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An Act Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System, Providing for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework and Institutionalizing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, Appropriating Funds Therefore and for other Purposes

2001-2010, Disaster Risk Reduction, Laws and Policies, Newspaper Article/Feature, Other Philippine Publication, Policy Brief / By

This Act aims to uphold the people’s constitutional rights to life and property by addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities to disasters, strengthening the country’s institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction and management and building the resilience of local communities to disasters including climate change impacts. On gender perspective, it ensures that disaster risk reduction …

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LGBTQ+ People Left Behind After the Storm

Disaster Risk Reduction, Magazine/Newsletter, Newspaper Article/Feature, Other Philippine Publication / By

‘Be it in the context of a super typhoon, an earthquake, or an armed conflict, activists lament about how LGBTQ+ persons have been systematically ignored, left to be criminalized, discriminated against in temporary shelters, or worse, blamed as the reason for disasters. Asset Type: Publications Collection: Other Philippine Publications Subject: Philippines, LGBTQ, Disasters Author: Ryan …

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

Book/Handbook/Booklet, Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender, Gender Mainstreaming, Guide/Manual, International Organization / By

Disasters don’t discriminate, but people do. Existing socio-economic conditions mean that disasters can lead to different outcomes even for demographically similar communities – but inevitably the most vulnerable groups suffer more than others. Research reveals that disasters reinforce, perpetuate and increase gender inequality, making bad situations worse for women. Meanwhile, the potential contributions that women …

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