Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive: Policy and Practical Guidelines

Sectors and Themes
Gender
Scale
National
Sub-national
Resource Type
Guidance and Frameworks
Expertise Level
Generalist
Language
English
Inputs Needed
N/A
Outputs Provided
Greater understanding of how to mainstream gender into disaster risk reduction and conduct gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction
Developer or Source
The World Conservation Union (IUCN)

Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive: Policy and Practical Guidelines 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). This document is intended to promote disaster risk reduction that delivers gender equality and reduces community climate vulnerability.