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                              Integrating Gender Issues in
                              Community-based
                              Disaster Risk Management

                              This note on Integrating Gender Issues in Community-based Disaster Risk
                              Management is the fourth in a series of guidance notes on gender issues in dis-
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INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS COMMUNITY-BASED
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT?

Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) is an approach that seeks to actively engage at

risks in order to reduce their vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities
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organizations working with local government and community partners.
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          Equal community                                                      Disasters are linked to
     participation / involvement                  DRM activities                    development


                                         Recognises different risk




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    Source: Adapted from World Bank 2008 (Yodmani 2001; 9-10); ADPC 2004




REASONS TO ADOPT A GENDER SENSITIVE CBDRM APPROACH

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  Case Study:
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  Source: Safer Communities Initiative (2010). http://www.unifem-eseasia.org/Aceh/index.html




  Case Study:

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ENTRY POINTS FOR MAINSTREAMING GENDER
IN CBDRM PROGRAMS



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                                Risk Assessment
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Implementation                                                 Training Design and
                                Training




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Monitoring                                                                               -            -
and Evaluation




Source: This table has been adapted from ADPC 2004; WB 2008.
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                               Annex:
                               Community Mapping

                                                  Gender Issues in Community-based Disaster Risk Man-
                               agement



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STEPS FOR GENDER-BASED COMMUNITY MAPPING,
USING FOCAL GROUPS & COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS

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Step 1:


Step 2:



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Step 6:




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