Section 1 Basics of Gender

1.1. Manuals and Tool Kits

A Gender Guide to Reproductive Health Publications: Producing Gender-Sensitive Publications for Health Professionals

Kols, A. et al. (2007, November). Prepared for the INFO Project. The main goal of reproductive health publications is to advance reproductive health outcomes. With guidance, however, staff also can learn to incorporate gender perspectives into every stage of the publication process and thus ensure that women and men in the audience receive and understand the information they need. This guide is designed for the editors, writers, designers, and distribution specialists who help develop and disseminate reproductive health publications for professional audiences. PDF file.

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A Manual for Gender-Focused Field Diagnostic Studies- Gender Strengthening Programme

IFAD. (2000-2001). Africa: IFAD. IFAD’s Gender Strengthening Programme in Eastern and Southern Africa aims to improve the impact of IFAD-supported projects in the region by identifying and addressing gender issues. This is implemented through a three-year programme of research and skill development to strengthen ongoing project capacity and provide lessons for the design and implementation of future projects. PDF file.

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A Methodological Approach to Gender Analysis in Natural Disaster Assessment- A Guide for the Caribbean

Deare, F. (2004, May). Santiago, Chile: CEPAL, Women and Development Unit. This document was prepared by consultant for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), under the supervision of the Women and Development Unit, in close collaboration with the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division and the ECLAC Subregional Office in Mexico City, in the framework of the Project “Improved damage assessment methodology to promote natural disaster mitigation and risk reduction awareness and preparedness in Latin America and the Caribbean”. PDF file.

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Breaking the Cycle: A Parenting Guide for Single Mothers of Children Who Have Witnessed Domestic Violence

Ericksen, J., et al. (1997, January). Vancouver: Feminist Research, Education, Development and Action Centre (FREDA). This guide comes in two parts: Part I (pages 3-26) is the parenting Guide, which contains general information on violence and parenting for mothers who have been abused. Part II (pages 27-54 contains list of resources available on the lower mainland of British Columbia. Part II can be deleted or edited according to the needs of the geographical area. PDF file.

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Budget Work to Advance the Right to Food ‘Many a slip…’

FAO. (2009). Rome: FAO. Freedom from hunger is one of the fundamental goals of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the right to food is one of FAO’s nine priority areas. This priority was reflected in FAO’s work with governments to develop the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the context of National Food Security. The Right to Food Guidelines, which are intended to provide practical guidance to States in their implementation of the right to food, were adopted by the FAO Council in November 2004. They specifically encourage States to allocate financial resources to guarantee food security for all, and to do this in a transparent and accountable manner PDF file.

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Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge: A Training Manual

FAO. (2005). The Training Manual is based on experiences collected in numerous training workshops carried out under the FAO-Links project in Eastern and Southern Africa. This manual constitutes a conceptual guide for trainers that can be used to lead them through the issues of gender and local knowledge which are important elements for agrobiodiversity management and food security. We find in this Manual that agrobiodiversity and food security are complex issues which need careful consideration. In many contexts, the farmers are taught that new technologies and expertise will ease their poverty and hunger. PDF file.

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Clinical Care for Sexual Assault Survivors: Facilitator’s Guide

IRC-UCLA. (2008). Presented by the International Rescue Committee, Inc., with production by the UCLA Center for International Medicine. New York: International Rescue Committee, Inc. The goal of this multimedia educational program is to improve clinical care for and general treatment of sexual assault survivors by providing medical instruction and encouraging competent, compassionate, confidential care. The program is intended for both clinical care providers and non-clinician health facility staff. It is designed to be delivered in a group setting with facilitators guiding participants through the material and directing discussions and group participation as appropriate.PDF file.

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Child Labour Prevention in Agriculture: Junior Farmer Field and Life School- Facilitator’s Guide

Murray, U. (2010). Exercises and information for the integration of child labour prevention in JFFLS curricula. Rome: FAO. This work and publication has been supported by UNAIDS through its United Nations System-wide Work Programme on Scaling-up HIV and AIDS Services for Populations of Humanitarian Concern and the “Legal Empowerment of the Poor” project, funded under the partnership programme between FAO, Norway and the Netherlands (FMPP). This Module suggests a set of exercises that can be done within the JFFLS context. Most exercises are specifically targeted at the JFFLS students, but some of the exercises have been specifically designed to involve the children’s guardians. PDF file.

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Closing the Gaps: Disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in developing countries

Starke, L. (ed.). (2009). Stockholm: Commission on Climate Change and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Commission has 13 members from countries in all regions. They represent international and regional organizations as well as science, civil society, and the private sector. The Commission examined adaptation to climate change and its links with development and disaster risk reduction and was asked to issue policy recommendations on how the resilience of vulnerable communities and countries can be strengthened through official development assistance (ODA), on appropriate institutional and financial architecture, and on the mobilization of new financial resources. This manual is what it is all about. PDF file.

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Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM): Field Practitioners’ Handbook

Abarquez, I., & Murshed, Z. (2004). Thailand: ADPC. Writing and producing this handbook is an initial brave effort to bring together theory and practice from the six South East Asian countries – Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The PDR SEA project, under the guidance of UNESCAP, took steps to fill that need by producing information and training materials such as this handbook. The purpose of the CBDRM Field Practitioners’ Handbook is to help equip CBDM or CBDRM practitioners with theories and practical tools that can be applied in community work. PDF file.

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Community-based Disaster Risk Management Field Practitioners’ Handbook: Integration to Socio-economic Development Process

Huu Ti, L. (2004). Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. This is an accompanying booklet to the CBDRM field practitoners’ handbook and is meant to give additional insights into intregrating CBDRM into the socio-economic development process. It discusses the links between the different phases in CBDRM process and how to sustain the process of integration. PDF file.

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Emergency Preparedness and Response: from Lessons to Action- Report of the Regional Consultation Bali, Indonesia, June 27-29, 2006

WHO. (2007, January). New Delhi: WHO Regional Office Southeast Asia. The Regional Consultation on Emergency Prepared and Response: From Lessons to Action is focused on how to act on and incorporate the lessons learnt from the tsunami into disaster management policies and plans of every nation, so that they could be implemented to strengthen emergency preparedness and response at every level in every country in the Region. The emphasis is on action. WHO is adapting its role and preparing its future direction accordingly. PDF file.

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Engendering Budgets- A Practitioners’ Guide to Understanding and Implementing Gender-Responsive Budgets.

Budlender, D., & Hewitt, G. (2003). London: The Commonwealth Secretariat. This publication aims to provide practitioners with the basic information they need to understand GRBs and to start initiatives based on their own local situations. Engendering Budgets is part of the Commonwealth’s contribution to the global goal of gender equality, and it is hoped that it will be useful to those already involved in or considering work on gender-responsive budgets. PDF file.

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Equality for Women- Where do we stand on Millenium Development 3

Buvini´c, M., et al. (ed.).(2008). Washington D.C.: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. This manual informs the compelling evidence of the importance of gender equality for poverty reduction and sustainable growth. Millennium Development Goal (MDG3) on gender equality and women’s empowerment is our shared global commitment. PDF file.

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Field Level Handbook – Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) Programme

FAO. (2001). This handbook was prepared, under the SEAGA Programme, for development agents who work directly with local communities in developing countries to support the participatory development planning at community level. It incorporates ideas and methods from people of all regions of the world committed to participatory development, with actual experiences in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. PDF file.

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From Risk to Resilience- Pinning down Vulnerability, From Narratives to Numbers

Mustafa, D., et al. (2008, November). Nepal: ProVention Consortium; Institute for Social and Environmental Transition; Institute for Social and Environmental Transition. This paper begins with a review of the literature on developing measures of vulnerability. Building upon a critical review of the vulnerability literature, the paper then outlines a theoretically informed and empirically testable quantitative index of vulnerability. Some results of the ongoing field testing of the index are then shared, along with a short note on methodological challenges. The paper concludes with suggesting ways on how a quantitative capturing of social vulnerability could be useful in informing better hazards policy with the ultimate goal of disaster risk reduction and vulnerability mitigation. PDF file.

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Gender analysis in health: a review of selected tools

WHO. (2002). Geneva: World Health Organization. ‘Gender Tools’ provide questions and guidance to assess whether policies, programmes or research initiatives take into account differences between women and men. The critical review examines the content of 17 widely used gender tools and their usefulness for gender analysis in health. The review is an invaluable resource for those working on gender and health, and in particular, for WHO staff working on gender. PDF file.

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Gender Analysis: Learning and Information Pack

Keays, T., McEvoy, M., & Murison, S., et al. (2001, January). New York: United Nations Developement Programme, Gender Development Programme, Learning Resources Centre OHR/BOM. This Information Pack is intended for use both as a basic resource on gender analysis for the interested reader or for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP’s needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have wider utility. The Information pack comprises three sections: Section 1 consists of four sets of slides with a brief commentary on each. The slides set out key points for the reader. PDF file.

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Gender and Budgets- Supporting Resources Collection

Reeves, H. , & Server C. (2003, February). UK- BRIDGE Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. This collection complements the Overview Report on Gender and Budgets by providing summaries of a selection of key materials that reinforce the role of gender-sensitive budgets as a tool for advancing gender equality. Sharing accessible explanations of key concepts, geographically and context diverse case studies, practical tools, guidelines, training materials, popular education materials, web resources and networking contacts, supports progress towards achieving the ultimate goal of the formulation of a gender-sensitive budget. PDF file.

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Gender and Indicators- Overview Report

Moser, A. (2007, July). UK: Bridge Development Gender. This Overview Report has been undertaken with the financial support of the Bureau for Development Policy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Gender-sensitive measurements are critical for building the case for taking gender (in) equality seriously, for enabling better planning and actions by gender and non-gender specialists, and for holding institutions accountable to their commitments on gender. This Overview Report examines conceptual and methodological approaches to gender and measurements of change with a focus on indicators, examining current debates and good practice from the grassroots to the international levels. PDF file.

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Gender and Natural Disasters: InFocus Programme on Crisis Response and Reconstruction

Enarson, E. (2000, September). Working Paper 1. Washington DC: ILO. The overall goal of the current ILO InFocus Programme on Crisis Response and Reconstruction is to develop the ILO’s coherent and rapid response to the different crises – natural disasters, armed conflicts, financial and economic downturns and difficult political and social transitions – focusing on areas of ILO’s comparative advantage. PDF file.

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Gender Audit of Energy Policy and Programmes

Mbuthi, P., Odongo, F., Machera, M. & Imitira, J.K. (2007, June). Kenya: TIE-ENERGIA Project. Ministry of Energy, Practical Action East Africa, ENERGIA and East African Energy Technology Development Network. The Gender audit of energy policies and programmes is one of the outputs of Work Package 3 of the activities undertaken within the programme of ENERGIA5 called ‘Turning Information into Empowerment: Strengthening Gender and Energy Networking in Africa’ (TIE-ENERGIA programme). PDF file.

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Gender-based Analysis Guide

Morris, M. (1997, March). Women’s Bureau Strategic Policy Branch, HRDC. This
Analysis Guide contains Steps to incorporating gender considerations into policy development and analysis. A comprehensive gender-based analysis will integrate gender throughout the policy analysis cycle. It outlines what gender-based analysis is, its purpose, and pertinent information about gender trends for use in gender analysis. These are not steps to replace what you ordinarily do, but to enhance your ability to define the policy issue, outcomes, gather information, develop and communicate policy, as well as to evaluate your analysis. PDF file.

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Gender based violence: Ireland Responding

Irish Aid. (2005). A Guidance Note on Institutionalising Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response within Organisations. Joint Consortium of Irish Human Rights, Humanitarian & Development Agencies, Irish Aid and Governmen Agencies (Pakistan, Bosnia, India, Kosovo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Rwanda, Darfur). The purpose of this Guidance Note is to provide guidance on how to go about institutionalising GBV responses within organisations. The Note offers guidance on developing appropriate internal policies and strategies on GBV prevention and response, staff capacity development and training, and ways of supporting GBV responses internally. PDF file.

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Gender Budgeting- Final Report of the Group of Specialists on Gender Budgeting (EG-S-GB)

Council of Europe. (2005). Strasbourg: Equality Division, Directorate General of Human Rights, Council of Europe. On the basis of the Council of Europe’s crucial role to play in promoting gender equality in its member states, this research work on the situation of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the Council of Europe is an attempt to look more closely at the different methods available for implementing the strategy of gender mainstreaming and it was agreed that gender budgeting should be a priority, since the budget is important as a policy and planning instrument for governments. PDF file.

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Gender Impact Assessment in the Field of Radiation Protection, and the Environment

Hayn, D., & Schultz, I. (2002, October). Frankfurt: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Natural Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)/ISOE. This report documents the project results of a close collaboration between scientists of the Institute for Socio-Ecological Research/ISOE and the staff of the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), particularly the members of the project team “Implementation of Gender Mainstreaming within the BMU”. This report reflects the diversity of the expertise from environmental and gender research, as well as gender, social, and environmental policy.PDF file.

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Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers (Local Government Training Tools)

Khosla, P., & Barth, B. (2008). Nairobi: UN-HABITAT. The publication of ‘Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers’ was made possible through the financial support of the Governments of The Netherlands, Norway and Spain. This Sourcebook was developed in response to the difficulties encountered by local government trainers when addressing gender relations in local governance. It is rooted in UN-HABITAT’s conviction that human settlement development cannot be gender-neutral, and that the equitable participation of women is essential at all levels of decision-making in towns and cities. PDF file.

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Gender into Climate Policy- Toolkit for Climate Experts and Decision-makers

Rohr, U. (2009, November). Berlin: Gender CC – Women for Climate Justice/ OXFAM. This Toolkit was supported by the funding from OXFAM Novib, Netherlands. The knowledge and methods provided in the Toolkit are meant to inspire a deeper appreciation for the vital significance of gender as an essential consideration in dealing with the social dimensions of climate policy. Gender is a critical and overlooked dimension in climate policy deliberations. This Toolkit will help you understand how important it is to consider gender when making climate policy, and how to go about it. PDF file.

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Gender: Key to Sustainability and Food Security – Gender and Development Plan of Action.

FAO (2003). This paper presents FAO’s Gender and Development Plan of Action for the period 2002-2007, which embodies the continuation of FAO’s longstanding commitment to the equality of opportunities and rights for women and men in the fight against poverty andhunger. PDF file.

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Gender Mainstreaming and Budgeting

Strassmann, D. (n.d.). Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Lifting Communities by Investing on Women. It conceptualizes the feminist economics that women and men experience the economy differently, that economy extends beyond the market. It is about enhancing gender equality, gender mainstreaming, and gender budgeting. Powerpoint presentation.

Gender Mainstreaming in Emergency Management: A Training Module for Emergency Planners

Enarson, E. (n.d.). Toronto: Women and Health Care Reform. Financially supported by the The Centres of Excellence for Women’s Health Program, Women’s Health Bureau, Health Canada. Emergency managers should know how large the challenges are to building disaster resilient places, people, livelihoods, buildings and communities. Current approaches put community members in the spotlight and ask emergency managers, above all, to “know your community” for its capacities as much as its vulnerabilities. Participatory and community-based planning is at the heart of this new paradigm. PDF file.

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Gender Mainstreaming: Overview. Outline of the LCB Methodology

UNDP. (2000, October). Learning and Information Pack. New York: UNDP. The methodology is based on adult education techniques of participation, systematic needs assessment linked to functional requirements, and a mix of methods and approaches to respond to the identified needs. It is a competency-based learning support strategy, which defines learning as a sustained change in behaviour and performance, in the capacity to do a job and fulfil a function. Moreover, the methodology is fully participatory. The purpose of the programme is to help people learn how to operationalize policy, and provide a fully enabling environment for them to work through the difficulties that arise. PDF file.

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Gender Mainstreaming Programme and Project Entry Points- Learning and Information Pack

UNDP. (2001, January). New York: UNDP Gender Development Programme. This Information Pack is a basic resource on programme and project cycle entry points for gender mainstreaming. It is intended for both the interested reader or for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP’s needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, although it is hoped that it will have wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. PDF file.

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Gender Responsive Budgeting in Practice: A Training Manual.

Hanson, C., & Singh, B. (2006). New York: UNFPA/UNIFEM. Gender responsive budgeting helps to track the way that budgets respond to women’s priorities and the way that governments use funds to reduce poverty, promote gender equality, reverse the spread of HIV and lower the rates of maternal and child mortality. It helps ensure government accountability to the commitments made to women in the Cairo Programme of Action on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action forGender Equality and Women’s Empowerment and to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. PDF file.

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Gender Sensitive Disaster Management: A Toolkit for Practitioners

Pincha, C. (2008). Mumbai: Oxfam America and NANBAN Trust. This Toolkit is the outcome of a research study undertaken to understand gender mainstreaming strategies used by NGOs and the Government in the context of their responses to and management of the Tsunami aftermath in Tamil Nadu. The field outcomes were analyzed through a gender perspective to understand the differential impact of disasters and coping strategies on women/girls, men/boys, and other marginalized groups, including Aravanis. PDF file.

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Gender, Society & Development- Revisiting gender training.

Mukhopadhyay, M. & Wong, F. (ed.). (2007). It’s the making and remaking of gender knowledge- A Global Sourcebook.The Netherlands: KIT (Royal Tropical Institute). Oxfam GB. This book is concerned with the thinking behind gender education and training1. It is part of a wider initiative of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) under the same title, which overall aims to promote and contribute to a critical reflection and revisioning of gender education and training. This initiative includes a lively and electronic discussion group (October-November 2006), from which some of the book’s ideas have emerged. PDF file.

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Handbook for Gender Focal Points in UNESCO National Commissions

Jalilova, A. (2005, June). Paris: The Section for Women and Gender Equality Bureau of Strategic Planning, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This Handbook was developed to guide “newcomers” who have been designated as Gender Focal Points within UNESCO National Commissions and are looking for advice, inspiration and coaching. For the more experienced National Commission staff member or gender expert, it is hoped that this manual will provide ideas and suggestions that can help enhance the impact of their work. UNESCO. PDF file.

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How to Guide: Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations Building a Team Approach to the Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence

UNHCR. (1998, September). Report of a technical Mission Kigoma, Tanzani: UNHCR. Each document in the How to Guide relates the field experience which demonstrates an innovative approach to a particular area of RH. It documents how one refugee situation undertook an activity, and another. The How to Guide is not meant as a definitive recommendation on how to do something, but should be used and adapted as appropriate for each refugee setting. It is hoped that the How to Guide series will stimulate a sharing of other similar examples of how various refugee situations are undertaking activities to strengthen responses to the reproductive health needs of refugees. PDF file.

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Independent Gender Equality Audit and Fianna Fáil Gender Equality Action Plan 2004 – 2014

Fianna Fáil. (2004). This Gender Equality Action Plan was patterned on the 2003 Fianna Fáil comprehensive Gender Equality Audit. It was commissioned by the Fianna Fáil Equality Audit Steering Group with discussions made with the Queen’s University Belfast Consultants for formal adoption and implementation until 2014.

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Inter-agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings

Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises. (2010). Revision for Field Review. The updated information in this Field Manual is based on normative technical guidance of the World Health Organization. It also reflects the good practices documented in crisis settings around the world since the initial field-test version of the Field Manual was released in 1996, followed by the 1999 version, Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations: An Inter-agency Field Manual. This latest edition reflects the wide application of the Field Manual’s principles and technical content beyond refugee situations, extending its use into diverse crises, including conflict zones and natural disasters. PDF file.

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It can happen to your agency! – Tools for Change, Emergency Management for Women’s Services

Baldwin, M., & Porteous, T. (ed.). (2001, January). Vancouver B.C.: ASVAC. This Guidebook is a special project of the BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs, Vancouver, British Columbia, with report funding from the Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Women’s Equality, and the Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security. It focuses on the increased violence toward women that results from a disaster, and how women’s service agencies can better prepare to meet the ensuing extra demand for service. PDF file.

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Institutionalising Gender‐Based Violence Prevention and Response- Sample Indicators and Annual Reporting Format

Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence. (n.d.). The members of the Consortium are committed to institutionalizing prevention of, and response to, GBV by focusing on internal structures and processes at individual organisational level as per the recommendations of the 2006 Consortium publication ‘Gender Based Violence, Ireland Responding – A Guidance Note on Institutionalising Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response Within Organisations’. The indicators herein represent a range of means of measurement by which the Consortium members have agreed to assess individual organizational progress towards this commitment. PDF file.

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Making the Philippine MDG Report Gender Responsive

CEDAW Watch Philippines. (2009, September). This publication was developed by CEDAW WatchPhilippines in cooperation with the UNIFEM CEDAW South-East Asia Programme(SEAP). It is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). This policy brief on Philippine MDGs reveals that there are serious lags in Philippine MDG implementation in the areas of maternal mortality rates and access to reproductive health services partly due to the lack of comprehensive gender-responsive strategies in addressing women’s health and economic needs. It shows gaps in adapting and linking MDG 3 with the socioeconomic context of women’s roles and responsibilities. PDF file.

