The gendered dimensions of disaster risk management and adaptation to climate change - Stories from the Pacific

Abstract:

The gender dimensions of disaster risk management and adaptation to 

climate change can no longer be ignored. Global virtual networks recognise 

the fundamental differences in the way women and men are affected by, 

contribute to, cope with and adapt to these vulnerabilities.

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 There are many 

reasons for the differences, including gender inequalities, the roles women 

and men play in their communities and the reality that women constitute 

most of the world’s poor. As such, they are highly dependent on local 

natural resources for their livelihood and are disproportionately vulnerable 

to, and affected by, disasters and climate change.