looks at the risks women face in disasters and states that it is important that women not only be viewed as victims of disaster, but as agents…