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Maureen Fordham
Northumbria University,
Disaster and Development Centre
and
Gender and Disaster Network
Context Disasters affect men and women differently due to gender-specific
vulnerabilities and risks to the impact of disasters
Gender identities, attitudes and expectations are unfavourable to women in our societies, leading to gender inequality
A gender perspective is largely excluded from disaster risk reduction policies and programmes
To reduce vulnerabilities and risks to disasters effectively requires that policy and decision makers understand gender relations in disaster risk reduction
ISDR SYSTEM
Includes Governments, civil society,
international and regional organizations
ISDR secretariat
Integrate gender into disaster risk reduction Building resilient
societies to disasters
Hyogo Framework for Action
The Hyogo Framework for Action
« A gender perspective should be integrated into all disaster risk management policies, plans and decision-making process… »
Kobe, 2005
Building Partnerships for Gendering Disaster Risk Reduction
Goal
Promote
gender equality
into social, cultural and economic development
with an emphasis on Disaster Risk Reduction
Objectives
…for gender professionals and different groups of stakeholders to share information, knowledge and experience in gender mainstreaming in DRR
…for more visibility of their role and contribution in the DRR process at all levels
…between the gender expert group and other stakeholders, including national platforms, NGOs, the Media, private sectors and donors
…by national authorities and NGOs in developing gender-sensitive and gender balanced DRR policies and programmes
…on Gender and DRR, user-friendly checklists and training materials for mainstreaming gender into DRR and vice versa
To Provide a Platform
To increase women’s voice
To facilitate dialogue
To encourage active roles
To develop policy guidelines
Strategy
I. Taking stock of existing dynamics and challenges in gender and DRR - as a starting point.
II. Building ownership and leadership of experts, institutions or organizations in building the proposed partnership
III. Gaining greater support from and building wider partnership with different groups of stakeholders
IV.Establishing an “Advisory Group of Experts” as an initial “driving force”
V. Advocating gender relations and gender risk analysis in DRR
VI.Mobilizing resources necessary for supporting the initiative
Structure
I. An Advisory Group of Experts
II. Regional coordinators (based on existing institutions in the regions)
III.Consultation in process..
MechanismsUN/ISDR secretariat will:
I. Establish a gender focal point to support the development of the initiative
II. Facilitate direct dialogue between the Advisory Group and other stakeholders within the ISDR system
III. Facilitate the development of an umbrella programme on “mainstreaming gender into DRR”
Advisory Group:
I. Provide leadership in developing the global partnership
II. Advocate the urgent needs for gender mainstreaming in DRR at the Global Platform and other international Conferences
III. Guide and support policy development and user-friendly tools to facilitate the gender mainstreaming initiatives
Criteria for partnership
I. Demonstrating at least a general understanding of DRR, ISDR and Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)
II. Demonstrating commitment to promote gender concerns and needs into DRR
III. Advocating DRR and promoting gender-sensitive policies and programmes related to DRR
IV.Providing good practices and lessons learnt
V. Demonstrating commitment to establishing and developing the proposed “Partnerships for Gendering Partnerships for Gendering Disaster Risk Reduction”Disaster Risk Reduction”
Expectations
Global Partnership for Gendering DRR
Consensus on the need to build it
Regional consultations and ownership
Roles and responsibilities in leading the process of the global partnership
Way forwardFacilitation of policy development to guide gender mainstreaming in DRR and gendering existing policies
« Full and active participation of men and women to reduce disaster risk is essential for achieving disaster resilient households, communities and nations »
UN/ISDR
How to get involved
Please contact: Ana Cristina ThorlundUN/ISDR Liaison Officer for Gender [email protected] Tel +4122 9178917Fax +41229178983
Additional Information related to this initiative:
www.unisdr.org/gender