Ensuring Protection in Response and Equity in Recovery

As in every disaster, certain groups were more vulnerable than others to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE). Two-thirds of those who lost their lives were over 60 years old. Response efforts to the catastrophe also affected social groups differently and reflected existing inequities, particularly with respect to women. Children, the elderly, and the disabled also have special needs, which were not always met. These vulnerable groups should also be engaged in the planning, design, and implementation of relief and recovery activities to ensure a more effective and efficient recovery, and contribute to more sustainable and resilient communities in the longer-term. This report gives immediate impact of the disaster; response and early recovery; empowering marginalized groups for long-term recovery; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Saito, Yoko, Shibuya, Hironobu, Arnold, Margaret, Ishiwatari, Mikio
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ADVICE TO WOMEN, ADVOCACY, ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AGE DISTRIBUTION, AGING, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, ALCOHOLISM, AWARENESS RAISING, BASIC NEEDS, CHILD REARING, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, COUNSELING, DAMAGES, DECISION MAKING, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISABILITIES, DISABLED PERSONS, DISASTERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EARTHQUAKE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ELDERLY, ELDERLY PEOPLE, EMERGENCIES, EQUAL PARTICIPATION, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXISTING INEQUITIES, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FEMALE, GENDER, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUALITY BUREAU, GENDER PERSPECTIVE, GENDER PERSPECTIVES, GIRLS, HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS, HOME, HOMES, HOUSES, HUSBANDS, ILLNESSES, INCOME-GENERATION ACTIVITIES, INEQUALITIES, INFANTS, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INSURANCE, LABOR MARKET, LEADERSHIP, LIMITED RESOURCES, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL WOMEN, LONG-TERM CARE, MATERNAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MOTHER, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, OLDER PEOPLE, ORPHANS, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PENSIONS, PLAYING, POSTPARTUM CARE, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRESS RELEASE, PRIVACY, PROPORTION OF WOMEN, PROVISION OF SUPPORT, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RAPE, RESPECT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES, SOCIAL GROUPS, SOCIAL IMPACT, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, SPECIAL NEEDS, TEACHING, THOUGHTS, UNICEF, VICTIMS, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WILL, WIVES, WOMAN, WOMEN LEADERS, WOMEN WITH CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273109/ensuring-protection-response-equity-recovery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16138
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