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Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations- A Distance Learning Module

Matthews, J. (2006, September). Women’s Commission. The MISP for Reproductive Health (RH) is a coordinated set of priority activities designed to prevent and manage the consequences of sexual violence; reduce HIV transmission; prevent excess maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity; and plan for comprehensive RH services in the early days and weeks of an emergency. The MISP distance learning module aims to increase humanitarian actors’ knowledge of these priority RH services to initiate at the onset of a crisis situation. This module was primarily based on Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations: An Inter-agency Field Manual, WHO/UNHCR/UNFPA, 1995. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20MISP%20for%20Reproductive%20Health%20in%20Crisis%20Situations-%20A%20distance%20Training%20Module.pdf

Multi-country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against Women

Jansen, H. (2006, March 23). Department of Women, Gender and Health, WHO. This manual was made possible by the Core research team of the WHO, LSHTM, PATH; Expert Steering Committees; Country teams: research organization’s and women’s organizations; and Local consultative committees. This Multi-country Study attempts to promote research and data collection on the prevalence of different forms of violence against women, especially domestic violence, and research into the causes, the nature and the consequences of violence against women and the effectiveness of measures implemented to prevent and redress violence against women. PDF file.

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OCHA Tool Kit: Gender Equality

OCHA. (2005, August). United Nations Tools to support implementation of OCHA’s policy on gender equality. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. This tool kit contains practical guidance for OCHA staff on how to implement OCHA’s policy on gender equality. It can also be used by partners to ensure gender issues are integrated in design, implementation and evaluation of humanitarian response. The tools can assist in mainstreaming gender issues in the area of information management and analysis, humanitarian response and coordination, humanitarian policy and evaluation and humanitarian advocacy. More such tools will be created to guide field actors in gender mainstreaming. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20OCHA%20Gender%20Equality%20Toolkit.pdf

Participatory Methods Toolkit. A practitioner’s manual

Elliott, J., et al. (2005, September). Joint publication of the King Baudouin Foundation and the Flemish Institute for Science and Technology Assessment (viWTA). The manual offers the inexperienced practitioner with tips and tricks, or how to get acquainted with other methods. This publication is meant to be a working tool. A participatory approach advocates actively involving ‘the public’ in decision-making processes, whereby the relevant ‘public’ depends upon the topic being addressed. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Participatory%20Methods-%20A%20Practitioner’s%20Manual.pdf

Participatory Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) Process Outputs Disaster Risk Reduction through Schools in Nepal

AA Nepal. (2007, March). Kathmandu: ActionAid Nepal. The goal of the project is to reduce peoples’ vulnerability to natural disaster by contributing to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The HFA (2005-2015) seeks to ensure that disaster risks reduction is a national and local priority through using both national platforms and community participation. The framework is explicit about using ‘knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels. The main purpose is to make schools in high disaster risks areas safer, to enable them to act as a locus for disaster risk reduction, and to engage the education sector in the HFA. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Participatory%20Vulnerability%20Analysis%20(Process%20Output).pdf

Planning for Comprehensive RH Services (Chapter 6)

RHRC. (n.d.). A distance learning module from Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium. This section outlines the steps to be taken to be ready to expand RH services when a crisis situation stabilizes and when all the components of the MISP have been implemented. It is important to ensure that drug supplies, including contraceptives and drugs to treat STIs, are available and ordered in a rational and sustainable manner so that the displaced population can have access to comprehensive RH services as soon as possible. The objective is to plan for the provision of comprehensive RH services, integrated into primary health care, as the situation permits. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Planning%20for%20Comprehensive%20RH%20Services.pdf

Practicing Gender & Social Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction: Facilitators Guidebook

Mohiuddin, M. (ed.) (2009, June). Dhaka: Directorate of Relief and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The guidebook intends to provide thorough outlines for analyzing and managing the risk situations of the most vulnerable groups in Bangladesh through capturing their own voices. It is hoped that this guideline will enable the disaster professionals to increase the level of awareness and the response capacities of local communities to potential and frequent natural disasters, as well as to reduce the effects of these disasters on the most vulnerable groups. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Practicing%20Gender%20and%20Social%20Inclusion%20in%20Disaster%20Risk%20Reduction.pdf

Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters: Guidelines for the Promotion of Disasters Mitigation

García, T. (ed.). (2003). Washington DC: PAHO/World Bank. A publication of the Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Bank. It is the aim of this publication to present a summary of the Guidelines— emphasizing how they can be used, by whom, and for what purpose. In addition, some considerations are provided on how to promote the use of the Guidelines by national authorities, planners and funding institutions when developing projects for the construction of new health facilities. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Protecting%20New%20Health%20Facilities%20from%20Natural%20Disasters.pdf

Process and Advocacy Skills- Learning and Information Pack

UNDP. (2001, January). New York: United Nations Developement Programme (UNDP) Gender Development Programme. This Information Pack is a basic resource on the use of Process and Advocacy Skills for gender mainstreaming. It is intended for both the interested reader and for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have a wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/UNDP-%20Process%20&%20Advocacy%20Skills.pdf

Resource Guide on Gender and Climate Change

Garmer, L.W. (ed.). (2009). This is a collaborative effort between the UNDP Gender Team in the Bureau for Development Policy and the UNDP Country Office in Mexico with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico. This resource guide aims to inform practitioners and policy makers of the linkages between gender equality and climate change and their importance in relation to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. As the world moves towards a new global agreement on climate change, it is critical that women contribute to the effort and that their perspectives are equally represented in the debate. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Resource%20Guide%20on%20Gender%20and%20Climate%20Change%20(UNDP).pdf

Rural households and resources- A pocket guide for extension workers

FAO/SEAGA. (2004). Rome, Italy: FAO SEAGA Programme. It has developed an approach that is centred around an analysis of socio-economic patterns and participatory identification of women’s and men’s priorities. A comprehensive guide, “Rural households and resources: a guide for extension workers” was developed to help extension and other community based workers to understand the management of resources within and between households, and to grasp the implications of such resource management for agricultural production, food security and rural development. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Rural%20Households%20and%20Resources-%20a%20Pocket%20Guide%20for%20Extension%20Workers.pdf

SEAGA Field Level Handbook

SEAGA. (2001). Rome: Gender and Population Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This Field Handbook is just one piece of the complete SEAGA Package. Two other Handbooks are also available. The Field Level Handbook focuses on people, including women and men as individuals, socio-economic differences among households, and communities as a whole. All three Handbooks draw upon the concepts and linkages described in detail in the SEAGA Framework and Users Reference. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Field%20Level%20Handbook%20(SEAGA).pdf

SEAGA Intermediate Level Handbook

SEAGA. Norem, R. (2001). Rome: Gender and Population Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The Intermediate Level Handbook focuses on structures, such as institutions and services, that function to operationalise the links between the macro and field levels, including communications and transportation systems, credit institutions, markets and extension, health and education services. The purpose of this Handbook is to support participatory development for those who play an intermediary role between government policy makers and individuals and households at the community level. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Intermediate%20Level%20Handbook%20(SEAGA).pdf

SEAGA Macro Level Handbook

SEAGA. (2003). Gender analysis in macroeconomic and agricultural sector policies and programmes. Rome: Gender and Population Division and Policy Assistance Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This Handbook focuses on policies and plans, both international and national, economic and social, including trade and finance policies and national development plans. The purpose of this Handbook is to show that both men’s and women’s productive capacity and their capacity to participate in the economy is shaped by their gender roles and that, therefore, gender relations impact agricultural outcomes and affect economic efficiency. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/SEAGA-%20Macro%20Level%20Handbook.pdf

Strategy and Development: Learning and Information Pack

UNDP. (2000, September). New York: UNDP Gender Developement Programme. This Information Pack is a basic resource on developing strategies for gender mainstreaming. It is intended for both the interested reader or for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP’s needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but it is hoped that it will have wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/UNDP-Strategy%20Development.pdf

Teachers handbook On DRR: Reducing vulnerability of school children to earthquakes in Asia-Pacific Region

UNCRD. (2009). A project of the School Earthquake Safety Initiative. Shimla, India: Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society with the United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD). This publication, entitled “Reducing Vulnerabiliy of School Children to Earthquakes”, not only summarizes the good practices and lessons learned from the project countries but also highlights the task ahead to up-scale from model projects to countrywide activities on school safety. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Reducing%20Vulnerability%20of%20School%20Children%20to%20Earthquake.pdf

The ILO Participatory Gender Audit Methodology- A Manual for Gender Audit Facilitators

ILO. (2007). Gender Equality Tool Kit. Geneva: ILO. This Manual provides gender audit facilitators with guidelines and practical instructions on the planning and implementation of participatory gender audits in an organizational context. Its content and structure are based on training materials that are being used to train facilitators undertaking participatory gender audits within the ILO. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20A%20Manual%20for%20Gender%20Audit%20Facilitators%20(ILO).pdf

The Interagency Emergency Health Kit 2006

WHO. (2006). This is a project of WHO Department of Medicines Policy and Standards, with ICRC, IDA, IFRC, IOM, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF and other pharmaceutical companies. All agencies are collaborating in the distribution and use of the interagency emergency health kit. This fully suports the implementation of the interventions recommended in this booklet as long as they are consistent with the existing policy and mandate of the agency. The health kit contains medicines and medical devices for 10,000 people for approximately 3 months. This document provides background information on the composition and use of the emergency health kit. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Publication-%20The%20Interagency%20Emergency%20Health%20Kit%202006%20(WHO).pdf

Tools for Change: Emergency Management for Women

Orstad, L. (2001, October 22). Presentation to the UN DAW Expert Working Group on gender and disaster. This paper outlines the rationale for working with and through women’s groups to increase community resilience to disaster and offers a step-by-step guide for developing, training and sustaining neighborhood-based women’s preparedness networks. The skills must be reinforced through follow-up training and repeated practice in order to ensure an effective response in the face of an emergency or disaster. This training provides valuable networking for women’s groups in the local area. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Tools-%20Tools%20for%20Change-%20Emergency%20Management%20for%20Women.pdf

Towards Gender Justice in Environmental Policy: Implementing Gender Mainstreaming in Germany

Röhr, U. (n.d.). Frankfurt: LIFE e.V./FrauenUmweltNetz [Women's Environmental Network]. The project was supported by funding from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. This brochure is intended to counter a frequently voiced prejudice: that gender differences in the environmental field exist only in the South. The image of women walking for miles in search of firewood or carrying heavy pots of water on their heads also shapes people’s thinking in the North. Gender relations are power relations, which find reflection in every environmental issue. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Towards%20Gender%20Justice%20in%20Environmental%20Policy.pdf

Training on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crises A Course for SRH Coordinators: Facilitators Manual

IPPF/UNFPA/UNSW. (2008, November). This manual is the result of the partnership and collaborative effort between IPPF ESEAOR, UNFPA, and the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Its content and structure are derived from sources developed by members of the Inter-Agency Working Group on SRH in Crisis Situations (IAWG). This manual will take you through the various steps needed to facilitate the Training on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crises in your setting. The MISP is a Sphere Standard. The training is part of the SPRINT Initiative. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/SPRINTFacilitatorsManualpart1-%20Training%20on%20the%20MISP%20for%20Sexual%20and%20Reproductive%20Health%20in%20Crises-1.pdf

Training Manual: Facilitator’s Guide Interagency & Multisectoral Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence in Populations Affected by Armed Conflict

Vann, B. (2004). Washington DC: JSI Research and Training Institute/RHRC Consortium. This global technical support project provides technical assistance and training to UN agencies, international and national nongovernmental organizations, host governments, and displaced communities. The project seeks to strengthen prevention and response to gender-based violence by facilitating the development of effective program strategies with populations affected by armed conflict. The activities were financed by the United States Department of State under the authority of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Training%20Facilitators%20Guide-%20Multisectoral%20&%20Interagency%20Prevention%20and%20Response.pdf

Training Manual for Gender Awareness/Sensitisation Workshop for Community Representatives

Ahmad, N., Aqil, G., & Nyborg, I. (2002, April). Project of the High Altitude Integrated Natural Resource Management Program, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) Baltistan and the Agriculture University of Norway (NLH). This training manual is a joint research for cooperation on the combined programme of competence building and applied research on High Altitude Integrated Natural Resource Management. The prime aim of this institutional cooperation is to gain further insights about management of natural resources and their role in farmers’ livelihood systems. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Training%20Manual%20for%20Gender%20Awareness%20-%20Sensitisation%20Workshop.pd

Training Manual on Gender and Climate Change

Aguilar, L. (2009, March). Costa Rica: GGCA. This manual has been produced by the IUCN andUNDP, in partnership with the Gender and Water Alliance, ENERGIA , UNESCO, FAO and WEDO as part of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA). This practical tool attempts to increase the capacity of policy and decision makers to develop gender-responsive climate change policies an strategies. This publication provides all actors with the essential knowledge and concrete guidance on how their actions on climate change can better answer the needs of women and men in developing countries. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Training%20Manual%20on%20Gender%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf

Training Manual on Gender Mainstreaming

Wambua, M. et al., (2008, June). Africa: Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development. The purpose of the guidelines is to provide the trainer with background information on how to plan, organize and implement training programmes in gender mainstreaming. In particular, it will provide essential information on designing a training program, training methods, principles of adult learning, the role of a trainer and preparation of a training session. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Gender%20Mainstreaming%20(Kenya,%202008).pdf

Training Manual On Gender Sensitisation

Ray, S. (2000, April). Haryana Community Forestry Project. India: Haryana Forest Department. This training programme is designed to understand the framework of gender analysis by using various tools of participatory methodology. The programme is designed in a very flexible manner and some extra group exercises are also given in the annexes, which a trainer may use with different interest groups. A pre-training questionnaire is also introduced, basically to know the participants’ attitude towards women, which would help in making some changes in future training, if required. I hope participants will not treat this as mere gender training. A small dent in the stereotype thinking and approach is considered as success of this training. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Training%20Manual%20on%20Gender%20Sensitization.pdf

Violence Against Women: Improving the Healthcare Response

Morrow, M., & Varcoe, C. (n.d.). A Guide for health authorities, healthcare managers, providers and planners. Prepared for the British Columbia Ministry of Health, Women’s Health Bureau. This guide was developed as an initiative of the Women’s Health Bureau and is the first step following the Minister’s Advisory Council on Women’s Health’s report Moving Toward Change: Strengthening the Response of British Columbia’s Health Care System to Violence Against Women. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Violence%20Against%20Women-%20Improving%20the%20Health%20Care%20Response.pdf

Vulnerability Analysis: A step–by–step guide for field staff

AAI. (n.d.). UK: Action Aid International. The PVA itself evolved from a workshop convened by ActionAid in Dorset, UK in 2000. The workshop agreed to develop a guide on PVA that will be used by field staff. A series of studies took place in Bangladesh, India and Ghana; and a field test of PVA was conducted in The Gambia (May 2003) culminating in the formulation of this PVA guide. This guide is developed to assist field workers and communities to analyse people’s vulnerability, draw action plans, mobilise resources and enact appropriate policies, laws and strategies to reduce their vulnerability to disaster. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Participatory%20Vulnerability%20Analysis%20(step%20by%20step%20guide).pdf

1.2. Case Studies

Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in the 21st Century: Issues for Africa and the World.

Scherr, S.J., Wallace, C., & Buck, L. (2010, April). Issues Paper for State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet. Washington DC: Ecoagriculture Partners. The purpose of this issues paper is to provide an overview of the issues, numbers, disputes, and approaches so that contributors to SOW11 can share a common framework and consider how the innovations they describe fit into the larger international discourse. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20Agricultural%20Innovation%20for%20Food%20Security%20and%20Poverty%20Reduction%20in%20the%2021st%20Century%20(for%20State%20of%20the%20World%202011).pdf

Analisis de género en la evaluación de los efectos socioeconómicos de los desastres naturals.

Bradshaw, S., & Arenas, Á. (2004, May). Santiago de Chile: Comis ión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Serie Manuales 33. Este trabajo analiza los efectos socioeconómicos del huracán Mitch con un enfoque de género y propone nuevos indicadores de análisis para las situaciones de crisis, que podrían reflejar de mejor manera la situación de desigualdad de las mujeres respecto de loshombres. La primera parte del documento presenta la discusión de conceptos clave dentro del análisis de género y desastres, en el contexto de la región y del huracán Mitch. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Case%20Study-%20Análisis%20de%20género%20en%20la.pdf

Bringing together Disaster and Development – Concepts and Practice, Some Experience from South Asia.

Ariyabandu, M.M. (2001). Sri-Lanka: ITDG South Asia. Paper presented at the 5th European Sociological Association Conference, “Visions and Divisions: Challenges to European Sociology”, Helsinki. It argues that disaster risk is part of the dynamic forces at play in the process of development. Disasters need to be seen in the context where they take place, within complex and dynamic physical, socio-economic, institutional and political forces. Thus, no development plan is complete unless contributory factors to disaster risk element are grasped and addressed. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Bringing%20together%20disaster%20and%20development.pdf

“Children in the Context of Climate Change: A Large and Vulnerable Population.”

Bartlett, S. (2009). Pp 133‐148 in: Population Dynamics and Climate Change, Guzmán, J.M., Martine, G., McGranahan, G., Schensul, D., & Tacoli, C. New York: UNFPA; London: IIED. This study has found that providing support to adults so that they are better able to address their children’s needs leaves them better equipped to work collaboratively on reducing risks, preparing for disasters and rebuilding their lives after a crisis. Neighbourhoods and cities that work better for children also tend to work better for everyone else. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Case%20Study-%20Children%20in%20the%20Context%20of%20Climate%20Change%20-%20A%20large%20and%20vulnerable%20population.pdf

Conscious Fostering of Women’s Leadership

Mello Souza, S. (n.d.)  Brazil: Organização Mulheres das Águas, São João D’Aliança, Goiás, Brazil.  This study attempts to include a gender mainstreaming approach in the project design, especially the decision to encourage and support women’s leadership in all projects. The organization also looks forward to finding ways to work in partnership with the city administration that target the education, health, environment, tourism and agriculture departments. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Case%20Study-%20Conscious%20Fostering%20of%20Women’s%20Leadership%20(Agriculture-Brazil).pdf

Current Mechanisms for Strengthening of Networking and Information Sharing among National Disaster Management Offices in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia the Philippines and Vietnam.

ADPC. (2001, October). Current mechanisms on regional cooperation in disaster management in the ASEAN region were looked into, with particular focus on the five DIPECHO target countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, and how these mechanisms would meet the needs identified by the five countries. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Current%20Mechanisms%20for%20Strengthening%20of%20Networking%20and%20Information%20Sharing%20Among%20National%20Disaster%20Management%20Offices%20(NDMOs).pdf

Daily Emergency Highlights on Eastern Zaire UNDHA Geneva.

UNDHA. (1996, November 21). This report has been produced to fulfill the information requirements of the UNDHA Geneva Taskforce on Eastern Zaire and the UNDHA mission in the Great Lakes region. The report attempts to fill the gaps resulting from time delays and should not be viewed as a replacement of coverage from either IRIN or UNDHA New York. This report is a summary, not a copy of news and wire stories. All sources are cited. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Focus-%20Women%20in%20Emergencies%20-%20Daily%20Emergency%20Highlights%20on%20Easter%20Zaire%20UNDHA%20Geneva.pdf

Disaster Management Policy, Legal and Institutional Arrangements and Plans in Cambodia.

ADPC. (2002, July). This paper presents the establishment of Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management, its responsibilities, composition of the national, provincial, municipal and district committees, and its five-year institutional development strategy. Its two-year workplan aims to have an approved and operational National Disaster Management Policy and Guidelines; a written Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Plan at the national and provincial levels; initiation of the Disaster Management Information System; and the development and approval of a National Disaster Awareness and Community Based Disaster Preparedness Program, and a National Disaster Management Strategy. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Disaster%20Management%20Policy,%20Legal%20and%20Institutional%20Arrangements%20and%20Plans%20in%20Cambodia.pdf

Does gender make a difference in dealing with climate shifts? Research results from Andhra Pradesh, India.

FAO. (n.d.). In collaboration with Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University and Samatha Gender Resource Centre, as well as national and international researchers, the Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division of FAO carried out fieldwork over eighteen months. The participatory methodology explored the gender dimensions of coping with climate shifts (extreme drought events and long-term change) – as well as mapped new knowledge on how livelihoods are being adjusted and how new coping strategies are being developed for food security. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20and%20Agriculture-%20Does%20gender%20make%20a%20difference%20in%20dealing%20with%20climate%20shifts.pdf

Domestic Violence and Hurricane Katrina (Chapter VIII)

Jenkins, P., & Phillips, B. (n.d.).  A Collaborative effort involving DVAC, Crescent House, and other local advocates working with the national Office on Violence Against Women, which opened a unique Family Justice Center (FJC), a one stop community program for referral and protection of victims and survivors. This is a study of domestic violence survivors and advocates, ranging from shelter workers to law enforcement personnel, talked and listened to each other. Listening to the voices of victims in a catastrophic, post-disaster context provides new insights into how to make all women safer during and after a disaster. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20Domestic%20Violence%20and%20Hurricane%20Katrina.pdf

Egypt: Empowering Women’s Participation in Community and Household Decision-making in Water and Sanitation.

Hammam, G.M. (ed.). (2003-2004). Egypt: Better Life Association for Comprehensive Development. This study documents how the Better Life Association for Comprehensive Development (BLACD) used a gender-integrated approach as an integral part of the water and sanitation project they implemented in the village of Nazlet Fargallah in Upper Egypt from January 2003 to December 2004. The project was aimed at approximately 700 households without sanitary facilities; 60 per cent of the people targeted were women (BLACD, 2002). PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Case%20Study-%20Empowering%20Women’s%20Participation%20in%20Community%20and%20Household%20Decision-making%20in%20Water%20and%20Sanitation%20(Egypt).pdf

Emergency and Rehabilitation Programmes- Does Gender Really Matter?

