Three reflections on gender in disaster risk management

gender in disaster risk management

Alvina Erman, Kayenat Kabir |
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Financial Inclusion, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Health, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection, Urban Development

The key to resilient housing lies in the fine print

From Canada to Kenya, nearly every country struggles to provide housing for all its residents. It’s a goal that has become a moving target: Migration – both rural-to-urban and cross-border – is…

Luis Triveno, Olivia Nielsen |
Urban Development, Disaster Risk Management

Disability inclusion - ensuring equal access to urban opportunities for all

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Sameh Wahba, Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo |
Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development

UN-Habitat Executive Director: Let’s work together to implement the New Urban Agenda

During the Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the [[tweetable]]World Bank delegation met with Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of the United Nations…

Sameh Wahba, Maimunah Mohd Sharif |
Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development

To build resilient cities, we must treat substandard housing as a life-or-death emergency

Also available in: Español | 中文 [[tweetable]] Why resilient cities need resilient housing. [[/tweetable]] Download the full version of the slideshow here.  The scene is as familiar as it is tragic…

Luis Triveno, Elizabeth Hausler, Niels Holm-Nielsen, Peter Yanev |
Urban Development, Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Education, Environment

Let’s build the infrastructure that no hurricane can erase

Hurricane Matthew destroyed an estimated 90% of homes in Haiti's Grande Anse department. Stronger public knowledge infrastructure can help better facilitate post-disaster recovery. (Photo: EU…

Luis Triveno, Klaus Deininger |
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Retrofitting: A housing policy that saves lives

Building earthquake-resistant housing in Peru. Photo: USAID/OFDA, Auriana Koutnik/Flickr When a hurricane, earthquake or other natural disaster strikes a poor country, families too often suffer a…

Luis Triveno, Niels Holm-Nielsen |
Urban Development, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Digital Development, Governance