Gender Informed Monitoring and Evaluation in Disaster Risk Management
This note on gender informed monitoring and evaluation in disaster risk management is the third in a series of guidance notes on gender issues in disaster risk management (DRM) in East Asia and the Pacific. The note looks at the collection and anal...
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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/313481468262140205/Gender-informed-monitoring-and-evaluation-in-disaster-risk-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26534 |
| Summary: | This note on gender informed monitoring
and evaluation in disaster risk management is the third in a
series of guidance notes on gender issues in disaster risk
management (DRM) in East Asia and the Pacific. The note
looks at the collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated
data, needs assessments, pre- and post-disaster assessment
and analysis, and gender indicators. Select references
specific to gender and DRM are given at the end of this
note. Good practice disaster risk management projects are
informed by gender sensitive data and evidence during the
design, implementation and the monitoring and evaluation
phases. This information is sourced by collating available
secondary data sources (e.g., government census and
socio-economic development data), conducting primary data
gathering in the project area, and through regular
monitoring and evaluation during program implementation. A
key obstacle, however, in the development of gender
sensitive DRM policies and projects is the lack of
sex-disaggregated data (i.e., data that can be separated by
men and women). Without disaggregated data, it is difficult
to identify, understand and address the different needs of
men and women before, during and after a disaster. As gender
considerations vary depending on socio-economic conditions
and cultural beliefs, sex-disaggregated data is required at
all levels. For example, national level disaggregated data
is useful, but not sufficient for planning activities at the
village level, as gender roles may vary from village to
village within a country. The data collected are
instrumental in helping identify the needs of men and women
to shape the design of early warning systems, emergency
preparedness plans, and post-disaster recovery programs
among others, and to determine the allocation of funding.
Gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation in DRM programs
allow governments and partner organizations to swiftly react
to the changing situation in affected areas and enable the
involved institutions to make corrections in the program
design and implementation plans, re-assess development
outcomes and the underlying processes. This can improve the
likelihood of achieving the development objectives outlined
in the reconstruction programs, and helps the reconstruction
partners to understand, effectively respond and shape the
dynamic situation on the ground. |
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