Environment

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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How Can Promoting Women’s Participation (And Agency) And Responding to Their Needs Improve Disaster Risk Reduction? Case from Post-Disaster Reconstruction (Operations and Measures) in the Philippines and Sri Lanka

2011-2020, Case Study, Disaster Risk Reduction, Foreign, Gender, Journal/Magazine/Review, Social Development, Uncategorized / By

For gender-responsive disaster risk reduction (DRR), the most essential step to be taken might be the translation of DRR into an opportunity to transform unequal gender relations which are root causes of women’s vulnerability and exclude them from decision-making processes for DRR. Women and other marginalized groups of people are often regarded as more vulnerable …

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