Making Women's Voices Count in Natural Disaster Programs in East Asia and the Pacific

Trohanis, Zoe Elena ; Svetlosakova, Zuzana ; Carlsson-Rex, Helene

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO EDUCATION;    ACCESS TO INFORMATION;    ACCESS TO RESOURCES;    CAPACITY BUILDING;    CATASTROPHIC EVENTS;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The East Asia region is highly prone tothe impacts of natural disasters. Situated in the ring offire, countries in the region are regularly hit by typhoons,earthquakes, floods, and other events. Natural disasters canhave major impacts on the social and economic welfare of apopulation, and often pose serious obstacles in theachievement of sustainable social and economic development.Moreover, impacts from disasters are not uniformlydistributed within a population and tend todisproportionately affect the poorest and most marginalizedgroups. Women are at a particular risk. Women oftenexperience higher rates of mortality, morbidity andpost-disaster diminishment in their livelihoods. Severalunderlying factors exacerbate women's vulnerability tothe impacts of disasters, such as lack of means to recouplost assets, limited livelihood options, restricted accessto education and basic services, and in many cases, alsosocio-cultural norms. This note explores some of theunderlying issues that are linked to gender andvulnerability to natural disasters and offers examples ofhow to address some of these issues in disaster riskmanagement programs.