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Designing, resourcing and implementing gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction policies, plans and programmes. raising awareness of gendered vulnerabilities of men, women and LGBTs, and promoting inclusion and leadership of women and gender minorities in DRR.

Latest Gender additions in the Knowledge Base

Research briefs

Do disasters jeopardize women’s reproductive health?

In research published in Brain and Behavior, investigators found increased rates of menstrual irregularities in women living in areas affected by the 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
Wiley
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Documents and publications

Pathways to integrate gendered care work into climate crisis preparedness and response

This brief offers six evidence-based, actionable recommendation pathways for emergency preparedness, response and crisis governance that can leverage gendered caregiving for solutions in climate-related emergencies.
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Documents and publications

A story of gender, equity, and justice in climate change adaptation

Key gender and equity findings from the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.
WIN 2024
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WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2024: These are this year’s Excellence Award finalists

In 2024, six women who have achieved exceptional professional success in disaster risk reduction have been chosen as finalists for the Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Excellence Award.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2024
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WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2024: Meet the Rising Star Award finalists

In 2024, six inspiring women have been chosen as finalists for the Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Rising Star Award.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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The unjust climate: Measuring impacts of climate change on rural poor, women and youth

Discover how climate change is widening inequalities among rural poor, women, and youth, and explore actionable solutions to protect the most vulnerable in this FAO report.
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Research briefs

Extreme heat linked to diabetes in pregnant women, thyroid disorders: Study

There are links between extreme temperatures and gestational diabetes in pregnant women, as well as between heat and thyroid disorders.
Straits Times, the
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Documents and publications

Climate change impacts and intimate partner violence in Sub-Saharan Africa

UNFPA, in collaboration with the IIASA and the University of Vienna, conducted a comprehensive analysis and projections of climate change impact on IPV using demographic and health surveys and shared socioeconomic pathways.
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