Disaster risk, gender and climate change

December, 2007

The UN/ International Strategy for Disaster Reduction - ISDR secretariat in collaboration with IUCN and WEDO has issued in Bali a call for good practices and lessons learned that link disaster risk reduction as a key tool for reducing the impact of climate change, with a gender perspective. They are seeking examples of projects and initiatives across humanitarian, environmental and development sectors that: promote positive changes to how women and men’s capabilities are used to build community resilience to climate change; and which integrate a gender perspective in natural resource management, environmental protection and climate change adaptation policies. The resulting publication will potentially prove valuable for addressing gender gaps in disaster risk reduction. We invite you to share your initiatives at community, national, regional or international levels (guidelines for submissions are available in English and Spanish).

Contributions that fulfil the criteria of selection will be reviewed by a UN/ISDR secretariat gender officer and submitted to a voluntary board of gender professionals  of  the  ISDR System working in the fields of Environment, Climate Change, Development, and Disaster Risk Reduction.

Do not hesitate to contact Ana Cristina Angulo-Thorlund at thorlund@un.org, should you have any questions on this subject.

All contributions should be sent by 11 February 2008.

Ana Cristina Angulo-Thorlund
Liaison Officer for Gender Issues
Advocacy and Outreach Coordination Unit
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR)
Tel: +41 (0)22 917 8917, Fax: +41 (0)22 917 8983
E-mail: thorlund@un.org  website: http://www.unisdr.org


World Disaster Reduction Campaign 2008-2009

HOSPITALS SAFE FROM DISASTERS:

REDUCE RISK, PROTECT HEALTH FACILITIES, SAVE LIVES

Launching on 25 January 2008, in Davos

A campaign by the WHO & the UN/ISDR secretariat

with support from the World Bank