Promoting Gender Equality in Disaster Risk Reduction: Oxfam’s Experiences in Southeast Asia

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Author(s)
Navy, Menh
Widjaja, Yenny
Carr, Hollie
Kyaw, Patrick
Dung, Le Thi My
Publication date
2012-05-01
Subject
Climate change
Approach and methodology
Conflict and disasters
Gender
Keywords
Climate change adaptation
Disaster risk management
Discrimination
Floods
Inequality
Disaster risk reduction
DRR
Development methods
Disasters
Country
Cambodia
Indonesia
Myanmar
Viet Nam

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Document type
Case study
Description
This compilation of case studies illustrates the close ties between our concern for gender equality and our efforts in humanitarian crises and disaster risk reduction (DRR). They do not claim to be comprehensive, but simply reflect some recent Oxfam experiences in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam. They are examples of how natural hazards like cyclones and floods affect women differently from men. Analysing the efforts Oxfam has undertaken in these countries shows which steps are possible and desirable in overcoming the disproportionate vulnerability of women in disaster- prone areas and making use of their capacities.
Pages
32
ISBN
978-1-78077-139-7
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/247717
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http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/promoting-gender-equality-in-disaster-risk-reduction-oxfams-experiences-in-sout-247717
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