Integrating Gender Issues in Disaster Risk Management Policy Development and in Projects
This note on integrating gender issues in disaster risk management (DRM) policy development and in projects is the second in a series of guidance notes on gender issues in DRM. The first part of this note looks at mainstreaming gender consideration...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/853671468234284347/Integrating-gender-issues-in-disaster-risk-management-policy-development-and-in-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26519 |
| Summary: | This note on integrating gender issues
in disaster risk management (DRM) policy development and in
projects is the second in a series of guidance notes on
gender issues in DRM. The first part of this note looks at
mainstreaming gender considerations into policy development.
The second part focuses on the World Bank project cycle
identifying entry points and providing practical advice and
links to good practice examples. Grounded in extensive field
work in Lao PDR and Vietnam, and drawing on the significant
amount of material already available, these guidance notes
are intended to be first stop, practical documents that can
be used to design and implement gender dimensions into
disaster risk management work across the EAP region. The
target audience is World Bank staff, clients and development
partners active in the fields of gender and DRM. DRM
projects are informed and draw heavily on existing
government policies and strategies to determine how best to
meet the clients' development needs. Mainstreaming
gender into the government's DRM policy and legal
frameworks requires governments to create an effective
enabling environment for gender equality and in cases where
such environment already exists, identify and highlighting
the policy entry points. Creating an enabling environment
for gender equality often relies on a change in mindset and
attitudes of many policy makers, which takes time. Improving
information and awareness on gender and DRM, including
existing policies, building the capacity of current and
potential women policy makers, and providing more
opportunities for women's participation in the DRM
decision making process are some strategies that can be used
to better address gender issues in Governments' DRM policies. |
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