CBDRM Training and Learning Circle
Gender Sensitive and Responsive Disaster Risk Reduction
(at the Local and Community Level)
Presentation by Lorna P. Victoria
National Coordinator, CBDRM Training and Learning Circle
Advisor, Center for Disaster Preparedness
FSSI and MEEP Partners’ Conference
Improving Gender Mainstreaming Initiatives of MFIs
November 11 – 12, 2009 at Regalia Suites, Quezon City
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Key References:
CBDRM TLC Writeshop to Address
Training Related Gaps in CBDRM
in the Philippines
Gender Mainstreaming Framework
and Guidelines, NCFRW & UNIFEM
Gender Sensitivity and Women’s
Orientation Materials
UNISDR, UNDP, IUCN Materials
Gender and Disaster Network
CBDRM Training Materials, CDP
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The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the
Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters
Five Thematic Areas
Cross-cutting Principle
A gender perspective should be
integrated into all disaster risk
management policies, plans and
decision-making processes, including
those related to risk assessment, early
warning, information management and
education and training.
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Basic Concepts of Disaster and Disaster Risk Management
What do you consider as disaster?
A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a
society causing widespread human, material, economic (assets,
goods and services) or environmental losses which exceed the
ability of the affected community/society to cope
using its own resources. (UNISDR)
Typhoon or earthquake a disaster?
Consider recipe for disaster
HAZARDS
Threatening phenomena, events or
occurrences that have the potential for
causing injury to life or damage to property
and environment.
Natural Hazards
Human-induced Hazards
Combination
What are threats to
VULNERABILITY
•physical, social, economic & environmental
factors and conditions which increase
susceptibility and adversely affect
the ability to respond to hazardous events
•weaknesses present in individuals,
households, community, and society
•Conditions, factors, processes why these
individuals, groups and communities will
suffer damage and loss from hazard
What are particular vulnerabilities
CAPACITY
the knowledge, abilities, resources and
strengths, present in individuals,
households, community and society
which enable them to cope with,
withstand, prevent, prepare for, mitigate,
or recover
When a hazard interacts with
conditions of vulnerability in a
community with low capacity
resulting in damages, loss
and disruption of community
functioning
DISASTER RISK
Is the likelihood or probability of a hazard striking
a vulnerable community, causing injury, damage
and loss.
DR = probability (p) x loss (l)
Capacity
DR = Hazard x Vulnerability
Disaster Risk is a function of Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity
Disaster risk management - Stress on
proactive disaster management responses
of prevention, mitigation and preparedness
Prevention Mitigation Preparedness
Prevent, reduce, transfer or live with disaster risk
Public safety, disaster resilience, sustainable
development for all
Disaster Risk Management Activities
A. Before the Disaster- prevention, mitigation, preparedness
Prevention- Measures taken to avert a disaster from occurring,
if possible ( to impede a hazard so that it does not have any
harmful effects)
Mitigation- Measures taken prior to the impact of a disaster to
minimize its effect
Preparedness-Measures taken in anticipation of a disaster to
ensure that appropriate and effective actions are taken in the
aftermath
B. During the disaster- emergency response
C. After the disaster- recovery: rehabilitation and
reconstruction
Consider Gender Sensitive and Responsive
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
• Rehabilitation • Reconstruction
Consider Gender Sensitive and Responsive
RECOVERY
1. Structural 2. Non-Structural
• Poverty Reduction
Strategies
• Safety measures
•Sustainable
•Strengthening community livelihood
health • Legislation, •Insurance
land use planning,
Building and fire code
• Policy study & Advocacy
Consider Gender Sensitive and Responsive
Mitigation and Prevention
• Training, education and drills • Public
Awareness and Early
Warning Food & water
committee
Logistics
committee
• Strengthening organization and Networking
inter-agency arrangements committee
Medical & sanitation
Barangay committee
Tulong-tulong
• Logistics
support and stockpile
Consider Gender Sensitive and Responsive
PREPAREDNESS
PROGRESSIVE
How to Make Local IMPROVEMENT IN
COMMUNITY
and Community SAFETY,
Based Disaster Risk RESILIENCE AND
SUSTAINABILITY
ESTABLISHING
Management RAPPORT &
Gender Sensitive and COMMUNITY
PROFILING
Responsive? MONITORING COMMUNITY
& RISK
EVALUATION ASSESSMENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY
RISK REDUCTION DISASTER RISK
MEASURES REDUCTION PLAN
FORMATION OF
DISASTER
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION
CBDRM Training and Learning Circle
Gender Sensitive Disaster Risk Assessment
and Risk Reduction Planning
Involve women to get their
perspectives; have separate focus group
discussions with women
Adapt gender analysis tools in risk
assessment
Disaggregate data according to gender
Ensure gender sensitivity and
responsiveness of the DRM measures
(does not add to multiple burden of
women!)
Capacity development and support
mechanisms for women’s involvement in
DRM
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Local and Community Based
Disaster Risk Management can
contribute to
women’s economic
empowerment, women’s human
rights (particularly access to basic
social services), and gender
responsive governance
as the keys to gender equality and
the empowerment of women
CBDRM Training and Learning Circle
Gender and Disaster Risk Management
Women as disaster risk managers
Women and men, working together, can identify
those hazards that threaten their lives, homes,
livelihoods and communities, address
vulnerability conditions and factors and build
safer and developed families, communities and
society!
