Gender
A Year after Pakistan’s Deluge: How community-centric public works support the most vulnerable
The blog was first published by World Bank Blogs on 18 October 2023. Read the original blog here. In the village of Shaheed Benazirabad District, residents explain the far and wide impacts of the floods. Credit: Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project A year later, the flood water has receded, but the impacts still loom large. [...] Read More
Why South Asian Women have a Key Role in Tackling the Climate Crisis
This article was first published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on 28 June 2023. Read the original article here. South Asian women are vital for leading climate action in a region facing significant challenges due to the climate crisis, holding the potential to shape a sustainable future. Image: Belle Maluf/Unsplash South Asia faces numerous [...] Read More
Gender Inclusion and Technology in Climate Resilience – A Civil Society Perspective
Aisha Khan (photo by ADPC) Aisha Khan is the Chief Executive of the Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change and CEO of the Mountain & Glacier Protection Organization in Pakistan. She has over 20 years of work experience at the community and policy levels to strengthen climate action by supporting inclusive and participatory practices that [...] Read More
Climate Change and Gender Equality: Research Perspectives from Nepal
Photo by ADPC Dibya Devi Gurung is a Gender, Diversity, Social Inclusion and Climate Change Specialist in Kathmandu, Nepal. She has over 23 years of work experience in gender inequality, social inclusion, integration and agriculture, sanitation, hygiene, and supporting women's economic empowerment. What are some of the main challenges to promoting gender equality in climate [...] Read More
Geospatial Technologies and Gender Mainstreaming: Insights from NASA
Amanda Markert is the Mekong Regional Science Coordination Lead for SERVIR-Mekong with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and a Research Scientist and Lecturer at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States of America. Could you please tell us more about the role of geospatial technologies in gender mainstreaming? When we look at [...] Read More
Gender Impacts of Disasters and Climate Change in Bangladesh
Dr. Mumita Tanjeela is Chairperson of the Department of Sociology at East-West University in Dhaka, Bangladesh There is a strong perception that women are disproportionately affected by disasters. What are the reasons behind this? Climate change is not a gender-neutral phenomenon, and I would like to point out some critical issues that we need to [...] Read More
Scaling Up Effective Climate Investments: A Discussion at COP-27
The article was first published on Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) website on 14 November 2022 available here. Click on the group photo below to watch the full panel session recording. Panelists discussing the importance of scaling-up actions for effective climate investments at a panel discussion at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Financing is [...] Read More
Women and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
Photo courtesy of Syeda Hadika Jamshaid Syeda Hadika Jamshaid, Climate Change Specialist at the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC), Pakistan, is also currently serving as the UNFCCC Gender Focal Person for Pakistan. She supports the MoCC in building climate resilient infrastructure, towards achieving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), localizing carbon market tools for sustainable development, and [...] Read More
A Story of Resilience: Women and Climate-smart Agriculture
Photo by Sana Zulfiqar We are getting homegrown vegetables and getting an additional income too. I never thought before to earn and save 3500 rupees every month! – Rubina Abeneficiary of the Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP), Rubina was selected by the Village Disaster Management Committee to receive training on climate-smart agriculture tools and techniques [...] Read More