Purpose
This publication 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). The overarching goal is to contribute to building the disaster resilience of both women and men, in order to achieve sustainable development.
Overview
This publication contains a policy guideline on gender mainstreaming, and practical guidelines on how to institutionalise gender-sensitive risk assessments, implement gender-sensitive early warning systems, and use gender-sensitive indicators to monitor gender mainstreaming progress. Also included are a summary of the limited global progress in this task so far, and a list of further readings.
The mainstreaming of gender perspectives in disaster risk reduction still requires greater efforts and priority at all levels, from local to global. Much still needs to be done to secure concerted and coordinated efforts by global, regional and national actors. Adequate financial investments and tangible commitments are urgently required to pursue gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction at the operational level.
Usage: Policy development
Audience: National Society leadership; Technical staff
Reference: United Nations, UNISDR, UNDP and IUCN (2009). Making disaster risk reduction gender-sensitive: Policy and practical guidelines.Published by UNISDR, UNDP and IUCN. Geneva, Switzerland, June 2009. Pp.1-153. Available from: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/9922_MakingDisasterRiskReductionGenderSe.pdf [Accessed: 19th September 2015].
