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Resolving Post-Disaster Displacement: Insights from the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

2011-2020, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender, International Organization, Report / By

Drawing on the rights-based approach laid out in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IASC Framework) and reflected in many of the Philippines’ own domestic standards, this report analyses efforts to resolve the displacement crisis generated by Typhoon Haiyan. The Framework examines the process for achieving durable solutions, emphasizing …

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Focus on Gender and Diversity in Disaster Risk Reduction

2011-2020, Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender, InfoGraphics, International Organization, Newspaper Article/Feature / By

The Asia Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. Each year, the region experiences a full range of disasters, from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to extreme weather events such as typhoons, floods and drought. Central to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent’s (IFRC) humanitarian mandate, and in line with the …

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Women in Natural Disasters: Indicative Findings in Unraveling Gender in Institutional Responses

2011-2020, Book/Handbook/Booklet, Case Study, Gender Mainstreaming, International Organization, Laws and Policies / By

This study was undertaken in order to compile policies and practices on women’s protection in situations of natural disasters and to document best practices in gender mainstreaming in natural disaster response and assistance, particularly, those that provide spaces for women’s participation. It was guided by an institutionalist perpective that sought to locate gender in laws, …

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