FAO. (2004). Emergencies affect women and girls differently from men and boys. In wartime, men are often primary casualties, while women in situations of armed conflicts, civil strife, or natural disasters often lose the capacity to sustain their family’s livelihood. Increasing global instability manifested in political, religious and socio-economic scenarios, as well as natural disasters, periodically afflict various regions. This is a study of the challenges faced by women during emergencies. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Emergency%20and%20Rehabilitation%20Programmes-%20Does%20Gender%20Matter.pdf

Exploring the gender dimensions of reconstruction processes post-hurricane Mitch.

Bradshaw, S. (n.d.). The paper will consider the reconstruction process in Nicaragua post hurricane Mitch. First, the success of civil society co-ordinations at promoting common people-centred agendas has been highlighted and contrasted with the difficulties they have faced in becoming gender inclusive spaces. Second, the extent to which the official rhetoric they helped to promote has been translated into reality is examined, suggesting that on the ground projects remain at best ‘women-centred’. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Case%20Study-%20Exploring%20the%20gender%20dimensions%20of%20reconstruction%20processes%20post-hurricane%20Mitch%20(Bradshaw).pdf

Farmers in a Changing Climate: Does Gender Matter? (Food Security in Andhra Pradesh, India)

Lambrou, Y., & Nelson, S. (2010). Rome: FAO.  Financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). This report presents the findings of research undertaken in six villages in two drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh, India, Mahbubnagar and Anantapur1. It was  carried out by an international team led by FAO using  gender, institutional, and climate analyses to document the trends in climate variability men and women farmers are facing and their responses to ensure food security in the context of larger socio-economic and political challenges to their livelihoods and well-being. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20in%20Agriculture-%20Farmers%20in%20A%20Changing%20Climate-%20Does%20Gender%20Really%20Matter.pdf

Flood Impact on Women and Girls: Prey Veng Province, Cambodia

CARE. (2002, June).  This study conducted for CARE Cambodia by IDP Education Australia in the two villages of Chey Arkhaol adn Prey Khla in Prey Veng province in southeast Cambodia investigates the perceptions of men and women in emergency situations compared to normal times. It brings out the differences in impact of flood on women and girls as compared to men. The report makes a number of recommendations, for the CARE staff involved in Disaster Preparedness Action Planning Project; for the Preparedness Action Planning process and suggests preparedness interventions to make it more responsive to the needs of women and girls. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Review%20of%20Training%20and%20Public%20Awareness%20Materials.pdf

Four Months On: A Snapshot of Priority Reproductive Health Activities in Haiti

CARE/IPPF/SC/WRC. (2010, May 17-21).  An Inter-agency MISP Assessment Conducted by CARE, IPPF, Save the Children and Women’s Refugee Commission. The purpose of this assessment was to examine the extent of MISP implementation as a response to the January 12 earthquake in three areas that were severely impacted by the earthquake. The assessment examined MISP implementation in Port-au-Prince, Leogane and Jacmel, through  interviews with UN agencies, local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (Ministry of Public Health and Population) (MSPP) of Haiti. PDF file.

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Gender and Climate Change Connection: Common Ground in Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal, Senegal and Trinidad and Tobago.

UNFPA. (n.d.). These case studies were made possible with support from the UNFPA and the Government of Greece. Climate change affects women in different ways across the globe, but common themes bridge their experiences. These studies examine the impact of climate change through a gender lens in five developing countries— Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal, Senegal and Trinidad and Tobago—a revealing pattern. In each of these countries, women represent a large percentage of the poor, experience gender inequality and are faced with increasing vulnerabilities as the climate changes.PDF file.

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Gender and Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalayas of Nepal.

Leduc, B., Shrestha, A., & Bhattarai, B. (2008, June). Senegal: WEDO. This study was commissioned by WEDO as an input into its Gender and Climate Change Workshop in Dakar, Senegal, in June 2008, and in preparation for the launch of an advocacy pilot project to mainstream gender into climate change policy-making and activity implementation in developing countries. PDF file.

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Gender and Climate Change: Namibia Case Study

Angula M. (n.d.).  Cape Town: Heinrich Böll Foundation – Regional Office Southern Africa. There is a strong relationship between gender, livelihood and poverty. This relationship has been explored by many researchers, and significant to their findings is the relationship between climate change and people’s livelihood, which is dependent on natural resource base and poverty. The subordinate role of women in societies plays a critical role in determining peoples’ ability to cope (Wamukonya and Rukato, 2001; Banda, 2005). Recognised in this study is the fact that majority of the poor, worldwide, are women because of existing gender inequalities. PDF file.

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Gender and Emergency Issues- A Synthesis of 4 Case Studies: Malawi, Mozambique, Angola and Zaire

Alexander, E.M. (1995) . Essentially an in-house evaluation of four field programs, the report provides insight into the difficulties of incorporating gender considerations into emergency planning and programming with implementing partners. The review of the literature gives a global view of gender policies for international agencies, pointing to the lack of developed research in this area. PDF file.

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Gender and Natural Disaster: Sexualized violence and the tsunami

Felten-Biermann, C. (2006). Published by the Society of International Development, this study looks at the consequences of natural disasters for women in the aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami. It argues that sexualized violence is not adequately guarded against in such disasters and that much stronger pressure from the aid community needs to be brought to bear. A large number of sexual harassment and violence cases against women, even rapes, in the refugee camps are reported by organizations. It is to be assumed that the cases which became public are a fraction of the actual cases. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Case%20Study-%20Gender%20and%20Natural%20Disasters%20-%20Sexualized%20Violence%20and%20the%20Tsunami.pdf

Gender & Pastoralism Vol 1: Rangeland & Resource Management in Ethiopia.

Ridgewell, A., Mamo, G., & Flintan, F. (e.d.). (2007, September). Addis Ababa: SOS Sahel Ethiopia Gender & Pastoralism Action Research Project. This book is written with the aim that it will promote the importance of gender mainstreaming in development interventions in Ethiopia’s pastoral and agro-pastoral areas whilst stimulating further debate as to how best this can be achieved. While it addresses specific issues, the themes covered have much broader implications that will be valuable for government departments, NGOs and local community groups who are engaged in pastoral development in Ethiopia and beyond. PDF file.

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Gender Issues on Livelihood and Flood Disaster: Case Studies of Kamra and Kort Villages, Jhang District, Punjab.

Hameed, K. (2001). LODRR, Pakistan . Conducted as part of gender research under the LODRR project, this case study uses participatory research methods and tools to explore gender issues in livelihoods and flood disasters in selected communities in Jhang District of Pakistan. It begins with an overview of gender in disaster issues and a macro-level gender analysis specific to Pakistan. It then explores micro level gender issues in relation to flood disaster drawing on various grassroots experiences. The specific case study information examines gendered impacts of floods in relation to health and nutrition, literacy and education and economic and political participation. PDF file.

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Gender Mainstreaming During Disasters: The Case of the Tsunami in India.

Pincha, et al. (2007). Oxfam Humanitarian Field Studies, Oxfam International. The tsunami disaster of December 2004 affected millions of people, dramatically magnifying the challenges that survivors and aid providers face in smaller emergencies elsewhere around the world. Oxfam launched a program to investigate social, economic, and health issues that are critical to the recovery of tsunami survivors. The goal is  to strengthen the programs of Oxfam and other humanitarian aid providers for this and future emergencies, and to improve accountability to those we aim to help. This report is one of a series of summaries of the Oxfam Humanitarian Field Studies. PDF file.

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Gender Perspectives: Gender Networks of the Red Crescent in the Middle East.

ICRC. (n.d.).  The aim of the gender networks is to increase awareness and ensuring that no sex-based discrimination will get in the way the National Societies in carrying out their work and providing services. Several of these National Societies have developed strategies to improve the role of women as participants and beneficiaries. Organizational development activities also include: creating partnerships with the private sector; diversifying funding bases; improving communications in the region; and focusing on youth development. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20MENA-%20Gender%20Perspectives.pdf

Gender Based Violence Study (Ireland).

Jennings, M, & McLean, S. (2005, July). Published by the Consortium of Irish Human Rights, Humanitarian and Development Agencies & Development Cooperation Ireland. This study on GBV was initiated by Amnesty International in response to the atrocities in Darfur, Sudan and is the first such initiative where Irish human rights, humanitarian and development NGOs and Development Cooperation Ireland4 have jointly funded. The objective of the study is to propose a framework of best practice that will be useful to all organisations as they engage systematically and consistently with the serious human rights violations  in conflict environments associated with GBV. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Case%20Sudy-%20Gender%20Based%20Violence%20(Ireland).pdf

Investing in Skills for Socio-economic Empowerment of Rural Women.

FAO/ IFAD/ILO.(2010). This is about skills development being a key to improving rural productivity, employability and income-earning opportunities, enhancing food security and promoting environmentally sustainable rural development and livelihoods. Despite rural women’s major role in agriculture and other rural activities, higher barriers in education and training limit their participation in more productive and remunerative work, perform managerial and leadership roles and participate fully in the development of their communities. Targeted action is needed to dismantle these barriers. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Investing%20in%20Skills%20for%20Socio-economic%20Empowerment%20of%20Rural%20Women.pdf

Learning from Recovery after Hurricane Mitch: Experience from Nicaragua.

Christoplos, I., et al. (2009). Geneva: IFRC and RCS /ProVention Consortium. Learning from Recovery after Hurricane Mitch is a review of how Nicaragua has recovered from Hurricane Mitch over the past ten years. The focus is on how the assumptions and claims that were made in the initial recovery planning have proven relevant in light of subsequent development. The research is based on a literature review, interviews with stakeholders at national level and field studies in three municipalities that were heavily affected by Hurricane Mitch. The field sites were chosen to illustrate three very different trajectories of change. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Learning%20from%20Recovery%20after%20Hurricane%20Mitch%20(Nicaragua).pdf

Looking Back at the 2008: Efforts made towards risk reduction (Disaster Risk Reduction through School Program (DRRSP)- Risk Reduction Begins at School: Let’s make a safer community.

Action Aid/DFID/Lumanti. (2009). The interviews, as well as part of a film made by children from Balaju, were part of a longer video and report that was shown at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-14) in December in Poznan, Poland. As a basic course, students were given knowledge on the concept, introduction, process and objectives of first aid. They also discussed the do’s and dont’s of first aid during an emergency including theoritical knowledge. They were also provided with skills through the medium of various exercises. Students were very enthusiastic and active in the training and exercise work. PDF file.

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Making the MDGs Work for All: Gender-Responsive Rights-Based Approaches to the MDGs

Corner, L. (2008, July). This publication complements the 2005 UNIFEM publication Pathway to Gender Equality1, which draws the conceptual link between CEDAW, BPFA and the MDGs as mutually reinforcing processes and provides an overview of the specific actions recommended by CEDAW and BPFA to achieve each goal. PDF file. 

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Publication-%20Making%20the%20MDGs%20Work%20for%20All%20(UNIFEM%202008).pdf

Overview of Early Warning Systems in Selected Countries of Southeast Asia (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center)

Garcia, L. (2004). This report summarizes the findings of a study of early warning systems in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines and Vietnam– the countries in the Disaster Preparedness Program of the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (DIPECHO). It aims at raising awareness of the early warning systems in the respective countries and provides a basis for further enhancing institutional mechanisms, technical capacities and community. PDF file.

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Piloting Analysis of Disaster Management Training Gaps in the Philippines.

ADPC. (2001, October). The Philippines’ strategic program thrusts in disaster management, and current capacity building programs by various government and non-government organizations were looked into to analyse the gaps in disaster management training, with particular focus on Community Based Disaster Management. Training activities to be undertaken from the national to the local and community levels are then recommended. A strategy developed for undertaking a comprehensive Disaster Management Training Needs Analysis at the national level is presented. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Piloting%20Analysis%20of%20Disaster%20Management%20Training%20Gaps%20in%20the%20Philippines.pdf

Policy and Institutional Arrangement for Disaster Management in Indonesia.

ADPC. (2001, October). This paper details the evolution of Indonesia’s national disaster management body, the Bakornas PBP from its beginnings as an Advisory Board for Natural Disaster Management in 1966, reflecting how government disaster management policy and structure change to meet the challenges of the changing times. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Policy%20and%20Institutional%20Arrangement%20for%20Disaster%20Management%20in%20Indonesia.pdf

Policy, Legal and Institutional Arrangements, and Planning for Disaster Management in Lao PDR.

ADPC. (2001, October). This  paper presents the development of Lao PDR’s government policy on disaster management and of its national disaster management plan, including the institutional arrangement for disaster management. It lists priorities for national disaster risk management. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Policy,%20legal%20and%20Institutional%20Arrangements,%20and%20Planning%20for%20Disaster%20Management%20in%20Lao%20PDR.pdf

Promoting Employment and Entrepreneurship for Vulnerable Youths in West Bank and Gaza Strip

Dala Valle, F. (2010). Jerusalem: FAO, in partnership with the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ministry of Youth and Sport, Youth Development Association and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This Study was made specifically for the youth in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS), who face enormous challenges related to occupation, conflict, deep rural poverty, food insecurity and lack of extracurricular activities. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Case%20Study-%20Promoting%20Employment%20and%20Entrepreneurship%20for%20Vulnerable%20Youths%20in%20West%20Bank%20and%20Gaza%20Strip.pdf

Report of the study Women in Times of Disaster Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction: Perspective from Japan.

Takeuchi, Y., & Shaw, R. (2008). The content of the report is prepared through literature review, field visits, interviews, focus group discussion, hearing survey and analysis. The report has three main components:  (1) Review of national policy of disaster risk reduction of Japan with specific focus on gender issues; (2) Case study of Hiroshima (for landslide and water related disasters; (3) Case study of Kobe (for earthquake. Based on these observations, concluding chapter is developed with specific recommended policy actions. There are supplemented by a set of appendices. PDF file.

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Review of Training and Public Awareness Materials.

ADPC (2001, November). Disaster management training and public awareness materials in the Philippines were collected, listed and reviewed to determine their effectiveness in visual and verbal communication. Community organizations participated in critiquing, and their comments were integrated in formulating a guide in the development, dissemination and utilization of training and public awareness materials. This guide was validated by various agencies that participated in the review process. Of note are the listings of major disaster events in each era, and case studies presented to provide insights on how the disaster management mechanism works in the country. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Review%20of%20Training%20and%20Public%20Awareness%20Materials.pdf

Rural women: crucial partners in the fight against hunger and poverty.

FAO. (2003). This is a report of the Side event organized at the World Food Summit (WFS): five years later, organized in June 2002 to enhance the visibility, recognition and support for the important role and contributions of rural women, and in particular women farmers, in achieving the targets of the 1996 WFS. PDF file.

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Rural Women’s Entrepreneurship is “Good Business”!

FAO/IFAD ILO. (2010). Rural women increasingly run their own enterprises, yet their socio-economic contributions and entrepreneurial potential remain largely unrecognized and untapped. They are concentrated in informal, micro-size, low productivity and low-return activities.1 Enabling and gender responsive policies, services and business environments2 are crucial to stimulate the start up and upgrading of women’s businesses and thereby help generate decent and productive work,3 achieve gender equality, reduce poverty and ensure stronger economies and societies. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20in%20Agriculture-%20Rural%20Women’s%20Entrepreneurship%20is%20′Good%20Business’.pdf

Sparks of Hope: Grassroots Women organize Self Help efforts to restore communities after the Haiti disaster

Groots International (2010, July). Disaster Watch. Groots International. Grassroots women went to the tent camps in Port au Prince and Leogane to listen to women in affected communities, on their evaluation of their daily lives and the involvement of institutional actors –government and relief/aid agencies. PDF file.

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Strengthening the Disaster Mitigation and Management System in Mongolia – Phase III.

UNDP. (2010, April). UNDP Country Office Mongolia. The first and second phases of the project have been successfully completed from 2002 through 2007. This study has been prepared to support the implementation of the long term disaster risk management strategy of Mongolia to minimize vulnerability, improve preparedness, enhance institutional capacity for disaster management and emergency response, and assist in adapting to climate change that adversely affects sustainable development of the country, especially those in the rural environments. PDF file.

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Study on Local Coping Mechanisms in Disaster Management – Case Studies from Lao PDR.

CONCERN Worldwide. (2003). CONCERN Worldwide in Lao PDR. This interesting field-based study focuses on how indigenous coping mechanisms of the rural poor in Lao PDR function in response to shocks to their livelihood brought about by disasters. Nine villages in five different provinces were selected in such a way so as to create a sample population with geographic and ethnic variety exposed to a wide range of disaster risks. PDF file.

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The Gender perspective (Chapter2).

FAO. (1999). Agricultural Censuses and Gender Considerations – Concept and Methodology (1999). Economic and Social Development Department, FAO. The gender perspective looks at the impact of gender on people’s opportunities, social roles and interactions. Successful implementation of the policy, programme and project goals of international and national organizations is directly affected by the impact of gender and, in turn, influences the process of social development. Gender is an integral component of every aspect of the economic, social, daily and private lives of individuals and societies, and of the different roles ascribed by society to men and women. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Chapter%20II-%20The%20Gender%20Perspective.pdf

The Philippine Disaster Management Story: Issues and Challenges.

ADPC. (2001, October). This paper chronicles the disaster management in the Philippines from the pre-colonial period to the present time, identifying issues, challenges and lessons learned. It gives proper focus to the current disaster management system, detailing the establishment of the national, regional, and local disaster coordinating councils – their composition, responsibilities, coordination, and resources; the formulation of the calamities and disaster preparedness plan and its subsequent revisions; the decentralization of functions, basic services and facilities; including current initiatives and recommendations to further strengthen disaster management in the country. PDF file.

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Third Disaster Management  Practitioners’ Workshop in Southeast Asia on Institutionalizing CBDRM in Government Policy Making, Planning and Program Activities.

CBDRM. (2004). Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. The workshop aims to promote learning on disaster risk management within the Southeast Asian region from sharing and reviewing regional disaster risk management practice and from global disaster risk management practice, foster and strengthen relationships between regional practitioners and disaster management organizations and to encourage peers to commit themselves to provide practical, technical support to each other and contribute to policy and strategy formulation and program development of the governments and NGOs of the region, bilateral and multi-lateral development agencies that operate in the region. PDF file.

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1.3. Exercises

Child Labour Prevention in Agriculture: Junior Farmer Field and Life School- Facilitator’s Guide

Murray, U. (2010). . Exercises and information for the integration of child labour prevention in JFFLS curricula. Rome: FAO. This publication has been supported by UNAIDS; funded under the partnership programme of FAO, Norway and the Netherlands (FMPP). This Module suggests a set of exercises that can be done within the JFFLS context. Most exercises are specifically targeted at the JFFLS students; with some designed for the children’s guardians. Creating awareness among the JFFLS facilitators is a crucial first step in any effort to stream child labour concerns in the JFFLS approach. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20in%20Agriculture-%20Child%20Labour%20Prevention%20in%20Agriculture.pdf

Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers. (Local Government Training Tools)

Khosla, P., & Barth, B. (2008). Nairobi: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT). The publication of ‘Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers’ was made possible through the financial support of the Governments of The Netherlands, Norway and Spain. This Sourcebook was developed in response to the difficulties encountered by local government trainers when addressing gender relations in local governance. The Sourcebook is rooted in UN-HABITAT’s conviction that human settlement development cannot be gender-neutral, and that the equitable participation of women is essential at all levels of decision-making in towns and cities. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Gender%20in%20Local%20Government.pdf

Training Manual On Gender Sensitisation

Ray, S. (2000, April). Haryana Community Forestry Project. This training programme is designed to understand the framework of gender analysis by using various tools of participatory methodology. The programme is designed in a very flexible manner and some extra group exercises are also given in the annexes, which a trainer may use with different interest groups. A pre-training questionnaire is also introduced, basically to know the participants’ attitude towards women, which would help in making some changes in future training, if required. I hope participants will not treat this as mere gender training. A small dent in the stereotype thinking and approach is considered as success of this training. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Training%20Manual%20on%20Gender%20Sensitization.pdf

1.4. Best Practices

Abarquez, I., & Murshed, Z. (2004). Community-based Disaster Risk Management Field Practitioners’ Handbook. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. This handbook has been designed to equip CBDM and CBDRM practitioners’ with theories and practical tools that can be applied in community work. The handbook is divided into four parts and covers, CBDRM a framework for reducing risk, resource packs, major considerations in undertaking CBDRM, disaster risks in Southeast Asia. The resource packs are further divided into seven parts provide step by step instruction on selecting a community, rapport building and understanding the community, participatory disaster risk assessment, participatory disaster risk management planning, building and training a community disaster risk management organization, community-managed implementation and lastly participatory monitoring and evaluation. The handbook is accompanied by an interactive video on two areas, participatory disaster risk assessment and action and disaster risk communication. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Tools-%20Community-Based%20Disaster%20Risk%20Management-%20Field%20Practitioners%20Tool.pdf

Action Aid Nepal. (2007, March). Participatory Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) Process Outputs Disaster Risk Reduction through Schools in Nepal. Kathmandu: ActionAid Nepal. The goal of the project is to reduce peoples’ vulnerability to natural disaster by contributing to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The HFA (2005-2015) seeks to ensure that disaster risks reduction is a national and local priority through using both national platforms and community participation. The framework is explicit about using ‘knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels. The main purpose of the project is to make schools in high disaster risks areas safer, to enable them to act as a locus for disaster risk reduction, and to engage the education sector in the HFA. In order to achieve goal, purpose and results, relevant activities are designed at community, district and national level. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Participatory%20Vulnerability%20Analysis%20(Process%20Output).pdf

Bessuges, P., Bloom, G., Fileccia, T., & Sisto, I. (n.d.). SEAGA for Emergency and Rehabilitation Programmes. The objectives of this report is to explain the importance of a gender perspective in emergency operations and assist emergency specialists in gender-sensitive planning. Coping Strategies, Counseling, Differential impacts of emergencies on men and women, Division of labour, Food distribution, Food security, Gender analysis, Gender differences, Gender mainstreaming, Practical and strategic needs, Roles and responsibilities of men and women, SEAGA objectives, Vulnerable groups. PDF file.

