Profiles of women leaders in DRR

Introduction

The Women's International Network on Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) aims to empower women to attain leadership and enhance their role in decision-making in disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific. This collection profiles women leaders who contribute to reducing disaster risk in their communities.

Themes

Gender

Knowledge base

Themes

Hazards

Region & country

Content type

Interview

26 Feb 2024

Goma Karki: "DRR is a great space to learn, grow and give back to the community, so come be part of it!"

Goma Karki works as Project Manager for Youth Innovation Lab in Kathmandu, Nepal, leading the Nepali Yuwa in Climate Action and Green Growth (The Youth CAN) project.

Interview

19 Feb 2024

Flora Vano: “Women are the first responders. We put others before us so that no one is left behind.”

Flora Vano is the Country Manager of ActionAid Vanuatu, an organization that supports local women to become galvanizing and powerful community leaders, particularly in times of crisis such as disasters.

Interview

09 Feb 2024

Lulu He: “Education is crucial when addressing disaster recovery”

Lulu’s dedication to disaster research stems from her personal experience in an earthquake that struck her hometown in Sichuan Province in China in 2008.

Interview

30 Jan 2024

Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava: “How I got into DRR is a true life story”

Today, in her academic role at the School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Decibel works at the intersection of scientific research and the application of risk knowledge to decision-making.

Interview

16 Jan 2024

Ankita Shah: “Disaster risk reduction is not a separate issue. It should be included in every developmental sector”

Ankita Shah from Kathmandu in Nepal is the Executive Director of Bighnaharta Nepal, a non-profit organization based in the country’s capital Kathmandu. She was not always meant to work in DRR.

Interview

13 Sep 2023

WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2023: Rising Star Award – Finalists

Six inspiring women have been selected as the finalists for the Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Rising Star Award 2023.

Interview

13 Sep 2023

WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2023: Excellence Award – Finalists

These six women are the finalists for the 2023 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Excellence Award, proudly sponsored by SM Prime.

Blog

21 Nov 2022

Homolata Borah: "We need to understand the importance of solution-based approaches"

Dr. Homolata Borah has been working towards reducing disaster risk for some of the most vulnerable communities living in the world’s largest inhabited river island of Majuli in the state of Assam in India.

Blog

23 Nov 2022

Muliagatele Filomena Nelson: “There are seats at the climate table for Pacific women”

Muliagatele Filomena Nelson is the Climate Change Adaptation Advisor at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. She helps Pacific women become active participants in the process of international climate negotiations.