Background

The Sendai Framework for Action (2015-2030) was adopted at the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Japan in March 2015. Under its seven global targets, the Sendai Framework outlines four Priorities for Action: (i) understanding disaster risk; (ii) strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience; and (iv) enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction. The Sendai Framework further states in its Guiding Principles: “A gender, age, disability and cultural perspective should be integrated in all policies and practices, and women and youth leadership should be promoted”.

This proposed regional conference organised by UN Women in Viet Nam in partnership with the Government of Japan and the Government of Viet Nam will provide a forum to discuss gender-related issues and targets for the four priorities of the Sendai Framework with the aim of assisting Governments in integrating gender when setting local targets. This conference will be targeted towards government, policy makers, researchers and practitioners from the Asia and the Pacific region.

Objectives and Outputs – Overall the forum aims to identify practical measures for substantive integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment in disaster risk reduction taking into the differential impacts and abilities of different gender groups.

Objectives:

• Identify key measures for effective implementation of the gender responsive Sendai Framework for DRR
• Share knowledge, experience and best practices from national governments, organizations and researchers from their work in Japan, Nepal, Vietnam, Vanuatu, and other countries in the region
• Create a network where the voices of men and women from the field can be shared with policy makers and decision makers at the national level, i.e., a community of practice

Outputs of the conference:

• Recommendation document on ‘Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction’
• Publication of key papers presented at the conference

Expected Participants:

The total number of participants expected to attend the regional conference will be 200, including at least 50 international participants (government officials, experts, key speakers and UN).

Outcome Document:

• Hanoi Recommendations for Action on Gender and DRR

The following is the list of publications circulated by IFRC:

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Community safety and resilience

IFRC Framework for Community Resilience (2014)

A series of Resilience Infographics:

• Resilience Infographic 1: What is a community?
• Resilience Infographic 2: What contributes to Resilience
• Resilience infographic 3: Resilience at multiple levels
• Resilience Infographic 4: A resilient community

 

Infographic: Social capital 1     |   Infographic: Social capital 2     |   Infographic: Social capital 3      |   Infographic: social capital 4

 

Infographics of Social Capital and Community Resilience:

• Series 1 – What is social capital?
• Series 2 – High and low social capital
• Series 3 – Why social capital is important to Red Cross and Red Crescent 
• Series 4 – How National Societies can help nurture social capital

For more information and publications, please visit Community Safety and Resilience.

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