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CARE. (2005, March). Gender Analysis Framework (Revised). Bangladesh: CARE. The objective of the GAF is to enable CARE staff and partners to develop and implement programs that work towards equal benefit, empowerment, status and rights to women and men in targeted communities. We believe that the revised GAF will enable CARE Bangladesh and Partner staff to be more systematic in analyzing gendrelations and issues in the communities in which they work. It will also guide them in understanding how gender can best be incorporated in our programs in order to achieve CARE Bangladesh’s development objectives. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Gender%20Analysis%20Framework%20%20(Revised%20Final%20March’05).pdf

Christoplos, I., et al. (2009). Learning from Recovery after Hurricane Mitch: Experience from Nicaragua. Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / the ProVention Consortium. Learning from Recovery after Hurricane Mitch is a review of how Nicaragua has recovered from Hurricane Mitch over the past ten years. The focus is on how the assumptions and claims that were made in the initial recovery planning have proven relevant in light of subsequent development. The research is based on a literature review, interviews with stakeholders at national level and field studies in three municipalities that were heavily affected by Hurricane Mitch. The field sites were chosen to illustrate three very different trajectories of change. The study has found that response to Hurricane Mitch reflects the broader trends that have driven recovery, including household, community and government initiatives and the wider economic context. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Learning%20from%20Recovery%20after%20Hurricane%20Mitch%20(Nicaragua).pdf

Davies, I., & Murshed Z. (2006). Community-based Disaster Risk Management- Critical Guidelines. Published by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center through its Partnerships for Disaster Reduction – Southeast Asia Phase 3 (PDRSEA3) Project jointly implemented by ADPC and UNESCAP with funding support from DIPECHO. In an effort to address the issues on community approaches on disaster risk management, the initiative on drafting of Critical Guidelines of Community-based Disaster Risk Management was undertaken by the ADPC and the UNESCAP under the jointly implemented Partnerships for Disaster Reduction South East Asia (PDRSEA3) project. It is expected that the availability of these Critical Guidelines will enable development practitioners to follow common principles, processes and approaches in the identification, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of community-based projects on disaster risk management, thus contributing to the improvement in practice. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Community-based%20Disaster%20Risk%20Management-%20Critical%20Guidelines.pdf

FAO. (2003). Gender-Disaggregated Data for Agriculture and Rural Development- SEAGA Programme presents the main outcomes and materials produced during FAO’s process to develop a training methodology for improving the skills of national statisticians, planners and researchers to collect, tabulate, analyze, interpret and present sex-disaggregated data,; prepared under FAO’s Integrated support to sustainable development and food security Programme, funded by Norway and Finland.

http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/downloads/en/gdden.pdf

FAO. (n.d.). FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples. Rome: FAO. Consistent with its mandate to pursue a world free from hunger and malnutrition, the following “FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples” has been formulated so as to ensure that FAO will make all due efforts to respect, include and promote indigenous issues in relevant work. In so doing, it joins the international community’s increasing mobilization in favour of the rights and concerns of indigenous peoples, most of whom suffer disproportionately from multiple adversities such as discrimination, poverty, ill health, political under-representation, and environmental and cultural degradation. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/FAO%20Policy%20on%20Indigenous%20and%20Tribal%20Peoples.pdf

FAO. (2004). Rural Households and Resources: A Guide for Extension Workers – SEAGA Programme (FAO, 2004) aim to highlight major issues affecting rural households, and to provide users with resources and tools for collecting, analyzing and sharing information about the constraints, opportunities and priorities faced by communities, households and individual household members. It promotes the use of gender-sensitive and participatory approaches as a means of achieving sustainable development that puts people at the centre of the issues, analysis and solutions. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Rural%20Households%20and%20Resources-%20a%20Pocket%20Guide%20for%20Extension%20Workers.pdf

Haddad, L., & Frankenberger, T. (2003). Integrating Relief and Development to Accelerate Reductions in Food Insecurity in Shock-Prone Areas - USAID’s Office of Food for Peace. Occasional Paper No. 2. Analyses food assistance community and the importance of developing a new conceptual framework to integrate relief and development interventions to accelerate reductions in food security, with vulnerability at the core of this framework. PDF file.

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Huairou Commission. (2010, October). An Instrument of Catalytic Change to Building Resilient Development: The Community Practitioner’s Platform Launch in New Delhi, India, September 16, 2010. This forum gave an excellent overview of the practices that women were already taking to build resilience to disasters and climate change. Recognizing the benefits of such an advocacy space, all the stakeholders present at the dialogue agreed to sign up to the Platform-to become “champions of resilient development.” This is the first of many launches of the Community Practitioner’s Platform throughout India, Asia and globally. Moving towards the Global Platform to be launched in May of 2011 this meeting provided a launching pad for catalytic action between all stakeholders to design and implement collaborative programs that work for the poor. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20An%20Instrument%20of%20Catalytic%20Change%20to%20Building%20Resilient%20Development-%20The%20Community%20Practitioner’s%20Platform%20(New%20Delhi).pdf

IFAD. (n.d.). Guidance notes for institutional analysis in rural development programmes. Rome: International Fund for Agricultural Development. This Guidance Notes provide a synthesis of the training materials developed as part of the Institutional Analysis (IA) methodology. They propose that we rethink how we conceptualize and promote institutional change, particularly for pro-poor service delivery. They provide a framework and the analytical tools for designing programmes and projects that feature implementation modalities based on some of the core principles of good governance, focusing on “pro-poor governance” and systemic sustainability at the micro and meso levels. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Guidance%20Notes%20for%20Institutional%20Analysis%20in%20Rural%20Development%20Programmes.pdf

IFAD/FAO/WFP. (2002). Reducing Poverty and Hunger: The Critical Role of Financing for Food, Agriculture and Rural Development was jointly produced by IFAD, FAO and WFP for the International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Mexico in 2002. It was prepared to persuade the delegates of the Conference of the fundamental importance of reversing the damaging trends in the directions of development financing, to encourage an increased investment in hunger reduction, in raising small farmer output and in rural development. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Reducing%20Poverty%20and%20Hunger-%20The%20Critical%20Role%20of%20Financing%20for%20Food,%20Agriculture%20and%20Rural%20Development.pdf

Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises. (2010). Inter-agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings. Revision for Field Review. Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises. The Inter-agency Field Manual on  Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings is the result of a collaborative and consultative process engaging over 100 members from United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations that make up the Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises. The updated information in this Field Manual is based on normative technical guidance of the World Health Organization. It also reflects the good practices documented in crisis settings around the world since the initial field-test version of the Field Manual was released in 1996, followed by the 1999 version, Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations: An Inter-agency Field Manual. This latest edition reflects the wide application of the Field Manual’s principles and technical content beyond refugee situations, extending its use into diverse crises, including conflict zones and natural disasters. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Interagency%20Manual%20on%20Reproductive%20Health%20in%20Humanitarian%20Settings.pdf

Irish Aid. (2005). Gender based violence: Ireland Responding. A Guidance Note on Institutionalising Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response within Organisations. Joint Consortium of Irish Human Rights, Humanitarian & Development Agencies, Irish Aid and Government Agencies (Pakistan, Bosnia, India, Kosovo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Rwanda, Darfur). This Guidance Note, based on the sharing of best practice distilled from a diverse range of organisations, was developed by the Human Resources, Learning and Training Working Group. Its purpose is to provide guidance on how to go about institutionalising GBV responses within organisations. The Note offers guidance on developing appropriate internal policies and strategies on GBV prevention and response, staff capacity development and training, and ways of supporting GBV responses internally. It is envisaged that, as the lessons are learnt on addressing GBV at field level, the GBV in Practice Working Group will be in a position to develop guidance related to addressing GBV in the field. It is intended that
this Guidance Note is read alongside the main report. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Gender%20Based%20Violence%20-%20Ireland%20Responding.pdf

Irish Joint Consortium on Gender and Violence. (n.d.). A Good Practice Guide for the monitoring and evaluation of national action plans on United Nations security council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence. This Good Practice Guide provides an overview of the key components of UNSCR 1325, which indicates the importance of developing National Actions Plans (NAPs) to implement the resolution, outlines the roles of key stakeholders in monitoring and evaluating implementation of the plan and provides examples of the roles that different stakeholders have played in these processes. PDF file.

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Kenya Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services. Guidelines for the Women Enterprise Fund. Analytical report on population projection volume VII. The Women Enterprise and Development Fund was conceived in December 2006 by the Government as a strategic move towards addressing poverty alleviation through socio-economic empowerment of women. This fund guideline will facilitate enterprise and development initiatives among women through a revolving loan disbursement to individuals and groups. This is a guideline of fund disbursement process that will be done through Financial Intermediaries and the District/Divisional Women Enterprise Committees (DWEC). PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Women%20Enterprise%20Fund%20Guidelines.pdf

Mohiuddin, M. (ed.). (2009, June). Practicing Gender & Social Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction: facilitators Guidebook Dhaka: Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The guidebook consist the issues and concerns of social inclusion, situation of the people at risk and disaster, excluded people in major disasters, statement of the problems, rationale, goal and objectives, scope and framework in this guidebook are narrated sequentially. The guidebook also elaborately mentioned how to do the disaster risk assessment involving the socially excluded people as active stakeholder in the field step by step. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Practicing%20Gender%20and%20Social%20Inclusion%20in%20Disaster%20Risk%20Reduction.pdf

Morrow, M., & Varcoe, C. (n.d.).Violence Against Women: Improving the Healthcare Response. A Guide for health authorities, healthcare managers, providers and planners. Prepared for the British Columbia Ministry of Health, Women’s Health Bureau. This guide was developed as an initiative of the Women’s Health Bureau and is the first step following the Minister’s Advisory Council on Women’s Health’s report Moving Toward Change: Strengthening the Response of British Columbia’s Health Care System to Violence Against Women. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Violence%20Against%20Women-%20Improving%20the%20Health%20Care%20Response.pdf

NGO/CSW. (2009). Women’s capacity to cope with climate change: Best Practices IS #6 is prepared by the NGO/CSW Subcommittee on Women and Climate Change 2009. It provides for equal participation of both women and men in planning and decision making; utilizes skills of both men and women; draws upon women’s traditional knowledge and expertise; provides women with opportunities to take leadership; evidences creative problem solving on the part of women; ensures ecological sustainability and preserves biodiversity; empowers women economically, e.g. providing skills training and access to agricultural technology. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Best%20Practices-%20Women’s%20capacity%20to%20cope%20with%20climate%20change.pdf

Ouellette, C., & Ummar, F. (2009, September). Making a Difference: Promoting Gender Equality in Pakistan’s Response to the 2005 Earthquake. This report is about the experience of promoting gender equality in Pakistan’s response to the devastating earthquake in Pakistan of October 2005. The purpose is to illustrate the results and potential impact of GETA to the ERRA, funded by CIDA. The lessons learnt could be adapted for integrating gender-equality concerns in future responses to emergencies and natural disasters. PDF file. 

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Publication-%20Making%20a%20Differenec%20(Promoting%20Gender%20Equality%20in%20Making%20a%20Difference.%20Promoting%20Gender%20Equality%20in%20Pakistan’s%20Response%20to%20the%202005%20Earthquake).pdf

PAHO. (2008, March). Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation in Americas: The New International Health Regulations. What they mean for disasters managers.Washington DC: Pan American Health Organization PAHO. n many countries, response to outbreaks of communicable diseases, particularly when there is concern among the public and on the part of authorities, is undertaken to a large extent with the excellent collaboration of disaster preparedness and response programs in the ministries of health. While epidemiologists and communicable disease experts assume leadership in the scientific and technical aspects of outbreak response, the complementary operational and management skills of disaster experts in areas such as logistical support, intersectoral coordination, and mobilization of resources is invaluable. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Good%20Practices-%20Regional%20Initiatives%20Promote%20Safe%20Hospitals.pdf

Raise Initiative. (n.d.). Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP). Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children. The Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health (RH) is designed to address the priority RH needs of populations in the earliest phases of emergencies. RH services are an integral component of basic health care for every population. Without access to good quality RH services, people living in emergencies are at risk of dying from reversible and treatable conditions and diseases. The consequences of poor RH are often exacerbated in the context of danger and uncertainty that characterizes any emergency setting. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Fact%20Sheet-%20Minimum%20Initial%20Service%20Package.pdf

Republic of Kenya (2000, November). National Gender and Development Policy. Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services. It is envisaged that the National Gender and Development Policy will provide a framework for advancement of women and an approach that would lead to greater efficiency in resource allocation and utilisation to ensure empowerment of women. All line government ministries in the Republic of Kenya have set focal points geared towards
mainstreaming gender issues in their programmes and policies. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Gender%20Policy%202000.pdf

UNCRD (2009). Teachers handbook On DRR
(version 2): Reducing vulnerability of school children to earthquakes in Asia-Pacific Region. A project of the School Earthquake Safety Initiative. Shimla, India: Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society. United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD). This publication, entitled “Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquakes”, not only summarizes the good practices and lessons learned from the project countries and but also highlights the task ahead to up-scale from model projects to countrywide activities on school safety. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Reducing%20Vulnerability%20of%20School%20Children%20to%20Earthquake.pdf

UN DRR.(n.d.). Women, Gender and DDR. Thismodule will provide policy guidance on gender aspects of DDR programmes; show how DDR programmes can become gender responsive; and outline gender-aware and female-specific interventions in key components of DDR. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Women,%20Gender%20and%20DRR.pdf

UNISDR. (2008). Gender Perspectives-Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction into Climate Change Adaptation (Good Practices and Lessons Learned). This publication demonstrates the link between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, while contributing to the ongoing global effort to promote gender equality in socio-economic development. The present publication seeks to highlight initiatives that have successfully used disaster risk reduction as a tool to adapt to climate change and reduce risk and vulnerabilities in various parts of the world. The good practices selected show how disaster risk reduction can be integrated into climate change adaptation initiatives to reduce people’s vulnerabilities to the impact of climate change and weather-related disasters, paying attention in particular to women’s needs and priorities. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Good%20Practices-%20Gender%20Perspectives-Integrating%20DRR%20into%20CC%20adaptation.pdf

UNISDR (2007, June). Gender Perspective: Working Together for Disaster Risk Reduction (Good Practices and Lessons Learned). Geneva: UNISDR. This publication presents a collection of 15 practices that advance gendered resilience building–a key principle that informs the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. The examples shared describe the different roles played by women from disaster prone communities. These roles involve constructing disaster resistant housing; improving community access to services; upgrading livelihoods; increasing food security; collecting and disseminating information; and negotiating claims to rights and resources. While the examples provide a diverse range of practices, a single common thread binds these together. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Good-Practices-%20Gender%20Perspective-Working%20Together%20for%20Disaster%20Risk%20Reduction%20(2007).pdf

UNISDR. (2008, July). Towards National Resilience. Good Practices of National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction. Geneva: UN/ISDR. This publication is primarily aimed at National Disaster Management Authorities and national disaster risk reduction stakeholders, but also ISDR system partners and bilateral development agencies. It is hoped that it will fuel further national commitment and concrete action in establishing and working through National Platforms to reduce disaster risk. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Good%20Practices-%20Towards%20National%20Resilience.pdf

USAID. (2003). Addressing the “In” in Food Insecurity – USAID’s Office of Food for Peace, Occasional Paper No. 1 (Webb, P. and Rogers, B., 2003) explores food security trends and advocates for refocusing attention on the “in” that defines “food insecurity” by making explicit the risks that constrain progress towards enhanced food availability, access and utilization and by addressing more directly the vulnerability of food insecure households and communities. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Addressing%20the%20′In’%20in%20Food%20Security.pdf

Veitch, J. (n.d.). Budgeting in the UK: Women’s
Budget Group. This paper is about assessing expenditure needs, participatory budgeting, analysis of statistics, gender statistics, etc. It is setting objectives to prebudget report, budget, public service agreements, and comprehensive spending review. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Women%20Budget%20Group%20(UK).pdf

WHO. (2008). Strengthening WHO’s Institutional Capacity for Humanitarian Health Action A Five-Year Programme 2009-2013. Communities have an essential role to play in emergencies. At local level, much can be done to strengthen the response capacity of communities at risk and prevent and mitigate the effects of crises. In 2009-2013 WHO will focus on the community approach, including strengthening emergency preparedness plans at local level and improving communities’ ability to map and manage risks and reduce vulnerability. WHO will integrate the lessons learnt into its future operations. This paper contains WHO’s strategic planning framework for building such institutional capacity so the priorities for health action in crises for the period 2009-2013 can be implemented. The framework and priorities are based on the recommendations of the many evaluations of WHO’s work and the lessons learned from the 2006-2007 biennium. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Strengthening%20WHO’s%20Institutional%20Capacity%20for%20Humanitarian%20Health%20Action%20(2009-2013).pdf

WFP-FAO. (2001).Passport to Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in Emergency Programmes consists of key questions to be asked in an emergency situation for data collection to help guide the design of emergency interventions toward sensitivity to gender differences and discusses mainstreaming gender perspectives through a participatory approach. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Passport%20in%20Mainstreaming%20a%20Gender%20Perspective%20in%20Emergency%20Programmes.pdf

WFP-FAO. (2000).SEAGA for Emergency and Rehabilitation Programmes assist managerial and operational staff to mainstream gender throughout the project cycle and in all aspects relating to emergency interventions including, food aid, nutrition, household food security and agricultural policy in crisis and aims to ensure gender analysis in planning and practice of emergency and rehabilitation interventions. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/SEAGA%20for%20Emergency%20and%20Rehabilitation%20Programmes.pdf

WFP. (2004). WFP and Food-based Safety Nets: Concepts, Experiences and Future Programming Opportunities outlines Food-Based Safety Nets that WFP and its partners can use to ensure that livelihoods are built upon while assisting those in need. The paper describes three identified models of food-based safety nets and provides recommendations on how WFP can strengthen its ability to participate, where appropriate, in the different stages of national safety-net development. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/WFP%20Food-based%20Safety%20Nets.pdf

WHO. (2007, January). Emergency Preparedness and Response: from Lessons to Action- Report of the Regional Consultation Bali,
Indonesia, June 27-29, 2006. New Delhi: WHO Regional Office Southeast Asia. The Regional Consultation on Emergency Prepared and Response: From Lessons to Action was focused on how to act on and incorporate the lessons learnt from the tsunami into disaster management policies and plans of every nation, so that they could be implemented to strengthen emergency preparedness and response at every level in every country in the Region. The emphasis was on action. A global perspective of disasters revealed that disasters had increased in the past decade, highlighting the need to strengthen preparedness for such events. WHO is adapting its role and preparing its future direction accordingly. The response to the tsunami by the health sector was reviewed. It was seen that the lessons learnt from the tsunami – the need for preparedness, for better coordination among health agencies, etc. – were successfully applied to the response to the Yogyakarta earthquake. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Publication-%20Emergency%20Preparedness%20and%20Response-%20from%20Lessons%20to%20Actions%20(Bali,%20Indonesia).pdf

Section 2 Tools

2.1. Gender Analysis in DRR

Abarquez, I., & Murshed, Z. (2004). Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM): Field Practitioners’ Handbook. Thailand: ADPC. Writing and producing this handbook is an initial brave effort to bring together theory and practice from the six South East Asian countries – Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The PDR SEA project, under the guidance of UNESCAP, took steps to fill that need by producing information and training materials such as this handbook. The purpose of the CBDRM Field Practitioners’ Handbook is to help equip CBDM or CBDRM practitioners with theories and practical tools that can be applied in community work. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Tools-%20Community-Based%20Disaster%20Risk%20Management-%20Field%20Practitioners%20Tool.pdf

Action Aid International. (n.d.).  Vulnerability Analysis A step–by–step guide for field staff. UK: Action Aid International. The PVA itself evolved from a workshop convened by ActionAid in Dorset, UK in 2000. The workshop agreed to develop a guide on PVA that will be used by field staff. Thereafter, a series of studies took place in conjunction with Swansea University (Centre for Development Studies) in Bangladesh, India and Ghana. A field test of PVA was conducted in The Gambia (May 2003) culminating in the formulation of this PVA guide. This guide is developed to assist field workers and communities to analyse people’s vulnerability, draw action plans, mobilise resources and enact appropriate policies, laws and strategies to reduce their vulnerability to disaster. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Participatory%20Vulnerability%20Analysis%20(step%20by%20step%20guide).pdf

