[Wigsat-l] Gender perspectives: integrating disaster risk reduction into climate change adaptation good practices and lessons learned

[Sophia Huyer]

 From Eldis.


> Gender perspectives: integrating disaster risk reduction into  
> climate change adaptation good practices and lessons learned
>
> Authors: ,UN/ISDR
> Produced by: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster  
> Reduction (2008)
>
> It is a well-known prediction that women in the developing world  
> will suffer the most from the effects of climate change. What needs  
> equal emphasis is the fact that women also represent an immense  
> source of potential and power to combat the increased disaster risks  
> that climate change will bring.
> This publication seeks to highlight initiatives that have  
> successfully used disaster risk reduction as a tool to adapt to  
> climate change and reduce risk and vulnerabilities in various parts  
> of the world.
>
> The good practices selected show how disaster risk reduction can be  
> integrated into climate change adaptation initiatives to reduce  
> people's vulnerabilities to the impact of climate change and weather- 
> related disasters, paying attention in particular to women's needs  
> and priorities:
>
> the first section emphasises women's knowledge and capacity as  
> environmental and natural resource managers. It also highlights the  
> importance of land use and management, and alternative livelihood  
> options in the context of climate change
> the second section highlights women's participation in community  
> decision making processes, showing the importance of building  
> women's and girls' capacity in disaster risk reduction, and  
> demonstrating their potential for leadership
> the third section briefly showcases some specific tools used to  
> mainstream gender into planning and policy development, to assess  
> vulnerability, and to design adaptive strategies.
> Despite the clear connection between climate change, disaster risk  
> reduction, and gender-focused approaches to development, it is  
> asserted that there still needs to be an increased awareness of this  
> important nexus. The authors hope that this publication will help to  
> increase political interest and generate more financial resources to  
> support gender mainstreaming in disaster risk reduction. It is also  
> hoped that this collection of good practices will inspire the  
> replication of initiatives addressing gender issues and climate  
> change adaptation, building resilience to disasters among the  
> world's most vulnerable communities.
>
>
>
> Available online at: http://w ww. eldis. org/cf/rdr/? 
> doc=39355&em=301008⊂=gender

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