Gender

Community adaptation and risk reduction governance series, issue 2, December 2011:

This edition considers gender issues after disaster in Nias Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia, such as the Indian Ocean tsunami on 24 December 2004 and the 28 March 2005

This volume draws on original research and firsthand narratives from women in diverse economic, political, ethnic, and geographic contexts to portray pre-Katrina vulnerabilities, gender concerns in post-disaster housing and assistance, and women's

This Damage and Needs Assessment provides a summary of the damage caused by the 2011 flood in Pakistan and what is necessary for recovery in each sector, including housing, education, and infrastructure.

This report analyses how target communities in Myanmar were able to recover from the Cyclone Nargis and become more resilient towards future hazards. There are seven aspects that are evaluated to assess the overall effectiveness of the Cyclone Nargis

This document asserts that there is an increasing evidence that climate change has an impact on natural disasters, such as flooding, and on agricultural production, both of which have implications for gender issues. It briefly reviews issues related to

Disaster risk management in East Asia and the Pacific, working paper series no. 24:

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

This document examines the lessons learned from the Indian Ocean tsunami and looks at how the world can be better prepared and take wiser decisions when homes, livelihoods, and communities must be restored or replaced. It documents what went wrong for

This document reports on the network's successes in disaster preparedness, response and recovery; health promotion; food security; development; gender equality; promotion of humanitarian principles and values; and its efforts to reduce stigma and

This publication is an initial step in documenting, collecting and sharing disaster recovery experiences and lessons, which also integrate disaster reduction initiatives aimed at reducing the womens' vulnerability.

This report highlights a range of BCPR's 2009 key achievements in (i) conflict prevention and recovery, (ii) early recovery, (iii) disaster risk reduction and recovery, and (iii) gender equality in crisis prevention and recovery.