Action Aid Nepal. (2007, March).Participatory Vulnerability Analysis
(PVA) Process Outputs Disaster Risk Reduction through Schools in Nepal. Kathmandu: ActionAid Nepal. The goal of the project is to reduce peoples’ vulnerability to natural disaster by contributing to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The HFA (2005-2015) seeks to ensure that disaster risks reduction is a national and local priority through using both national platforms and community participation. The framework is explicit about using ‘knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels. The main purpose of the project is to make schools in high disaster risks areas safer, to enable them to act as a locus for disaster risk reduction, and to engage the education sector in the HFA. In order to achieve goal, purpose and results, relevant activities are designed at community, district and national level. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Participatory%20Vulnerability%20Analysis%20(Process%20Output).pdf

Aguilar, L. (2009, March). Training Manual on Gender and Climate Change. Costa Rica: GGCA. This manual has been produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Gender and Water Alliance, ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) as part of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA). This practical tool attempts to increase the capacity of policy and decision makers to develop gender-responsive climate change policies and strategies. At this crucial moment, on the way to negotiating the new international climate change strategy, this publication provides all actors with the essential knowledge and concrete guidance on how their actions on climate change can better answer the needs of women and men in developing countries. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Training%20Manual%20on%20Gender%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf

CARE/IPPF/SC/WRC. (2010, May 17-21). Four Months On: A Snapshot of Priority Reproductive Health Activities in Haiti- An Inter-agency MISP Assessment Conducted by CARE, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Save the Children and Women’s Refugee Commission. The purpose of this assessment was to examine the extent of MISP implementation as a response to the January 12 earthquake in three areas that were severely impacted by the earthquake. The assessment examined MISP implementation in Port-au-Prince, Leogane and Jacmel, through structured interviews with 34 staff from 21 United Nations (UN) agencies, local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), international NGOs and the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (Ministry of Public Health and Population) (MSPP) of Haiti; 10 facility assessments of nine agencies; and 14 focus group discussions with 329 displaced women, men and adolescent boys and girls. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Report-%20Four%20Months%20On-%20A%20Snapshot%20of%20Priority%20Reproductive%20Activities%20in%20Haiti.pdf

Deare, F. (2004, May). A Methodological Approach to Gender Analysis in Natural Disaster Assessment-A Guide for the Caribbean. Santiago, Chile: CEPAL, Women and Development Unit. This document was prepared by consultant for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), under the supervision of the Women and Development Unit, in close collaboration with the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division and the ECLAC Subregional Office in Mexico City, in the framework of the Project “Improved damage assessment methodology to promote natural disaster mitigation and risk reduction awareness and preparedness in Latin America and the Caribbean”. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20%20A%20Methodological%20Approach%20to%20gender%20Analysis%20in%20Natural%20Disaster%20Assessment%20(Guide%20for%20Caribbean).pdf

FAO/SEAGA. (2004). Rural households and resources- A pocket guide for extension workers. Rome, Italy: FAO’s Socio-economic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) Programme. The FAO/SEAGA Programme has developed an approach to development that is centred around an analysis of socio-economic patterns and participatory identification of women’s and men’s priorities. Over the last few years, FAO has developed a new comprehensive guide, “Rural households and resources: a guide for extension workers” to help extension and other community based workers to understand the management of resources within and between households, and to grasp the implications of such resource management for agricultural production, food security and rural development. It is intended to help them apply a participatory and gender-sensitive approach in their planning with, and service to, rural households. The guide pays special attention to the impact of HIV/AIDS on rural households and their resources. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Rural%20Households%20and%20Resources-%20a%20Pocket%20Guide%20for%20Extension%20Workers.pdf

FAO/WFP. (2000, November). Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis Program (SEAGA). This SEAGA programme was conceived to respond to the changes in the external environment and to understand the specific roles/ responsibilities of men and women in agriculture and their main constraints/ needs, as well as their ability to carry their activities under emergency situations and early rehabilitation. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Fact%20Sheet-%20Socio-Economic%20and%20Gender%20Analysis%20in%20Emergency%20Operations%20Summary%20(FAO-WFP).pdf

Hayn, D., & Schultz, I. (2002, October). Gender Impact Assessment in the Field of Radiation Protection, and the Environment. Frankfurt: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Natural Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)/ISOE. This report documents the project results of a close collaboration between scientists of the Institute for Socio-Ecological Research/ISOE and the staff of the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), particularly the members of the project team “Implementation of Gender Mainstreaming within the BMU”. This report provides an insight into the process and results of the project “Gender Impact Assessment in the Field of Radiation Protection and the Environment” and reflects the diversity of the expertise from environmental and gender research, as well as gender, social, and environmental policy.PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Gender%20Impact%20Assessment%20in%20the%20Field%20of%20Radiation%20Protection%20and%20the%20Environment.pdf

IDRC. (n.d.). Gender Analysis as a Development Research Tool. The goal of IDRC’s programming is sustainable and equitable development through the generation and use of knowledge. The assumption is that any improvements in human wellbeing will depend on knowledge–its production, distribution, ownership, and wise application. Research–stemming from both the natural sciences and social sciences- provides the means to obtain this knowledge. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/IDRC-%20Gender%20Analysis%20as%20a%20Dvelopment%20Research%20Tool.pdf

Keays, T., McEvoy, M., & Murison, S., et.al. (2001, January).Gender Analysis: Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Developement Programme, Gender Development Programme, Learning Resources Centre OHR/BOM. This Information Pack is intended for use both as a basic resource on gender analysis for the interested reader or for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP’s needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. The Information pack comprises three sections: Section 1 consists of four sets of slides with a brief commentary on each. The slides set out key points for the reader. The accompanying commentary expands on these key points and provides links to materials available in sections 2 and 3 of the pack. Section 2 includes resources such as reading materials, handouts and worksheets to amplify the issues raised in the slides. Section 3 includes reference to internet and other resources on related issues. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/UNDP-%20Gender%20Analysis.pdf

Klugman, B. (2002). Gender Analysis in Health- A Review of Selected Tools. Geneva: Department of Gender and Women’s Health, WHO. This critical review of tools for gender analysis and their application to health was carried out to support WHO’s Gender Team in identifying possible strategies for implementing the Gender Policy for who. One component of implementation is providing who staff with support in (a) understanding why it is necessary to address the impact of gender on health and health services and (b) knowing how to address this impact as it pertains to their own field of work. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Gender%20Analysis%20in%20Health.pdf

McDonald, et al. (1977:80). Gender Analysis in Health, A Review of Selected Tools. Geneva: Department of Gender and Women’s Health, World Health Organization (WHO). Gender Tools provide questions and guidance to assess whether policies, programmes or research initiatives take into account differences between women and men in roles and responsibilities, access to resources and decision-making power; and what to do to not exacerbate gendered-based inequalities. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Gender%20Analysis%20in%20Health.pdf

McGowan, L., & Sparr, P. (2005). Gender Programming Manual. Washington Solidarity Center. This manualcontains tools to help staff systematically broaden the sources and types of information they gather, apply a gender analysis to their work, design programs that advance gender equality in a wide-range of contexts, and develop indicators to help track progress. Many of these tools also can be used or adapted to address measures of racial, ethnic, religious, or class equality, thus situating our gender work within the larger context of overall social and economic justice. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Gender%20Programming%20Manual%20(Solidarity%20Center).pdf

Mohiuddin, M. (ed.) (2009, June). Practicing Gender & Social Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction: Facilitators Guidebook. Dhaka: Directorate of Relief and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The guidebook intends to provide thorough outlines for analyzing and managing the risk situations of the most vulnerable groups in Bangladesh through capturing their own voices. It is hoped that this guideline will enable the disaster professionals to increase the level of awareness and the response capacities of local communities to potential and frequent natural disasters, as well as to reduce the effects of these disasters on the most vulnerable groups. This guidebook provides guidance for disaster professionals in Bangladesh on carrying out risk management and emergency response programmes through unfolding the ways to include the most vulnerable categories in the process. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Practicing%20Gender%20and%20Social%20Inclusion%20in%20Disaster%20Risk%20Reduction.pdf

Veitch, J. (n.d.). Budgeting in the UK: Women’s Budget Group. This paper is about assessing expenditure needs, participatory budgeting, analysis of statistics, gender statistics, etc. It is setting objectives to prebudget report, budget, public service agreements, and comprehensive spending review. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Women%20Budget%20Group%20(UK).pdf

2.2. Gender Budgeting in DRR

Budlender, D., & Hewitt, G. (2003). Engendering Budgets- A Practitioners’ Guide to Understanding and Implementing Gender-Responsive Budgets. London: The Commonwealth Secretariat. This publication aims to provide practitioners with the basic information they need to understand GRBs and to start initiatives based on their own local situations. Engendering Budgets is part of the Commonwealth’s contribution to the global goal of gender equality, and it is hoped that it will be useful to those already involved in or considering work on gender-responsive budgets. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Engendering%20Budgets%20(Commonwealth%20Secretariat).pdf

Budlender, D. (n.d.). The Political Economy of Women’s Budgets in the South. London: Gender and Youth Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat. Soon after the democratic elections of 1994, South Africa embarked on its first women’s budget exercise, a collaborative venture between non-governmental organisations and the South African parliament. Some time later the South African government initiated its own exercise in gender analysis of the budget. The South African initiative has attracted a lot of interest from around the world. In a number of other countries governments and civil society players have embarked on gender analysis exercises, often with strong support from international donors. This paper discusses the ways in which these exercises can assist in addressing gender issues, as well as some of the tensions involved. PDF file.

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Cáceres, R.M. (n.d.).Overview of Gender-responsive Budget Initiatives: A Discussion Paper for ILO Staff on the Relevance of Gender-responsive Budget Initiatives in Promoting Gender Equality in Decent Work Country Programmes. ILO Bureau of Gender Equality. The purpose of this report is to examine the relevance and application of GRB initiatives to the work of the ILO by providing an overview of their evolution and examples of some of the most notable initiatives, and by outlining the development of different tools used for their implementation. The data highlights a number of possibilities for linking GRB initiatives to the ILO’s approach to gender equality promotion in the world of work. There is evidence to suggest that such possibilities could increase constituents’ involvement in gender budget analyses leading to increased awareness and capacity to apply GRB initiatives, enhanced government accountability, improved gender equality participation in decision-making processes and policy-making, and strengthened advocacy and social dialogue on gender issues.PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Overview%20of%20Gender%20Responsive%20Budget%20Initiatives.pdf

Council of Europe. (2005). Gender Budgeting- Final Report of the Group of Specialists on Gender Budgeting (EG-S-GB). Strasbourg: Equality Division, Directorate General of Human Rights, Council of Europe. On the basis of the Council of Europe’s crucial role to play in promoting gender equality in its member states, this research work on the situation of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the Council of Europe is an attempt to look more closely at the different methods available for implementing the strategy of gender mainstreaming and it was agreed that gender budgeting should be a priority, since the budget is important as a policy and planning instrument for governments. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Gender%20Budgeting%20(Council%20of%20Europe).pdf

FAO. (2009). Budget Work to Advance the Right to Food ‘Many a slip…’ Rome: FAO. Freedom from hunger is one of the fundamental goals of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the right to food is one of FAO’s nine priority areas. This priority was reflected in FAO’s work with governments to develop the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the context of National Food Security. The Right to Food Guidelines, which are intended to provide practical guidance to States in their implementation of the right to food, were adopted by the FAO Council in November 2004. They specifically encourage States to allocate financial resources to guarantee food security for all, and to do this in a transparent and accountable manner PDF file.

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García, T. (ed.). (2003). Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters: Guidelines for the Promotion of Disasters Mitigation. Washington DC: PAHO/World Bank. A publication of the Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Bank. Produced by Concheso, based on Guidelines For Vulnerability Reduction in the Design of New Health Facilities by R. Boroschek and R. Retamales of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center at the University of Chile and on the recommendations adopted at the international meeting“Hospitals in Disasters: Handle with Care,” El Salvador, July 2003. This publication has been made possible through the financial support of the World Bank, the International Humanitarian Assistance Division of the Canadian International Development Agency (IHA/CIDA), the Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (OFDA/USAID), and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). It is the aim of this publication to present a summary of the Guidelines— emphasizing how they can be used, by whom, and for what purpose. In addition, some considerations are provided on how to promote the use of the Guidelines by national authorities, planners and funding institutions when developing projects for the construction of new health facilities. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Protecting%20New%20Health%20Facilities%20from%20Natural%20Disasters.pdf

Hanson, C., & Singh, B. (2006). Gender Responsive Budgeting in Practice: A Training Manual. New York: UNFPA/UNIFEM. Gender responsive budgeting helps to track the way that budgets respond to women’s priorities and the way that governments use funds to reduce poverty, promote gender equality, reverse the spread of HIV and lower the rates of maternal and child mortality. It helps ensure government accountability to the commitments made to women in the Cairo Programme of Action on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment and to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Gender%20Responsive%20Budgeting%20in%20Practice.pdf

Kenya Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services. Guidelines for the Women Enterprise Fund. Analytical report on population projection volume VII. The Women Enterprise and Development Fund was conceived in December 2006 by the Government as a strategic move towards addressing poverty alleviation through socio-economic empowerment of women. This fund guideline will facilitate enterprise and development initiatives among women through a revolving loan disbursement to individuals and groups. This is a guideline of fund disbursement process that will be done through Financial Intermediaries and the District/Divisional Women Enterprise Committees (DWEC). PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Women%20Enterprise%20Fund%20Guidelines.pdf

Mechler, R., et al. (2010, March). Assessing the Financial Vulnerability to Climate-Related Natural Hazards. Policy Research Working Paper 5232. This paper—prepared as a background paper to the World Bank’s World Development Report 2010: Development in a Changing Climate—is a product of the Development Economics Vice Presidency. The Policy Research Working Paper disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. It focuses on countries’ ability to absorb risks within its own limits, or vice versa the need for transferring risks more globally by implementing novel risk sharing mechanisms. Based on an estimate of country-wide risk for the 70+ countries most exposed to weather extremes, we assess countries’ current financial vulnerability to climate extremes, which we operationalize as the public sector’s ability to pay for relief to the affected population and support the reconstruction of affected public sector assets such as infrastructure. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20Assessing%20the%20Financial%20Vulnerability%20of%20Climate-Related%20Natural%20Hazards%20(Background%20Paper%20to%20the%202010%20World%20Development%20Report).pdf

Reeves, H. , & Server C. (2003, February). Gender and Budgets- Supporting Resources Collection. UK- BRIDGE Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. This collection complements the Overview Report on Gender and Budgets by providing summaries of a selection of key materials that reinforce the role of gender-sensitive budgets as a tool for advancing gender equality. Sharing accessible explanations of key concepts, geographically and context diverse case studies, practical tools, guidelines, training materials, popular education materials, web resources and networking contacts, supports progress towards achieving the ultimate goal of the formulation of a gender-sensitive budget. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Tools-%20Gender%20and%20Budgets.pdf

Veitch, J. (n.d.). Budgeting in the UK: Women’s Budget Group. This paper is about assessing expenditure needs, participatory budgeting, analysis of statistics, gender statistics, etc. It is setting objectives to prebudget report, budget, public service agreements, and comprehensive spending review. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Women%20Budget%20Group%20(UK).pdf

2.3. Gender Statistics in DRR

Curry, J.(2004, September).Adding a social dimension to agricultural statistics.. Incorporation of gender considerations into FAO’s statistical support to member countries. Gender and Development Service, FAO Gender and Population Division., FAO. Gender sensitisation is often an integral part of the user-producer workshops, and this is one of them. This is FAO support to national agricultural census. However, the need for gender considerations in statistics and for gender-disaggregated data (GDD) for rural policy and planning is also a topic discussed in this training workshop. This paper aims to promote increased awareness on gender concerns, and; presentations on topics related to gender, information and statistics as part of the High-Level Consultation on Rural Women and Agricultural Information Management. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20and%20Agriculture-%20Adding%20a%20social%20dimension%20to%20agricultural%20statistics.pdf

IUCN. (2007). Disaster and gender statistics. International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This is a fact sheet containing different statistics on how gender is related to disasters. It was found that gender differences were directly linked to women’s economic and social rights; in societies where women and men enjoyed equal rights, disasters caused the same number of deaths in both sexes. It also confirmed that discrepancies were the result of existing inequalities between women and men. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Fact%20Sheet-%20Disaster%20and%20Gender%20Statistics.pdf

Kenya Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services. Guidelines for the Women Enterprise Fund. Analytical report on population projection volume VII. The Women Enterprise and Development Fund was conceived in December 2006 by the Government as a strategic move towards addressing poverty alleviation through socio-economic empowerment of women. This fund guideline will facilitate enterprise and development initiatives among women through a revolving loan disbursement to individuals and groups. This is a guideline of fund disbursement process that will be done through Financial Intermediaries and the District/Divisional Women Enterprise Committees (DWEC). PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Women%20Enterprise%20Fund%20Guidelines.pdf

Mechler, R., et al. (2010, March). Assessing the Financial Vulnerability to Climate-Related Natural Hazards. Policy Research Working Paper 5232. This paper—prepared as a background paper to the World Bank’s World Development Report 2010: Development in a Changing Climate—is a product of the Development Economics Vice Presidency. The Policy Research Working Paper disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. It focuses on countries’ ability to absorb risks within its own limits, or vice versa the need for transferring risks more globally by implementing novel risk sharing mechanisms. Based on an estimate of country-wide risk for the 70+ countries most exposed to weather extremes, we assess countries’ current financial vulnerability to climate extremes, which we operationalize as the public sector’s ability to pay for relief to the affected population and support the reconstruction of affected public sector assets such as infrastructure. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20Assessing%20the%20Financial%20Vulnerability%20of%20Climate-Related%20Natural%20Hazards%20(Background%20Paper%20to%20the%202010%20World%20Development%20Report).pdf

Veitch, J. (n.d.). Budgeting in the UK: Women’s Budget Group. This paper is about assessing expenditure needs, participatory budgeting, analysis of statistics, gender statistics, etc. It is setting objectives to prebudget report, budget, public service agreements, and comprehensive spending review. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Women%20Budget%20Group%20(UK).pdf

2.4. Gender Programming and Planning in DRR

Action Aid International. (n.d.).Vulnerability Analysis A step–by–step guide for field staff. UK: Action Aid International. The PVA itself evolved from a workshop convened by ActionAid in Dorset, UK in 2000. The workshop agreed to develop a guide on PVA that will be used by field staff. Thereafter, a series of studies took place in conjunction with Swansea University (Centre for Development Studies) in Bangladesh, India and Ghana. A field test of PVA was conducted in The Gambia (May 2003) culminating in the formulation of this PVA guide. This guide is developed to assist field workers and communities to analyse people’s vulnerability, draw action plans, mobilise resources and enact appropriate policies, laws and strategies to reduce their vulnerability to disaster. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Participatory%20Vulnerability%20Analysis%20(step%20by%20step%20guide).pdf

Baldwin, M., & Porteous, T. (ed.) (2001, January). It can happen to your agency! – Tools for Change, Emergency Management for Women’s Services. Vancouver B.C.: ASVAC. This Guidebook is a special project of the BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs, Vancouver, British Columbia, with report funding from the Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Women’s Equality, and the Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security. It focuses on the increased violence toward women that results from a disaster, and how women’s service agencies can better prepare to meet the ensuing extra demand for service. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Emergency%20Management%20for%20Women-%20Tools%20for%20Change.pdf

Buvini´c, M., Morrison, A.R., Ofosu-Amaah, A.W., & Sjöblom, M. (ed.).(2008). Equality for Women- Where do we stand on Millenium Development 3. Washington D.C.: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. There is compelling evidence of the importance of gender equality for poverty reduction and sustainable growth. Millennium Development Goal 3 (MDG3) on gender equality and women’s empowerment is our shared global commitment. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Equality%20for%20Women%20-%20Where%20do%20we%20stand%20on%20Millenium%20Development%20Goal%203.pdf

Christoplos, I., et al. (2009). Learning from Recovery after Hurricane Mitch: Experience from Nicaragua. Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / the ProVention Consortium.
Learning from Recovery after Hurricane Mitch is a review of how Nicaragua has recovered from Hurricane Mitch over the past ten years. The focus is on how the assumptions and claims that were made in the initial recovery planning have proven relevant in light of subsequent development. The research is based on a literature review, interviews with stakeholders at national level and field studies in three municipalities that were heavily affected by Hurricane Mitch. The field sites were chosen to illustrate three very different trajectories of change. The study has found that response to Hurricane Mitch reflects the broader trends that have driven recovery, including household, community and government initiatives and the wider economic context. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Learning%20from%20Recovery%20after%20Hurricane%20Mitch%20(Nicaragua).pdf

Dearden, P. (2003, March). Tools for Development: A handbook for those engaged in development activity. Performance and Effectiveness Department, Department for International Development. Tools for Development draws together a range of techniques designed to help DFID officers and others undertake development activities and interventions of any size and kind. This is a manual from which to pick and choose: you may need to employ different skills at different times or several skills at the same time. Some are more likely to be employed at the outset, or in the design stage. Some skills may be employed once; others will need to be revisited and may be revised as the activity or intervention continues. And the skills and techniques you start out with may need to be added to as you progress. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools%20for%20Development-%20Handbook%20for%20those%20engaged%20in%20development%20activity%20(DFID).pdf

Elliott, J., Heesterbeek, S., Lukensmeyer, C., & Slocum, N. (2005, September). Participatory Methods Toolkit. A practitioner’s manual. This is a joint publication of the King Baudouin Foundation and the Flemish Institute for Science and Technology Assessment (viWTA). The manual is meant to be placed on many virtual bookshelves: on that of the inexperienced person who sets first steps into the challenging world of participation as well as on that of the experienced practitioner, who uses this manual for specific sections, such as tips and tricks, or to get acquainted with other methods. This publication is meant to be a working tool. A participatory approach advocates actively involving ‘the public’ in decision-making processes, whereby the relevant ‘public’ depends upon the topic being addressed. The public can be average citizens, the stakeholders of a particular project or policy, experts and even members of government and private industry. In general, policy processes can be seen as a three-step cycle of planning, implementation and evaluation, whereby a participatory approach may be used in some or all of these steps. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Participatory%20Methods-%20A%20Practitioner’s%20Manual.pdf

FAO. (n.d.). Does gender make a difference in dealing with climate shifts? Research results from Andhra Pradesh, India. Rome: Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In collaboration with Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University and Samatha Gender Resource Centre, as well as national and international researchers, the Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division of FAO carried out fieldwork over eighteen months. The participatory methodology explored the gender dimensions of coping with climate shifts (extreme drought events and long-term change) – as well as mapped new knowledge on how livelihoods are being adjusted and how new coping strategies are being developed for food security. PDF file.

