Inclusion

By 2050, older adults in Africa are projected to face significantly higher heat exposure due to rapid population growth and climate change, with an increase in extreme heat events. This will heighten health risks and put pressure on local services.

The new ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024 reveals that Member States have made tremendous strides towards several SDGs yet climate change and environmental degradation are still substantially affecting women and girls.

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.

An inclusive evacuation exercise took place in October 2023, organized by the European Center for Forest Fires, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, and the National Confederation of Persons with Disabilities. PW interviewed the key stakeholders.

This paper identifies the need to pair life-stage with disaster risk reduction (DRR) objectives to improve understandings of what counts as ‘inclusion’ and ‘participation’.

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.

A new study by researchers at Penn State has found that older women are physiologically more vulnerable to high heat and humidity than older men, and that women between the ages of 40 and 64 are as vulnerable as men 65 years of age or older.

In Belém, the capital of the state of Pará, the climate crisis has contributed to extreme heat events and rising sea levels, threatening urban infrastructure and increasing the vulnerability of the poorest populations.