Friday, 3 June 2016

Why ASEAN’s disaster management strategy must include gender (Tamara Nair, East Asia Forum)

Survivors stand near the ruin of a house as a helicopter flies above the tsunami devastated village of Pororogat, South Pagai island, West Sumatra, Indonesia, 28 October 2010. (Photo: AAP).

The ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) came into being in December 2009. It has played a tremendous role in enhancing regional and national capacities for disaster response in the region. The recent ‘ASEAN Vision 2025 on Disaster Management’ document provides thoughtful insights on how AADMER can move towards a more people-centred, sustainable and better-networked approach. But these suggestions do not directly address the disproportionate impact disasters have on women

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/06/03/why-aseans-disaster-management-strategy-must-include-gender/

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