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García, T. (ed.). (2003). Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters: Guidelines for the Promotion of Disasters Mitigation. Washington DC: PAHO/World Bank. A publication of the Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Bank. Produced by Concheso, based on Guidelines For Vulnerability Reduction in the Design of New Health Facilities by R. Boroschek and R. Retamales of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center at the University of Chile and on the recommendations adopted at the international meeting“Hospitals in Disasters: Handle with Care,” El Salvador, July 2003. This publication has been made possible through the financial support of the World Bank, the International Humanitarian Assistance Division of the Canadian International Development Agency (IHA/CIDA), the Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (OFDA/USAID), and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). It is the aim of this publication to present a summary of the Guidelines— emphasizing how they can be used, by whom, and for what purpose. In addition, some considerations are provided on how to promote the use of the Guidelines by national authorities, planners and funding institutions when developing projects for the construction of new health facilities. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Protecting%20New%20Health%20Facilities%20from%20Natural%20Disasters.pdf

Garmer, L.W. (ed.). (2009).Resource Guide on Gender and Climate Change. This is a collaborative effort between the UNDP Gender Team in the Bureau for Development Policy and the UNDP Country Office in Mexico; and support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. This resource guide aims to inform practitioners and policy makers of the linkages between gender equality and climate change and their importance in relation to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. It makes the case for why it is necessary to include women’s voices, needs and expertise in climate change policy and programming, and demonstrates how women’s contributions can strengthen the effectiveness of climate change measures. As the world moves towards a new global agreement on climate change, it is critical that women contribute to the effort and that their perspectives are equally represented in the debate. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Resource%20Guide%20on%20Gender%20and%20Climate%20Change%20(UNDP).pdf

Huairou Commission. (2010, October).An Instrument of Catalytic Change to Building Resilient Development: The Community Practitioner’s Platform Launch in New Delhi, India, September 16, 2010. This forum gave an excellent overview of the practices that women were already taking to build resilience to disasters and climate change. Recognizing the benefits of such an advocacy space, all the stakeholders present at the dialogue agreed to sign up to the Platform-to become “champions of resilient development.” This is the first of many launches of the Community Practitioner’s Platform throughout India, Asia and globally. Moving towards the Global Platform to be launched in May of 2011 this meeting provided a launching pad for catalytic action between all stakeholders to design and implement collaborative programs that work for the poor. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20An%20Instrument%20of%20Catalytic%20Change%20to%20Building%20Resilient%20Development-%20The%20Community%20Practitioner’s%20Platform%20(New%20Delhi).pdf

Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence. (n.d.). Institutionalising Gender‐Based Violence Prevention and Response- Sample Indicators and Annual Reporting Format. Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence. The members of the Consortium are committed to institutionalizing prevention of, and response to, GBV by focusing on internal structures and processes at individual organisational level as per the recommendations of the 2006 Consortium publication ‘Gender Based Violence, Ireland Responding – A Guidance Note on Institutionalising Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response Within Organisations’. The indicators herein represent a range of means of measurement by which Consortium members have agreed to assess individual organizational progress towards this commitment. Importantly, they are not designed to be a complete checklist that all members should be positioned to report against but instead are designed to provide guidance and capture the diversity of initiatives underway or foreseen. However members should be able to demonstrate progress on at least one indicator per objective. PDF file.

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Mechler, R., et al. (2010, March). Assessing the Financial Vulnerability to Climate-Related Natural Hazards. Policy Research
Working Paper 5232. This paper—prepared as a background paper to the World Bank’s World Development Report 2010: Development in a Changing Climate—is a product of the Development Economics Vice Presidency. The Policy Research Working Paper disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. It focuses on countries’ ability to absorb risks within its own limits, or vice versa the need for transferring risks more globally by implementing novel risk sharing mechanisms. Based on an estimate of country-wide risk for the 70+ countries most exposed to weather extremes, we assess countries’ current financial vulnerability to climate extremes, which we operationalize as the public sector’s ability to pay for relief to the affected population and support the reconstruction of affected public sector assets such as infrastructure. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20Assessing%20the%20Financial%20Vulnerability%20of%20Climate-Related%20Natural%20Hazards%20(Background%20Paper%20to%20the%202010%20World%20Development%20Report).pdf

Mohiuddin, M. (ed.). (2009, June).Practicing Gender & Social Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction: facilitators Guidebook Dhaka: Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The guidebook contains the issues and concerns of social inclusion, situation of the people at risk and disaster, excluded people in major disasters, statement of the problems, rationale, goal and objectives, scope and framework in this guidebook are narrated sequentially. It provides guidance for disaster professionals in Bangladesh on carrying out risk management and emergency response programmes through unfolding the ways to include the most vulnerable categories in the process The guidebook also elaborately mentioned how to do the disaster risk assessment involving the socially excluded people as active stakeholder in the field step by step. PDF file.

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Mukhopadhyay, M. & Wong, F. (ed.). (2007). Gender, Society & Development- Revisiting gender training. It’s the making and remaking of gender knowledge- A Global Sourcebook. The Netherlands: KIT (Royal Tropical Institute). Oxfam GB. This book is concerned with the thinking behind gender education and training1. It is part of a wider initiative of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) under the same title, which overall aims to promote and contribute to a critical reflection and revisioning of gender education and training. This initiative includes a lively an electronic discussion group (October-November 2006), from which some of the book’s ideas have emerged. PDF file.

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Mustafa, D., Ahmed, S., Saroch, E., &RRST. (2008, November). From Risk to Resilience- Pinning down Vulnerability, From Narratives to Numbers. Nepal: ProVention Consortium; Institute for Social and Environmental Transition; Institute for Social and Environmental Transition. This paper begins with a review of the literature on developing measures of vulnerability. Building upon a critical review of the vulnerability literature, the paper then outlines a theoretically informed and empirically testable quantitative index of vulnerability. Some results of the ongoing field testing of the index are then shared, along with a short note on methodological challenges. The paper concludes with suggesting ways on how a quantitative capturing of social vulnerability could be useful in informing better hazards policy with the ultimate goal of disaster risk reduction and vulnerability mitigation. PDF file.

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OCHA. (2005, August). OCHA Tool Kit: Gender Equality. United Nations Tools to support implementation of OCHA’s policy on gender equality. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. This tool kit contains practical guidance for OCHA staff on how to implement OCHA’s policy on gender equality. It can also be used by partners to ensure gender issues are integrated in design, implementation and evaluation of humanitarian response. The tools can assist in mainstreaming gender issues in the area of information management and analysis, humanitarian response and coordination, humanitarian policy and evaluation and humanitarian advocacy. More such tools will be created to guide field actors in gender mainstreaming. Understanding how conflicts and disasters affect women and men, girls and boys is critical to the overall effectiveness of our humanitarian response. Women, men, girls and boys experience war, floods, earthquakes and displacement differently: they can have different priorities, responsibilities, and protection needs. They can also play different but important roles in responding to and making decisions to resolve conflict and build peace. PDF file.

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Orstad, L. (2001, October 22) Tools for Change: Emergency Management for Women. 8 pp. Presentation to the UN DAW Expert Working Group on gender and disaster. This paper outlines the rationale
for working with and through women’s groups to increase community resilience to disaster and offers a step-by-step guide for developing, training and sustaining neighborhood-based women’s preparedness networks. The skills must be reinforced through follow-up training and repeated practice in order to ensure an effective response in the face of an emergency or disaster. This training provides valuable networking for women’s groups in the local area. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources4/Tools-%20Tools%20for%20Change-%20Emergency%20Management%20for%20Women.pdf

Oswald Spring, Ú. (2008). Gender and Disasters- Human, Gender and Environmental Security, A Huge Challenge. Germany: SEARCH, UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS); Munich Re Foundation from Knowledge to Action. This paper starts with a conceptual analysis of gender perception, which creates identity processes leading to specific gender insecurity. These processes are the result of thousands of years of social praxis, and the outcome of this social construction leads to high social vulnerability. Gender security is a broad concept interlinked with human and environmental security concerns, gender equity, and human rights. Taken a step further, one can analyze the longstanding identity processes that lead to ever increasing social vulnerabilities and limited self-reliant responses. PDF file.

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RHRC. (n.d.).Planning for Comprehensive RH Services (Chapter 6). A distance learning module from Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium. This section outlines the steps to be taken to be ready to expand RH services when a crisis situation stabilizes and when all the components of the MISP have been implemented. It is important to ensure that drug supplies, including contraceptives and drugs to treat STIs, are available and ordered in a rational and sustainable manner so that the displaced population can have access to comprehensive RH services as soon as possible. The objective is to plan for the provision of comprehensive RH services, integrated into primary health care, as the situation permits. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Planning%20for%20Comprehensive%20RH%20Services.pdf

Scherr, S.J., Wallace, C., & Buck, L. (2010, April).Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in the 21st Century: Issues for Africa and the World. Issues Paper for State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet. Washington DC: Ecoagriculture Partners. The purpose of this issues paper is to provide an overview of the issues, numbers, disputes, and approaches so that contributors to SOW11 can share a common framework and consider how the innovations they describe fit into the larger international discourse. PDF
file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20Agricultural%20Innovation%20for%20Food%20Security%20and%20Poverty%20Reduction%20in%20the%2021st%20Century%20(for%20State%20of%20the%20World%202011).pdf

SEAGA. (2001). Field Level Handbook.This Field Handbook is just one piece of the complete SEAGA Package. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Two other Handbooks are also available. The Intermediate Handbook is for those who work in institutions and organisations that link macro-level policies to the field level, including government ministries, trade associations, educational and research institutions. The Macro Handbook is for planners and policy-makers to apply SEAGA to economic and social policies and programmes, at both national and international levels. All three Handbooks draw upon the concepts and linkages described in detail in the SEAGA Framework and Users Reference. Additional materials include the SEAGA Learning Materials, a notebook of training modules and case studies designed to facilitate learning the SEAGA approach during training workshops; the SEAGA Hypertext, a self-help interactive computer programme, and the SEAGA Sector or Issue Guides which address application of SEAGA to specific sectors or issues such as irrigation or food security. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Field%20Level%20Handbook%20(SEAGA).pdf

SEAGA. Norem, R. (2001) Intermediate Level Handbook. Rome, Italy: Gender and Population Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The purpose of the Intermediate Handbook is to support participatory development for those who play an intermediary role between government policy makers and individuals and households at the community level. Intermediaries can be governmental or United
Nations development institutions, organisations, or non-governmental
organisations (NGOs), which contain groups of people, bound by some commonpurpose. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/Intermediate%20Level%20Handbook%20(SEAGA).pdf

Starke, L. (ed.). (2009).Closing the Gaps: Disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in developing countries. Stockholm, Sweden: Commission on Climate Change and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The international Commission on Climate Change and
Development was launched in late 2007 by the Swedish government; chaired by Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation. The Commission has 13 members from countries in all regions. They represent international and regional organizations as well as science, civil society, and the private sector. The Commission examined adaptation to climate change and its links with development and disaster risk reduction and was asked to issue policy recommendations on how the resilience of vulnerable communities and countries can be strengthened through official development assistance (ODA), on appropriate institutional and financial architecture, and on the mobilization of new financial resources. This manual is what it is all about. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Publication-%20Closing%20the%20Gaps%20(Commission%20on%20Climate%20Change%20and%20Development).pdf

USAID. (2002, March). Coffee Zone Reconstruction Program. Colombia: USAID. Prepared for the United States Agency for International Development. Through USAID, the United States Government allocated the sum of US$9,500,000, defining a “Limited Scope Grant Agreement” for the implementation of a reconstruction program to aid the victims of the earthquake in the area known as the Coffee Zone. PADCO Inc. was contracted by USAID to design and implement the aid program in the field, which targeted the poorest victims of the earthquake, and those renting accommodations when the disaster occurred. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20Coffee%20Zone%20Reconstruction%20Program%20(USAID).pdf

WHO. (2007, January). Emergency Preparedness and Response: from Lessons to Action- Report of the Regional Consultation Bali,
Indonesia, June 27-29, 2006. New Delhi: WHO Regional Office Southeast Asia.  The Regional Consultation on Emergency Prepared and Response: From Lessons to Action was focused on how to act on and incorporate the lessons learnt from the tsunami into disaster management policies and plans of every nation, so that they could be implemented to strengthen emergency preparedness and response at every level in every country in the Region. The emphasis was on action. A global perspective of disasters revealed that disasters had increased in the past decade, highlighting the need to strengthen preparedness for such events. WHO is adapting its role and preparing its future direction accordingly. The response to the tsunami by the health sector was reviewed. It was seen that the lessons learnt from the tsunami – the need for preparedness, for better coordination among health agencies, etc. – were successfully applied to the response to the Yogyakarta earthquake. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Publication-%20Emergency%20Preparedness%20and%20Response-%20from%20Lessons%20to%20Actions%20(Bali,%20Indonesia).pdf

WHO. (2008). Strengthening WHO’s Institutional Capacity for Humanitarian Health Action A Five-Year Programme 2009-2013. Communities have an essential role to play in emergencies. At local level, much can be done to strengthen the response capacity of communities at risk and prevent and mitigate the effects of crises. In 2009-2013 WHO will focus on the community approach, including strengthening emergency preparedness plans at local level and improving communities’ ability to map and manage risks and reduce vulnerability. WHO will integrate the lessons learnt into its future operations. This paper contains WHO’s strategic planning framework for building such institutional capacity so the priorities for health action in crises for the period 2009-2013 can be implemented. The framework and priorities are based on the recommendations of the many evaluations of WHO’s work and the lessons learned from the 2006-2007 biennium. PDF file.

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2.5. Mainstreaming Gender in DRR

Beck, T. (1999, June). Using Gender Sensitive Indicators- A reference  Manual for Governments and Other Stakeholders. UK: Commonwealth Secretariat. The manual is intended to assist readers in using a GMS to mainstream gender in national governments. It is part of the Gender Management System Series, which provides tools and sector-specific guidelines for gender mainstreaming. This manual is intended to be used in combination with the other documents in the series, particularly the Gender Management System Handbook, which presents the conceptual and methodological framework of the GMS. This manual is also available in an abridged form under the title A Quick Guide to Using Gender-Sensitive Indicators. The development of the GMS Series has been a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Gender and Youth Affairs Division and many individuals and groups. PDF file.

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Benson, C., Twigg, J., & Rossetto, T. (2007). Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction: Guidance Notes for Development Organisations. This manual was published by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / the ProVention Consortium. The Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department (CHASE) of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) provided financial support for this project. This ProVention project on Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction provides a series of 14 guidance notes for use by development organisations in adapting programming, project appraisal and evaluation tools to mainstream disaster risk reduction into development work in hazard-prone countries. The guidelines are deliberately intended as short, practical briefs supplementing existing, more general, guidelines on programming, appraisal and evaluation tools. PDF file.

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Briceño, S. (2002, March). Gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction. Panel presentation, Commission on the Status of Women. Geneva: Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. It is widely known and accepted that disasters affect women and men differently. These effects have also a different impact depending on culture and socio-economic contexts. This paper describes the main aspects and outlines some possible directions on how to mainstream gender concerns into disaster risk reduction in the framework of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. PDF file.

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CARE. (2005, March). Gender Analysis Framework (Revised). Bangladesh: CARE. The objective of the GAF is to enable CARE staff and partners to develop and implement programs that work towards equal benefit, empowerment, status and rights to women and men in targeted communities. We believe that the revised GAF will enable CARE Bangladesh and Partner staff to be more systematic in analyzing gender relations and issues in the communities in which they work. It will also guide them in understanding how gender can best be incorporated in our programs in order to achieve CARE Bangladesh’s development objectives. PDF file.

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Enarson, E. (n.d.). Gender Mainstreamin in Emergency Management- A Training Module for Emergency Planners. Toronto: Women and Health Care Reform with support from Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence. Women and Health Care Reform, is financially supported by the The Centres of Excellence for Women’s Health Program, Women’s Health Bureau, Health Canada. Emergency managers should know how large the challenges are to building disaster resilient places, people, livelihoods, buildings and communities. Current approaches put community members in the spotlight and ask emergency managers, above all, to “know your community” for its capacities as much as its
vulnerabilities. Participatory and community-based planning is at the heart of this new paradigm. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Gender%20Mainstreaming%20in%20Emergency%20Management%20-%20A%20Training%20Module%20for%20Emergency%20Planners.pdf

FAO/IFAD/ILO. (2010). Agriculture Value Chain Development. Threat or Opportunity for Women’s Employment? Gender and Rural Employment Policy Brief #4. This policy brief is about the agricultural markets that are rapidly globalizing, generating new consumption patterns and new production and distribution systems. Value chains are often controlled by multinational or national firms and supermarkets, and are capturing a growing share of the agri-food systems in developing regions. They can provide opportunities for quality employment for men and women, yet they can also be channels to transfer costs and risks to the weakest nodes, particularly women. They often perpetuate gender stereotypes that keep women in lower paid, casual work and do not necessarily lead to greater gender equality. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20in%20Agriculture-%20Agricultural%20Value%20Chain%20Development-%20Threat%20or%20Opportunity%20for%20Women’s%20Employment.pdf

Huairou Commission. (2010, October).An Instrument of Catalytic Change to Building Resilient Development: The Community Practitioner’s Platform Launch in New Delhi, India, September 16, 2010. This forum gave an excellent overview of the practices that women were already taking to build resilience to disasters and climate change. Recognizing the benefits of such an advocacy space, all the stakeholders present at the dialogue agreed to sign up to the Platform-to become “champions of resilient development.” This is the first of many launches of the Community Practitioner’s Platform throughout India, Asia and globally. Moving towards the Global Platform to be launched in May of 2011 this meeting provided a launching pad for catalytic action between all stakeholders to design and implement collaborative programs that work for the poor. PDF file.

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IASC. (n.d.) IASC G e n d e r h a n d b o o k. Gender and food security in emergencies. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. It is a unique forum involving the key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners. In the aftermath of disasters, affected communities will need help to restart agricultural activities as soon as possible, in order to meet household food security needs adequately and restore resilience. Since emergencies tend to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, the respective roles and responsibilities of women and men and their constraints, needs and capacities need to be analysed and understood in order to ensure that effective assistance is provided. Ultimately, the objective is to assist in a quicker and more sustainable recovery, especially for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable
groups. PDF file.

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Jalilova, A. (2005, June). Handbook for Gender Focal Points in UNESCO National Commissions. Paris: The Section for Women and Gender Equality Bureau of Strategic Planning, United Nations Educational, Scientifi cand Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This Handbook was developed to guide “newcomers” who have been designated as Gender Focal Points within UNESCO National Commissions and are looking for advice, inspiration and coaching. For the more experienced National Commission staff member or gender expert, we hope this manual will be able to provide ideas and suggestions that can help enhance the impact of their work. UNESCO. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20Handbook%20for%20Gender%20Focal%20Points%20in%20the%20UNESCO.pdf

Khosla, P., & Barth, B. (2008). Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers. (Local Government Training
Tools). Nairobi: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT). The publication of ‘Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers’ was made possible through the financial support of the Governments of The Netherlands, Norway and Spain. This Sourcebook was developed in response to the difficulties encountered by local government trainers when addressing gender relations in local governance. The Sourcebook is rooted in UN-HABITAT’s conviction that human settlement development cannot be gender-neutral, and that the equitable participation of women is essential at all levels of decision-making in towns and cities. PDF file. http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Gender%20in%20Local%20Government.pdf

McGowan, L., & Sparr, P. (2005). Gender Programming Manual. Washington Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center instituted a program of training for staff to increase gender awareness and enhance gender programming skills. The SC also developed resource materials for staff and trade union partners to use to promote gender equality in their work. This manual is part of that work. It contains tools to help staff systematically broaden the sources and types of information they gather, apply a gender analysis to their work, design programs that advance gender equality in a wide-range of contexts, and develop indicators to help track progress. Many of these tools also can be used or adapted to address measures of racial, ethnic, religious, or class equality, thus situating our gender work within the larger context of overall social and economic justice. PDF file.

