CBDRM Training and Learning Community Based Circle Disaster Risk Management and Gender

by Lorna P. Victoria Advisor, Center for Disaster Preparedness 4th Summer Executive Course on International and National Humanitarian Systems

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. ( )
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Basic Concepts of Disaster and CBDRM

Disaster

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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

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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 Center for Disaster Preparedness

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

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DISASTER RISK in CBDRRM

Is the likelihood or probability of a hazard striking a vulnerable community, causing injury, damage and loss. DR = probability (p) x loss (l)
DR = Hazard x Exposure x Vulnerability

DR = Hazard x Exposure x Vulnerability

Capacity
DR = Hazard x Vulnerability Capacity
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Exposure of Elements at Risk

Degree to which the elements at risk are likely to experience hazard events of different magnitudes
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CBDRM: PARTICIPATORY PROCESS AND CONTENT

Monitoring & Evaluation

Community Managed Implementation

Formation
of

Community DRM Organization

Participatory Risk Reduction Planning

Participatory Risk Assessment

Understanding the Community Selecting the community

CBDRM: PARTICIPATORY PROCESS AND CONTENT Participatory Risk Assessment unites in understanding of disaster risk (hazards vulnerabilities & capacities) Participatory Dis Risk Mgt Planning unites in commitment & actions to reduce disaster risk;
Road map towards towards safety, disaster resilience & sustainability
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WHAT DO YOU SEE?

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Perception of Risk

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Sex and Gender

Sex refers to the biological nature of being male or female. The biological characteristics of men and women are universal and obvious.

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Sex and Gender Gender refers to the roles, responsibilities rights, relationships and identities of men and women that are defined or ascribed to them within a given society and context and how these roles, responsibilities and rights and identities of men and women affect and influence each other. The roles, etc, are changeable over time, between places and within places.
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The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the CBDRM Nations and Communities to Disasters Resilience of Trining and Learning Circle
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. Sec. 10 Women Affected by Disasters, Calamities, and Other Crisis Situations; Sec 13 (Magna Carta of Women RA 97101) RA 10121 and the NDRRM Plan
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Five Thematic Areas

RA 10121 Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 and the NDRRM Plan

(j) Ensure that disaster risk reduction and climate change measures are gender responsive, sensitive to indigenous know ledge systems, and respectful of human rights;

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RA 10121 and the NDRRM Plan

Cross-cutting Principle
Gender mainstreaming: The NDRRMP is committed to promoting gender-sensitive vulnerability and capacity-analysis in all disaster risk reduction and management activities. It encourages balancing the roles, responsibilities, needs, interests, capacities of and effect on both genders of contingency plans as well as implementation of community-based activities. Gender mainstreaming is about reducing the vulnerabilities of men and women to disasters and encourages a balance in the participation and decision making roles of men and women in DRRM.
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Gender Perspective in CB DRRM

Adapting Gender analysis in DRRM

Understanding the different activities, roles and responsibilities of women and men, their access to resources and decision-making and identifying the inequalities in those relationships and their causes

Understanding differentiated impacts of disasters and climate change on women and men
Involving women in decision making assessments, planning, implementation

Identifying and addressing the short and long term needs of women and men, as we progress toward equality.
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CB Disaster risk reduction - proactive prevention, mitigation and preparedness

Run! The rock is falling!

Safety, disaster resilience, sustainable development for all

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Integrate Gender Perspective in DRRM

A. Before the Disaster- prevention, mitigation, preparedness

Prevention- Measures for outright avoidance of adverse impacts Mitigation- Measures to lessen or limit adverse impact Preparedness- Measures taken in anticipation of a disaster to ensure that appropriate and effective actions are taken in the aftermath
B. During the disaster- disaster response provision of emergency services and public assistance C. After the disaster- rehabilitation and recovery measures to restore their normal level of functioning and improve where appropriate
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What at Gender issues in the predisaster period? How can these be addressed?

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Gender Responsive Mitigation and Prevention

1. Structural

2. Non-Structural

Reduction Strategies Safety measures Sustainable Strengthening community livelihood health Insurance/ Micro Legislation, Insurance land use planning, Building and fire code
Research

Poverty

Policy study & Advocacy

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Integration of CBDRM in the school curriculum

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Gender Responsive Preparedness

Training,

education and drills

Public

Awareness and Early Warning Food & water

committee Logistics committee Networking committee

Strengthening

organization and inter-agency arrangements

Barangay Tulong-tulong

Medical & sanitation committee

Logistics

support and stockpile

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Participation of women in designing local early warning system & disprep planning and and implementation ; Leadership / membership in Committee Disaster Preparedness

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Disaster preparedness orientation and training for women Swimming, running and climbing skills Participation of women in designing local early warning system & disprep planning and implementation - disprep committees Ensuring warning reaches women and they are able to evacuate to safety

Ensuring support for women-headed households Organizing womens groups and their involvement in CBDDRM and CCA ; women Center for Disaster Preparedness leaders

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What at Gender issues during disaster period in emergency response?

How can these be addressed?

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Consider Gender Responsive Emergency Response

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Some gender responsive CB response interventions

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Hygiene kits to include
underwear and sanitary napkins Needs of lactating mothers and pregnant women Malong, sarong, tapis Clean water Support activities for children while in the evacuation center education, play, day care Psychosocial interventions also for Center for Disaster Preparedness men

Evacuation centers with facilities enough space, kitchen, separate toilets for men, women, boys and girls Food for work; cash for work schemes Protection of women and girls harm and abuse Women service providers

What at Gender issues in the post disaster period in recovery and rehabilitation, reconstruction?

How can these be addressed?

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Gender Responsive Rehabilitation and Recovery

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 Involve women on planning how to build better Strengthening livelihood and community health Ensuring that socio-economic projects do not add to women;s multiple burden Increasing capacities and reducing vulnerabilities Ensuring transparency and accountability
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Valuing and supporting womens work

Linking CB DRR and Environmental Management

Increasing livelihood options and access to resources Handicrafts

Diversifying income sources Food preservation Improving access to markets Skills training Entrepreneur development

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Access to clean water supply

Access to health care

Water, health and nutrition programs

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Gender Responsive Risk Assessment and DRRM Planning

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Involve

women to get their perspectives; have separate focus group discussions with women Adapt gender analysis tools in DRRM
Disaggregate data according to gender Ensure gender responsiveness of the DRRM measures (does not add to multiple burden of women!) Capacity development and support mechanisms for womens and mens involvement in DRM
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Gender in CB DRRM

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! Women as disaster risk managers and change agents! Center for Disaster Preparedness

CBDRM Training and Learning Circle Gender responsive CB DRRM can contribute to

womens economic empowerment,

womens human rights (particularly access to basic social services)

and gender responsive governance as the keys to gender equality and the empowerment of women
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Salamat at Mabuhay!
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