Bridging the gap: The role of specialised NGOs in inclusive disaster risk reduction
This policy briefing highlights the critical importance of engaging with advocacy and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that represent hyper-marginalised communities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) contexts.
These communities - which can include such diverse groups as gender and sexual minorities, Indigenous communities, sex workers, those experiencing homelessness, refugees, migrants, asylum seekers, and transient/nomadic populations - experience unique vulnerabilities exacerbated by societal, cultural, or economic discrimination.
This policy brief explores how much-specialised organisations can help design a more inclusive disaster risk reduction policy and practice landscape as well as elevate hyper-marginalised voices and champion the rights of those communities.
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