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Mukhopadhyay, M., & Wong, F. (2007). Gender, Society & Development: Revisiting gender training. The making and remaking of gender knowledge- A global sourcebook. Critical Reviews and Annotated Bibliographies Series. Revisiting gender training; The making and remaking of gender knowledge. A global sourcebook has been developed by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), The Netherlands. It is co-published with Oxfam GB to increase dissemination. The views expressed in documents by named authors are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the publishing organizations. A major objective of this publication is to document the experiences of practitioners and experts with respect to gender training and studies in gender and development in the South in particular. The Series Editors are delighted that it has been possible to realize this objective. PDF file.

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Nelson, V., Meadows, K, Cannon, T., Morton, J., & Martin, A. (2002). Uncertain predictions, invisible impacts and the need to mainstream gender in climate change adaptation. Gender and Development, 10: 51-59. Vulnerability to environmental degradation and natural hazards is articulated along social, poverty, and gender lines. Just as gender is not sufficiently mainstreamed in many areas of development policy and practice, so the potential impacts of climate change on gender relations have not been studied, and remain invisible. In this article we outline climate change predictions, and explore the effects of long-term climate change on agriculture, ecological systems, and gender relations, since these could be significant. We identify predicted changes in natural hazard frequency and intensity as a result of climate change, and explore the gendered effects of natural hazards. We highlight the urgent need to integrate gender analyses into public policy-making, and in adaptation responses to climate change. PDF file.

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OCHA. (2005, August). OCHA Tool Kit: Gender Equality. United Nations Tools to support implementation of OCHA’s policy on gender equality. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. This tool kit contains practical guidance for OCHA staff on how to implement OCHA’s policy on gender equality. It can also be used by partners to ensure gender issues are integrated in design, implementation and evaluation of humanitarian response. The tools can assist in mainstreaming gender issues in the area of information management and analysis, humanitarian response and coordination, humanitarian policy and evaluation and humanitarian advocacy. More such tools will be created to guide field actors in gender mainstreaming. Understanding how conflicts and disasters affect women and men, girls and boys is critical to the overall effectiveness of our humanitarian response. Women, men, girls and boys experience war, floods, earthquakes and displacement differently: they can have different priorities, responsibilities, and protection needs. They can also play different but important roles in responding to and making decisions to resolve conflict and build peace. PDF file.

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Pincha, C. (2008). Gender Sensitive Disaster Management: A Toolkit for Practitioners. Mumbai: Oxfam America and NANBAN Trust. This Toolkit is the outcome of a research study undertaken to understand gender mainstreaming strategies used by NGOs and the Government in the context of their responses to and management of the Tsunami aftermath in Tamil Nadu. The field outcomes were analyzed through a gender perspective to understand the differential impact of disasters and coping strategies on women/girls, men/boys, and other marginalized groups, including Aravanis. PDF file.

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Scherr, S.J., Wallace, C., & Buck, L. (2010, April).Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in the 21st Century: Issues for Africa and the World. Issues Paper for State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet. Washington DC: Ecoagriculture Partners. The purpose of this issues paper is to provide an overview of the issues, numbers, disputes, and approaches so that contributors to SOW11 can share a common framework and consider how the innovations they describe fit into the larger international discourse. PDF
file.

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Röhr, U. Towards Gender Justice in Environmental Policy. Implementing Gender Mainstreaming in Germany. Frankfurt: LIFE e.V./FrauenUmweltNetz [Women's Environmental Network]. The project was supported by funding from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. This brochure is intended to counter a frequently voiced prejudice: that gender differences in the environmental field exist only in the South. The image of women walking for miles in search of firewood or carrying heavy pots of water on their heads also shapes people’s thinking in the North. Our electricity comes out of the sockets, our water out of the taps which are to be found in every house, it is true – but does that mean justice is done? Who determines how the electricity that comes out of the socket is produced? Who decides how the quality of the water is assessed and who decides whether resources are used, to what end and in what amounts? Do women and men have the same ideas about what should be done to protect the environment, or do gender relations also have a role to play here? Gender relations are power relations, which find reflection in every environmental issue. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Towards%20Gender%20Justice%20in%20Environmental%20Policy.pdf

SEAGA. (2003). Macro Level Handbook. Gender analysis in macroeconomic and agricultural sector policies and programmes. Rome: Gender and Population Division and Policy Assistance Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This Handbook is part of FAO’s renewed emphasis on policy assistance and on building a policy capacity in developing countries towards the ultimate aim of contributing to greater food security and to poverty reduction. It is also part of the Organization’s work of mainstreaming gender in all aspects of policy-making, including economic policies. The purpose of this Handbook is to show that both men’s and women’s productive capacity and their capacity to participate in the economy is shaped by their gender roles and that, therefore, gender relations impact agricultural outcomes and affect economic efficiency. There is evidence that gender equity is shown to be linked to increased efficiency and increased prospects for rural growth and the development of the rural economy. It follows that gender ought not to be considered as a purely social issue or an add-on category to decision-making but rather, as an integral part of policy-making and implementation, thus deserving explicit analytical attention. PDF file.

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UNDP. (2000, October). Gender Mainstreaming: Overview. Outline of the LCB Methodology. Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Dev elopement Programme, Gender Development Programme, The methodology is based on adult education techniques of participation, systematic needs assessment linked to functional requirements, and a mix of methods and approaches to respond to the identified needs. It is a competency-based learning support strategy, which defines learning as a sustained change in behaviour and performance, in the capacity to do a job and fulfil a function. Moreover, the methodology is fully participatory. This means that workshops are not only structured in such a way that people get to talk to each other and questions are encouraged. The purpose of the programme is to help people learn how to operationalize policy through consultative processes, provide a fully enabling environment for them, and make the time to work through the difficulties that arise, in which the most intensive learning usually takes place. PDF file.

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UNDP. (2001, January). Gender Mainstreaming
Programme and Project Entry Points. Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Dev elopement Programme, Gender Development Programme. This Information Pack is a basic resource on programme and project cycle entry points for gender mainstreaming. It is intended for both the interested reader or for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP’s needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. PDF file.

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UNDP. (2001, January). Process and Advocacy Skills. Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Developement Programme, Gender Development Programme. This Information Pack is a basic resource on the use of Process and Advocacy Skills for gender mainstreaming. It is intended for both the interested reader and for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have a wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. PDF file.

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UNDP. (2000, September). Strategy and Development. Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Dev elopement Programme, Gender Development Programme. This Information Pack is a basic resource on developing strategies for gender mainstreaming. It is intended for both the interested reader or for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP’s needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. PDF file.

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UN DRR. (n.d.). Women, Gender and DDR. This module will provide policy guidance on gender aspects of DDR programmes; show how DDR programmes can become gender responsive; and outline gender-aware and female-specific interventions in key components of DDR. PDF file.

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2.6. Gender Technology

Röhr, U. Towards Gender Justice in Environmental Policy. Implementing Gender Mainstreaming in Germany. Frankfurt: LIFE e.V./FrauenUmweltNetz [Women's Environmental Network]. The project was supported by funding from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. This brochure is intended to counter a frequently voiced prejudice: that gender differences in the environmental field exist only in the South. The image of women walking for miles in search of firewood or carrying heavy pots of water on their heads also shapes people’s thinking in the North. Our electricity comes out of the sockets, our water out of the taps which are to be found in every house, it is true – but does that mean justice is done? Who determines how the electricity that comes out of the socket is produced? Who decides how the quality of the water is assessed and who decides whether resources are used, to what end and in what amounts? Do women and men have the same ideas about what should be done to protect the environment, or do gender relations also have a role to play here? Gender relations are power relations, which find reflection in every environmental issue. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Tools-%20Towards%20Gender%20Justice%20in%20Environmental%20Policy.pdf

Sanders, J. (2005, June). Gender and Technology in Education- A Research Review. In view of the growing role of technology in the world at the beginning of the 21st century — in education, communications, occupations, and entertainment, and as a tool for solving the world’s problems — women’s low and decreasing representation is a major worry. This review will explore what we have learned about the intersection of gender, technology, and education: in society; age, stage and pipeline issues; experience, attitudes, and use patterns; in the classroom; and special efforts to remedy the imbalances. PDF file.

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2.7. Gender Globalization

Brecher, J., Costello, T., & Smith, B. (2000). Globalization from Below: The Power of Solidarity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: South End Pressand Commonwork: A resource strategy project for globalization from below. The main thesis of the book is that global justice movements must evolve past resistance to new forms of popular democratic control. This requires solidarity across national borders, identities and narrow and immediate interests..There are some good and useful papers in the collection, and some of them spark ideas. At best, however, this book is one for the library rather than the personal bookshelf. PDF file.

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FAO/IFAD/ILO. (2010). Agriculture Value Chain Development. Threat or Opportunity for Women’s Employment? Gender and Rural Employment Policy Brief #4. This policy brief is about the agricultural markets that are rapidly globalizing, generating new consumption patterns and new production and distribution systems. Value chains are often controlled by multinational or national firms and supermarkets, and are capturing a growing share of the agri-food systems in developing regions. They can provide opportunities for quality employment for men and women, yet they can also be channels to transfer costs and risks to the weakest nodes, particularly women. They often perpetuate gender stereotypes that keep women in lower paid, casual work and do not necessarily lead to greater gender equality. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20in%20Agriculture-%20Agricultural%20Value%20Chain%20Development-%20Threat%20or%20Opportunity%20for%20Women’s%20Employment.pdf

IFAD. (2010).Agricultural value chain development: Threat or opportunity for women’s employment? Gender and Rural Employment Policy Brief #4. IFAD. This paper informs thatagricultural markets are rapidlyglobalizing, generating new consumption patterns and new production and distribution systems. Value chains, often controlled by multinational or national firms and supermarkets, are capturing a growing share of the agri-food systems in developing regions. They can provide opportunities for quality employment for men and women, yet they can also be channels to transfer costs and risks to the weakest nodes, particularly women. They often perpetuate gender stereotypes that keep women in lower paid, casual work and do not necessarily lead to greater gender equality. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20in%20Agriculture-%20Agricultural%20Value%20Chain%20Development-%20Threat%20or%20Opportunity%20for%20Women’s%20Employment.pdf

Mechler, R., et al. (2010, March). Assessing the Financial Vulnerability to Climate-Related Natural Hazards. Policy Research Working Paper 5232. This paper—prepared as a background paper to the World Bank’s World Development Report 2010: Development in a Changing Climate—is a product of the Development Economics Vice Presidency. The Policy Research Working Paper disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. It focuses on countries’ ability to absorb risks within its own limits, or vice versa the need for transferring risks more globally by implementing novel risk sharing mechanisms. Based on an estimate of country-wide risk for the 70+ countries most exposed to weather extremes, we assess countries’ current financial vulnerability to climate extremes, which we operationalize as the public sector’s ability to pay for relief to the affected population and support the reconstruction of affected public sector assets such as infrastructure. PDF file.

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Section 3 Concepts and Action

3.1. Basic Concepts of DRR

Abarquez, I., & Murshed, Z. (2004). Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM): Field Practitioners’ Handbook. Thailand: ADPC. Writing and producing this handbook is an initial brave effort to bring together theory and practice from the six South East Asian countries – Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The PDR SEA project, under the guidance of UNESCAP, took steps to fill that need by producing information and training materials such as this handbook. The purpose of the CBDRM Field Practitioners’ Handbook is to help equip CBDM or CBDRM practitioners with theories and practical tools that can be applied in community work. PDF file.

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Action Aid International. (n.d.).Vulnerability Analysis A step–by–step guide for field staff. UK: Action Aid International. The PVA itself evolved from a workshop convened by ActionAid in Dorset, UK in 2000. The workshop agreed to develop a guide on PVA that will be used by field staff. Thereafter, a series of studies took place in conjunction with Swansea University (Centre for Development Studies) in Bangladesh, India and Ghana. A field test of PVA was conducted in The Gambia (May 2003) culminating in the formulation of this PVA guide. This guide is developed to assist field workers and communities to analyse people’s vulnerability, draw action plans, mobilise resources and enact appropriate policies, laws and strategies to reduce their vulnerability todisaster. PDF file.

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Aguilar, L. (2009, March). Training Manual on Gender and Climate Change. Costa Rica: GGCA. This manual has been produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Gender and Water Alliance, ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) as part of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA). This practical tool attempts to increase the capacity of policy and decision makers to develop gender-responsive climate change policies and strategies. At this crucial moment, on the way to negotiating the new international climate change strategy, this publication provides all actors with the essential knowledge and concrete guidance on how their actions on climate change can better answer the needs of women and men in developing countries. PDF file.

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Anderson, C., Lane, R., Zoll, S., & Drucza, K. (n.d.). Gendered Dimensions of Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Islands. AusAID and UNDP Pacific Centre. This publication synthesises the issues and outcomes from the workshop held at the forum’s interactive group discussions. It provides a starting point for further discussion and exchange on these important issues. The United Nations Development Programme hopes donors and development practitioners across the region listen to the Pacific voices included in this publication and use it as a tool to guide the substance and direction of future programming in disaster risk management and adaptation to climate change. PDF file.

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Benson, C., Twigg, J., & Rossetto, T. (2007). Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction: Guidance Notes for Development Organisations. This manual was published by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / the ProVention Consortium. The Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department (CHASE) of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) provided financial support for this project. This ProVention project on Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction provides a series of 14 guidance notes for use by development organisations in adapting programming, project appraisal and evaluation tools to mainstream disaster risk reduction into development work in hazard-prone countries. The guidelines are deliberately intended as short, practical briefs supplementing existing, more general, guidelines on programming, appraisal and evaluation tools. PDF file.

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García, T. (ed.). (2003). Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters: Guidelines for the Promotion of Disasters Mitigation. Washington DC: PAHO/World Bank. A publication of the Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Bank. Produced by Concheso, based on Guidelines For Vulnerability Reduction in the
Design of New Health Facilities by R. Boroschek and R. Retamales of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center at the University of Chile and on the recommendations adopted at the international meeting“Hospitals in Disasters: Handle with Care,” El Salvador, July 2003. This publication has been made possible through the financial support of the World Bank, the International Humanitarian Assistance Division of the Canadian International Development Agency (IHA/CIDA), the Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (OFDA/USAID), and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). It is the aim of this publication to present a summary of the Guidelines— emphasizing how they can be used, by whom, and for what purpose. In addition, some considerations are provided on how to promote the use of the Guidelines by national authorities, planners and funding institutions when developing projects for the construction of new health facilities. PDF file.

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Garmer, L.W. (ed.). (2009).Resource Guide on Gender and Climate Change. This is a collaborative effort between the UNDP Gender Team in the Bureau for Development Policy and the UNDP Country Office in Mexico; and support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. This resource guide aims to inform practitioners and policy makers of the linkages between gender equality and climate change and their importance in relation to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. It makes the case for why it is necessary to include women’s voices, needs and expertise in climate change policy and programming, and demonstrates how women’s contributions can strengthen the effectiveness of climate change measures. As the world moves towards a new global agreement on climate change, it is critical that women contribute to the effort and that their perspectives are equally represented in the debate. PDF file.

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Huairou Commission. (2010, October).An Instrument of Catalytic Change to Building Resilien Development: The Community Practitioner’s Platform Launch in New Delhi, India, September 16, 2010. This forum gave an excellent overview of the practices that women were
already taking to build resilience to disasters and climate change. Recognizing the benefits of such an advocacy space, all the stakeholders present at the dialogue agreed to sign up to the Platform-to become “champions of resilient development.” This is the first of many launches of the Community Practitioner’s Platform throughout India, Asia and globally. Moving towards the Global Platform to be launched in May of 2011 this meeting provided a launching pad for catalytic action between all stakeholders to design and implement collaborative programs that work for the poor. PDF file.

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IASC. (n.d.) IASC G e n d e r h a n d b o o k. Gender and food security in emergencies. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. It is a unique forum involving the key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners. In the aftermath of disasters, affected communities will need help to restart agricultural activities as soon as possible, in order to meet household food security needs adequately and restore resilience. Since emergencies tend to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, the respective roles and responsibilities of women and men and their constraints, needs and capacities need to be analysed and understood in order to ensure that effective assistance is provided. Ultimately, the objective is to assist in a quicker and more sustainable recovery, especially for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. PDF file.

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Lambrou, Y., & Nelson, S. (2010).Farmers in a Changing Climate: Does Gender Matter? Food Security in Andhra Pradesh, India. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The project was financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). This report presents the findings of research undertaken in six villages in two drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh, India, Mahbubnagar and Anantapur1. The study, carried out by an international team led by FAO, used gender, institutional, and climate analyses to document the trends in climate variability men and women farmers are facing and their responses to ensure food security in the context of larger socio-economic and political challenges to their livelihoods and well-being.
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Mechler, R., et al. (2010, March). Assessing the Financial Vulnerability to Climate-Related Natural Hazards. Policy Research Working Paper 5232. This paper—prepared as a background paper to the World Bank’s World Development Report 2010: Development in a Changing Climate—is a product of the Development Economics Vice Presidency. The Policy Research Working Paper disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. It focuses on countries’ ability to absorb risks within its own limits, or vice versa the need for transferring risks more globally by implementing novel risk sharing mechanisms. Based on an estimate of country-wide risk for the 70+ countries most exposed to weather extremes, we assess countries’ current financial vulnerability to climate extremes, which we operationalize as the public sector’s ability to pay for relief to the affected population and support the reconstruction of affected public sector assets such
as infrastructure. PDF file.

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Mohiuddin, M. (ed.) (2009, June). Practicing Gender & Social Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction: Facilitators Guidebook. Dhaka: Directorate of Relief and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The guidebook intends to provide thorough outlines for analyzing and managing the risk situations of the most vulnerable groups in Bangladesh through capturing their own voices. It is hoped that this guideline will enable the disaster professionals to increase the level of awareness and the response capacities of local communities to potential and frequent natural disasters, as well as to reduce the effects of these disasters
on the most vulnerable groups. This guidebook provides guidance for disaster professionals in Bangladesh on carrying out risk management and emergency response programmes through unfolding the ways to include the most vulnerable categories in the process. PDF file.

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Starke, L. (ed.). (2009).Closing thGaps: Disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in developing countries. Stockholm, Sweden: Commission on Climate Change and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The international Commission on Climate Change and Development was launched in late 2007 by the Swedish government; chaired by Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation. The Commission has 13 members from countries in all regions. They represent international and regional organizations as well as science, civil society, and the private sector. The Commission examined adaptation to climate change and its links with development and disaster risk reduction and was asked to issue policy recommendations on how the resilience of vulnerable communities and countries can be strengthened through official development assistance (ODA), on appropriate institutional and financial architecture, and on the mobilization of new financial resources. This manual is what it is all about. PDF file.

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UNDP. (2010) Integrating Gender into Community-based Disaster Risk Management: A Training Manual(2010). UNDP CBDRM Training and Learning Circle-Philippines/ Center for Disaster Preparedness/ All India Disaster Mitigation Institute/ Asian Disaster Preparedness Center/ ProVention Consortium/ Special Unit for South – South Cooperation in UNDP. One of the Training and Learning Circle’s major activities is to develop a knowledge product in CBDRM. After a review of gaps in training-related materials in the Philippines, the Training and Learning Circle network decided to come up with a training manual that focuses on Integrating Gender into Community Based Disaster Risk Management. Gender perspective is a cross-cutting principle of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2000-2015: on Building Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disaster. The development of this knowledge product benefited from various perspectives: communities, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, government agencies as well as women’s organizations engaged in community based disaster risk management. PDFfile.

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UN DRR. (n.d.). Women, Gender and DDR. This module will provide policy guidance on gender aspects of DDR programmes; show how DDR programmes can become gender responsive; and outline gender-aware and female-specific interventions in key components of DDR. PDF file.

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WHO. (2007, January). Emergency Preparedness and Response: from Lessons to Action- Report of the Regional Consultation Bali, Indonesia, June 27-29, 2006. New Delhi: WHO Regional Office Southeast Asia. The Regional Consultation on Emergency Prepared and Response: From Lessons to Action was focused on how to act on and incorporate the lessons learnt from the tsunami into disaster management policies and plans of every nation, so that they could be implemented to strengthen emergency preparedness and response at every level in every country in the Region. The emphasis was on action. A global perspective of disasters revealed that disasters had increased in the past decade, highlighting the need to strengthen preparedness for such events. WHO is adapting its role and preparing its future direction accordingly. The response to the tsunami by the health sector was reviewed. It was seen that the lessons learnt from the tsunami – the need for preparedness, for better coordination among health agencies, etc. – were successfully applied to the response to the Yogyakarta earthquake. PDF file.

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WHO. (2008). Strengthening WHO’s Institutional Capacity for Humanitarian Health Action A Five-Year Programme 2009-2013. Communities have an essential role to play in emergencies. At local level, much can be done to strengthen the response capacity of communities at risk and prevent and mitigate the effects of crises. In 2009-2013 WHO will focus on the community approach, including strengthening emergency preparedness plans at local level and improving communities’ ability to map and manage risks and reduce vulnerability. WHO will integrate the lessons learnt into its future operations. This paper contains WHO’s strategic planning framework for building such institutional capacity so the priorities for health action in crises for the period 2009-2013 can be implemented. The framework and priorities are based on the recommendations of the many evaluations of WHO’s work and the lessons learned from the 2006-2007 biennium. PDF file.

