Making Women's Voices Count in Natural Disaster Programs in East Asia and the Pacific

The East Asia region is highly prone to the impacts of natural disasters. Situated in the ring of fire, countries in the region are regularly hit by typhoons, earthquakes, floods, and other events. Natural disasters can have major impacts on the social and economic welfare of a population, and often pose serious obstacles in the achievement of sustainable social and economic development. Moreover, impacts from disasters are not uniformly distributed within a population and tend to disproportionately affect the poorest and most marginalized groups. Women are at a particular risk. Women often experience higher rates of mortality, morbidity and post-disaster diminishment in their livelihoods. Several underlying factors exacerbate women's vulnerability to the impacts of disasters, such as lack of means to recoup lost assets, limited livelihood options, restricted access to education and basic services, and in many cases, also socio-cultural norms. This note explores some of the underlying issues that are linked to gender and vulnerability to natural disasters and offers examples of how to address some of these issues in disaster risk management programs.

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Main Authors:	Trohanis, Zoe Elena, Svetlosakova, Zuzana, Carlsson-Rex, Helene
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, DAMAGES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISASTER, DISASTER EVENTS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER PROGRAMS, DISASTER RECOVERY, DISASTER REDUCTION, DISASTER RESEARCH, DISASTER RISK, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, DISASTER RISKS, DISASTER SITUATIONS, DISASTER SURVIVORS, DISCRIMINATION, DIVORCE, DOCUMENTS, DROPOUT, EARLY WARNING, EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKES, ELDERLY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FATALITIES, FATALITY, FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FEMALE HEADS, FIRE, FLOOD, FLOODING, FLOODS, GENDER, GENDER ANALYSIS, GENDER ASPECTS, GENDER BLIND, GENDER CONSIDERATIONS, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER DIMENSIONS, GENDER GAP, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER PERSPECTIVES, GENDER SENSITIVITY, GIRLS, HEAVY RAIN, HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HURRICANE, IMPACT OF DISASTERS, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, INHERITANCE, INHERITANCE RIGHTS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND TENURE, LEGAL POSITION OF WOMEN, LEGAL PROTECTION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LOCAL COMMUNITY, MALARIA, MINORITY, MORTALITY, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL HAZARD, NATURAL HAZARDS, NATURAL PHENOMENA, NUTRITION, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PROGRESS, RECONSTRUCTION, RELIEF, RELIEF EFFORTS, RESOURCE NEEDS, RESPECT, RISK REDUCTION, SAFETY, SHELTER, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL SCIENCE, SPOUSES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TRAUMA, TSUNAMI, TYPHOONS, UNDP, UNITED NATIONS, VICTIMS, VIOLENCE, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN, VULNERABLE FAMILY MEMBERS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WIDOWS, WIND SPEED, WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT, WORKING WOMEN, WORLD DISASTER REPORT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/14617029/making-womens-voices-count-natural-disaster-programs-east-asia-pacific https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10091
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