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3.2. Hyogo for Action

UNISDR. (2005, January 18-22). JapanHyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters. Kobe, Hyogo: World Conference on Disaster Reduction, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. This is an extract from the Final Report. The World Conference on Disaster Reduction was held from 18 to 22 January 2005 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, and adopted the present Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (here after referred to as the “Framework for Action”). The Conference provided a unique opportunity to promote a strategic and systematic approach to reducing vulnerabilities and risks to hazards. It underscored the need for, and identified ways of, building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. PDF file.

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Action Aid Nepal. (2007, March).Participatory Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) Process Outputs Disaster Risk Reduction through Schools in Nepal. Kathmandu: ActionAid Nepal. The goal of the project is to reduce peoples’ vulnerability to natural disaster by contributing to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The HFA (2005-2015) seeks to ensure that disaster risks reduction is a national and local priority through using both national platforms and community participation. The framework is explicit about using ‘knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels. The main purpose of the project is to make schools in high disaster risks areas safer, to enable them to act as a locus for disaster risk reduction, and to engage the education sector in the HFA. In order to achieve goal, purpose and results, relevant activities are designed at community, district and national level. PDF file.

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3.3. Gender Sensitization

Pakistan PDI. (n.d.) Training Manual For Gender Sensitization of Media on Violence against Women. Karachi, Pakistan: Participatory Development Initiatives [PDI]. The audience for this training is journalists working for both electronic and print media. Those working in new media (internet) will find the learning content valuable for building their understanding of the issues. Aspects of the training which deal with the interview, use of data and cross-checking facts and information are applicable to all media. Media practitioners’ gender prejudices and biases are one of the major blocks to the diverse portrayals of women, and to their voices in the media. Journalists and editors are socialized as men and as women, long before they choose journalism as a career. This socialization influence how the media reports on portrays and provides access to women. PDF file.

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Ahmad, N., Aqil, G., & Nyborg, I. (2002, April). Training Manual for Gender Awareness/Sensitisation Workshop for Community Representatives. High Altitude Integrated Natural Resource Management Program. Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) Baltistan and the Agriculture University of Norway (NLH). This training manual is an outcome of a joint research between Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) Baltistan and the Agriculture University of Norway (NLH) to cooperate on a combined programme of competence building and applied research on High Altitude Integrated Natural Resource Management. The prime aim of this institutional cooperation is to gain further insights about management of natural resources and their role in farmers’ livelihood systems. PDF file.

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Ray, S. (2000, April). Training Manual On Gender Sensitisation. Haryana Community Forestry Project. India: Haryana Forest Department. This training programme is designed to understand the framework of gender analysis by using various tools of participatory methodology. The programme is designed in a very flexible manner and some extra group exercises are also given in the annexes, which a trainer may use with different interest groups. A pre-training questionnaire is also introduced, basically to know the participants’ attitude towards women, which would help in making some changes in future training, if required. I hope participants will not treat this as mere gender training. A small dent in the stereotype thinking and approach is considered as success of this training. PDF file.

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Beck, T. (1999, June). Using Gender Sensitive Indicators- A reference Manual for Governments and Other Stakeholders. UK: Commonwealth Secretariat. The manual is intended to assist readers in using a GMS to mainstream gender in national governments. It is part of the Gender Management System Series, which provides tools and sector-specific guidelinesfor gender mainstreaming. This manual is intended to be used in combination with the other documents in the series, particularly the Gender Management System Handbook, which presents the conceptual and methodological framework of the GMS. This manual is also available in an abridged form under the title A Quick Guide to Using Gender-Sensitive Indicators. The development of the GMS Series has been a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Gender and Youth Affairs Division and many individuals and groups. PDF file.

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Section 4 Thematic (MDGs)

4.1. Gender in DRR on Human Settlements

Bessuges, P., Bloom, G., Fileccia, T., & Sisto, I. (n.d.).SEAGA for Emergency and Rehabilitation Programmes. The objectives of this report is to explain the importance of a gender perspective in emergency operations and assist emergency specialists in gender-sensitive planning. Coping Strategies, Counseling, Differential impacts of emergencies on men and women, Division of labour, Food distribution, Food security, Gender analysis, Gender differences, Gender mainstreaming, Practical and strategic needs, Roles and responsibilities of men and women, SEAGA objectives, Vulnerable groups. PDF file.

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USAID. (2002, March).Coffee Zone ReconstructionProgram. Colombia: USAID. Prepared for the United States Agency for International Development. Through USAID, the United States Government allocated the sum of US$9,500,000, defining a “Limited Scope Grant Agreement” for the implementation of a reconstruction program to aid the victims of the earthquake in the area known as the Coffee Zone. PADCO Inc. was contracted by
USAID to design and implement the aid program in the field, which targeted the
poorest victims of the earthquake, and those renting accommodations when the
disaster occurred. PDF file.

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4.2. Gender in DRR on Reproduction

CARE/IPPF/SC/WRC. (2010, May 17-21). Four Months On: A Snapshot of
Priority Reproductive Health Activities in Haiti- An Inter-agency MISP Assessment Conducted by CARE, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Save the Children and Women’s Refugee Commission. The purpose of this assessment was to examine the extent of MISP implementation as a response to the January 12 earthquake in three areas that were severely impacted by the earthquake. The assessment examined MISP implementation in Port-au-Prince, Leogane and Jacmel, through structured interviews with 34 staff from 21 United Nations (UN) agencies, local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), international NGOs and the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (Ministry of Public Health and Population) (MSPP) of Haiti; 10 facility assessments of nine agencies; and 14 focus group discussions with 329 displaced women, men and adolescent boys and girls. PDF file.

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CEDAW Watch Philippines (2009, September). Making the Philippine MDG Report Gender Responsive. This publication was developed by CEDAW Watch Philippines in cooperation with the UNIFEM CEDAW South-East Asia Programme (SEAP). UNIFEM CEDAW South-East Asia Programme is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). CEDAW Watch. This policy brief on Philippine MDGs reveals that there are serious lags in Philippine MDG implementation in the areas of maternal mortality rates and access to reproductive health services partly due to the lack of comprehensive gender-responsive strategies in addressing women’s health and economic needs.It shows gaps in adapting and linking MDG 3 with the socioeconomic context of women’s roles and responsibilities in the household, in the community and in society that should also be reflected in other MDG goal indicators. It recommends that CEDAW and BPfA advocates, especially the national women’s machinery and women’s NGOs, be part of the consultation process for the succeeding series of Philippine MDG reports. It further recommends a review of MDG indicators and the inclusion of other key indicators that would better capture the gender dimensions of achieving MDGs in the Philippines. This Philippine report provides a good template of gender-responsive MDG reporting and makes it easier to enhance and update the next Philippine MDG report. UNIFEM invites development practitioners within government and civil society to draw on therich data, analysis, targets and indicators of this publication to engender theimplementations of all MDGs. PDF file.

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Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises. (2010). Inter-agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings. Revision for Field Review. Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises. The Inter-agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings is the result of a collaborative and consultative process engaging over 100 members from United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations that make up the Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises. The updated information in this Field Manual is based on normative technical guidance of the World Health Organization. It also reflects the good practices documented in crisis settings around the world since the initial field-test version of the Field Manual was released in 1996, followed by the 1999 version, Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations: An Inter-agency Field Manual. This latest edition reflects the wide application of the Field Manual’s principles and technical content beyond refugee situations, extending its use into diverse crises, including conflict zones and natural disasters. PDF file.

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IPPF/UNFPA/UNSW. (2008, November). Training on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crises A Course for SRH Coordinators: Facilitators Manual. This manual is the result of the partnership and collaborative effort between IPPF ESEAOR, the Humanitarian Response Branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Its content and structure are derived from sources developed by members of the Inter-Agency Working Group on SRH in Crisis Situations (IAWG) This manual will take you through the various steps needed to facilitate the Training on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crises in your setting. The MISP is a Sphere Standard. The training is part of the SPRINT Initiative that is managed by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF ESEAOR) and that aims to increase sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and information for persons living in crisis and post-crisis situations. SPRINT is an Australian Government, AusAID Initiative. The Humanitarian Response Branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) plays an integral role in the development and update of the training. PDF file.

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Kols, A., et al. (2007, November).A Gender Guide to Reproductive Health Publications: Producing Gender-Sensitive Publications for Health Professionals. Prepared for the INFO Project Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles and responsibilities assigned to women and men in a given culture. Gender roles are learned. They differ between societies and they can change over time . In contrast, sex refers to the universal, biologically determined differences between women and men. A Gender Guide to Reproductive Health Publications informs that reproductive health publications—whether directed to professional or lay audiences—both refl ect and shape social reality. They cannot help but deliver value-laden messages about gender roles and relations along with technical information. After all, reproductive health by defi nition concerns women, men, and the interactions between them. The credibility and permanence of printed texts magnify the impact of a publication’s messages. PDF file.

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Raise Initiative. (n.d.). Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP). Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children. The Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health (RH) is designed to address the priority RH needs of populations in the earliest phases of emergencies. RH services are an integral component of basic health care for every population. Without access to good quality RH services, people living in emergencies are at risk of dying from reversible and treatable conditions and diseases. The consequences of poor RH are often exacerbated in the context of danger and uncertainty that characterizes any emergency setting. PDF file.

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RHRC. (n.d.).Planning for Comprehensive RH Services (Chapter 6). A distance learning module from Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium. This section outlines the steps to be taken to be ready to expand RH services when a crisis situation stabilizes and when all the components of the MISP have been implemented. It is important to ensure that drug supplies, including contraceptives and drugs to treat STIs, are available and ordered in a rational and sustainable manner so that the displaced population can have access to comprehensive RH services as soon as possible. The objective is to plan for the provision of comprehensive RH services, integrated into primary health care, as the situation permits. PDFfile.

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UNHCR. (1998, September). How to Guide: Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations Building a Team Approach to the Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence. Report of a Technical Mission Kigoma, Tanzani: UNHCR. Each document in the How to Guide relates the field experience which demonstrates an innovative approach to a particular area of RH. It documents how one refugee situation undertook an activity. There are many more such examples. The How to Guide is not meant as a definitive recommendation on how to do something, but should be used and adapted as appropriate for each refugee setting. It is hoped that the How to Guide series will stimulate a sharing of other similar examples of how various refugee situations are undertaking activities to strengthen responses to the reproductive health needs of refugees. PDF file.

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4.3. Gender in DRR on Governance

Beck, T. (1999, June). Using Gender Sensitive Indicators- A reference Manual for Governments and Other Stakeholders. UK: Commonwealth Secretariat. The manual is intended to assist readers in using a GMS to mainstream gender in national governments. It is part of the Gender Management System Series, which provides tools and sector-specific guidelines for gender mainstreaming. This manual is intended to be used in combination with the other documents in the series, particularly the Gender Management System Handbook, which presents the conceptual and methodological framework of the GMS. This manual is also available in an abridged form under the title A Quick Guide to Using Gender-Sensitive Indicators. The development of the GMS Series has been a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Gender and Youth Affairs Division and many individuals and groups. PDF file.

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Budlender, D. (n.d.). The Political Economy of Women’s Budgets in the South. London: Gender and Youth Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat. Soon after the democratic elections of 1994, South Africa embarked on its first women’s budget exercise, a collaborative venture between non-governmental organisations and the South African parliament. Some time later the South African government initiated its own exercise in gender analysis of the budget. The South African initiative has attracted a lot of interest from around the world. In a number of other countries governments and civil society players have embarked on gender analysis exercises, often with strong support from international donors. This paper discusses the ways in which these exercises can assist in addressing gender issues, as well as some of the tensions involved. PDF file.

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Christoplos, I., et al. (2009). Learning from Recovery after Hurricane Mitch: Experience from Nicaragua. Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies / the ProVention Consortium. Learning from Recovery after Hurricane Mitch is a review of how Nicaragua has recovered from Hurricane Mitch over the past ten years. The focus is on how the assumptions and claims that were made in the initialrecovery planning have proven relevant in light of subsequent development. The research is based on a literature review, interviews with stakeholders at national level and field studies in three municipalities that were heavily affected by Hurricane Mitch. The field sites were chosen to illustrate three very different trajectories of change. The study has found that response to Hurricane Mitch reflects the broader trends that have driven recovery, including household, community and government initiatives and the wider economic context. PDF file.

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Elliott, J., Heesterbeek, S., Lukensmeyer, C., & Slocum, N. (2005, September). Participatory Methods Toolkit. A practitioner’s manual. This is a joint publication of the King Baudouin Foundation and the Flemish Institute for Science and Technology Assessment (viWTA). The manual is meant to be placed on many virtual bookshelves: on that of the inexperienced person who sets first steps into the challenging world ofparticipation as well as on that of the experienced practitioner, who uses this manual for specific sections, such as tips and tricks, or to get acquainted with other methods. This publication is meant to be a working tool. A participatory approach advocates actively involving ‘the public’ in decision-making processes, whereby the relevant ‘public’ depends upon the topic being addressed. The public can be average citizens, the stakeholders of a particular project or policy, experts and even members of government and private industry. In general, policy processes can be seen as a three-step cycle of planning, implementation and evaluation, whereby a participatory approach may be used in some or all of these steps. PDF file.

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FAO. (2010). FAO Policy in Indigenous and Tribal Peoples. Rome: FAO. The policy has been prepared through a consultative process under the overall guidance of FAO’s interdepartmental working group on indigenous issues, which is comprised of members from the Organization’s different technical departments and decentralized offices. Key inputs were provided by numerous partners, including representatives of indigenous peoples, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, several UN agencies, FAO management, and various experts. Its content is based on international legal instruments such as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the General Assembly in 2007 and representing the highest standard for the treatment of indigenous peoples around the world. PDF file.

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Huairou Commission. (2010, October).An Instrument of Catalytic Change to Building Resilient Development: The Community Practitioner’s Platform Launch in New Delhi, India, September 16, 2010. This forum gave an excellent overview of the practices that women were already taking to build resilience to disasters and climate change. Recognizing the benefits of such an advocacy space, all the stakeholders present at the dialogue agreed to sign up to the Platform-to become “champions of resilient development.” This is the first of many launches of the Community Practitioner’s Platform throughout India, Asia and globally. Moving towards the Global Platform to be launched in May of 2011 this meeting provided a launching pad for catalytic action between all stakeholders to design and implement collaborative programs that work for the poor. PDF file.

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IFAD. (n.d.). Guidance notes for institutional analysis in rural development programmes. Rome: International Fund for Agricultural Development. This Guidance Notes provide a synthesis of the training materials developed as part of the Institutional Analysis (IA) methodology. They propose that we rethink how we conceptualize and promote institutional change, particularly for pro-poor service delivery. They provide a framework and the analytical tools for designing programmes and projects that feature implementation modalities based on some of the core principles of good governance, focusing on “pro-poor governance” and systemic sustainability at
the micro and meso levels. PDF file.

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SEAGA. Norem, R. (2001) Intermediate Level Handbook. Rome, Italy: Gender and Population Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The purpose of the Intermediate Handbook is to support participatory development for those who play an intermediary role between government policy makers and individuals and households at the community level. Intermediaries can be governmental or United Nations development institutions, organisations, or non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which contain groups of people, bound by some common purpose. PDF file.

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4.4. Gender in DRR on Education

Action Aid Nepal. (2007, March). Participatory Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) Process Outputs Disaster Risk Reduction through Schools in Nepal. Kathmandu: ActionAid Nepal. The goal of the project is to reduce peoples’ vulnerability to natural disaster by contributing to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The HFA (2005-2015) seeks to ensure that disaster risks reduction is a national and local priority through using both national platforms and community participation. The framework is explicit about using ‘knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels. It specifically refers to the inclusion of disaster risk reduction in education, but there are few examples for translating in effectively in to practice. DRRS project has plan to involve education coalitions to link work on disaster risk reduction in schools to national processes for implementation of the HFA. The main purpose of the project is to make schools in high disaster risks areas safer, to enable them to act as a locus for disaster risk reduction, and to engage the education sector in the HFA. In order to achieve goal, purpose and results, relevant activities are designed at community, district and national level. PDF file.

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IDRC. (n.d.). Gender Analysis as a Development Research Tool. The goal of IDRC’s programming is sustainable and equitable development through the generation and use of knowledge. The assumption is that any improvements in human wellbeing will depend on knowledge–its production, distribution, ownership, and wise application. Research–stemming from both the natural sciences and social sciences- provides the means to obtain this knowledge. PDF file.

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Lumanti. (2009).Looking Back at the 2008: Efforts made towards risk reduction (Disaster Risk Reduction through School Program (DRRSP). Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School: Let’s] make a safer community. Nepal: Action Aid, Lumanti, DFID. This project was supported by the disaster management committee members of Sunakoti and Buddhajyoti, and Buddhajyoti and Baal Kumari school family who provided the interviews and smooth implementation of activities. While doing PVA, they were able to identify the problem and create a report. These interviews as well as part of a film made by children from Balaju were part of a longer video and report that was shown at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-14) in December in Poznan, Poland. The film – which was also shown on Nepali TV and provided to Nepal Ministers to raise awareness of children’s issues and adaptation needs . The community members are from the Disaster Risk Reduction through Schools Disaster Management Committee, supported by ActionAid Nepal through local partner, Lumanti. PDF file.

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Jalilova, A. (2005, June). Handbook for Gender Focal Points in UNESCO National Commissions. Paris: The Section for Women and Gender Equality Bureau of Strategic Planning, United Nations Educational, Scientifi cand Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This Handbook was developed to guide “newcomers” who have been designated as Gender Focal Points within UNESCO National Commissions and are looking for advice, inspiration and coaching. For the more experienced National Commission staff member or gender expert, we hope this manual will be able to provide ideas and suggestions that can help enhance the impact of their work. UNESCO. PDF file.

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Murray, U. (2010). Child Labour Prevention in Agriculture: Junior Farmer Field and Life School- Facilitator’s Guide. Exercises and information for the integration of child labour prevention in JFFLS curricula. Rome: FAO. This work and publication has been supported by UNAIDS through its United Nations System-wide Work Programme on Scaling-up HIV and AIDS Services for Populations of Humanitarian Concern and the “Legal Empowerment of the Poor” project, funded under the partnership programme between FAO, Norway and the Netherlands (FMPP). This Module suggests a set of exercises that can be done within the JFFLS context. Most exercises are specifically targeted at the JFFLS students, but some of the exercises have been specifically designed to involve the children’s guardians. Special attention is given to training the facilitators. Creating awareness among the JFFLS facilitators is a crucial first step in any effort to mainstream child labour concerns in the JFFLS approach. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20in%20Agriculture-%20Child%20Labour%20Prevention%20in%20Agriculture.pdf

Tran, H.P. (2009). Regional Analysis on DRR Education in the Asia Pacific Region In the context of Priority of Action 3 of the HYOGO Framework for Action. Scand-Media Corp.,Ltd. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Asia Pacific Region Secretariat, Bangkok. This Regional Analysis reviews progress in the Asia-Pacific region towards achieving the expected outcomes of the Hyogo Framework for Action’s Priority 3 : using knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels. The analysis not only reflects national assessments of HFA implementation, but also takes a critical look at progress made in Asia-Pacific by UNISDR and its partners in implementing the Bangkok Action Agenda. Jointly developed by its regional and national partners, the Bangkok Action Agenda provides a region-specific approach towards implementing HFA. It lays out five areas for the region to focus on, and which would enable it to achieve the results aimed at for Priority 3. PDF file.

UNCRD (2009). Teachers handbook On DRR: Reducing vulnerability of school children to earthquakes in Asia-Pacific Region. A project of the School Earthquake Safety Initiative. Shimla, India: Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society. United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD). This publication, entitled “Reducing Vulnerabiliy of School Children to Earthquakes”, not only summarizes the good practices and lessons learned from the project countries but also highlights the task ahead to up-scale from model projects to countrywide activities on school safety. PDF file.

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4.5. Gender in DRR on Violence Against Women

Baldwin, M., & Porteous, T. (ed.) (2001, January). It can happen to your agency! – Tools for Change, Emergency Management for Women’s Services. Vancouver B.C.: ASVAC. This Guidebook is a special project of the BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs, Vancouver, British Columbia, with report funding from the Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Women’s Equality, and the Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security. It focuses on the increased violence toward women that results from a disaster, and how women’s service agencies can better prepare to meet the ensuing extra demand for service. PDF file.

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IPPF/UNFPA/UNSW. (2008, November). Training on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crises A Course for SRH Coordinators: Facilitators Manual. This manual is the result of the partnership and collaborative effort between IPPF ESEAOR, the Humanitarian Response Branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Its content and structure are derived from sources developed by members of the Inter-Agency Working Group on SRH in Crisis Situations (IAWG) This manual will take you through the various steps needed to facilitate the Training on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crises in your setting. The MISP is a Sphere Standard. The training is part of the SPRINT Initiative that is managed by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF ESEAOR) and that aims to increase sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and information for persons living in crisis and post-crisis situations. SPRINT is an Australian Government, AusAID Initiative. The Humanitarian Response Branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) plays an integral role in the development and update of the training. PDF file.

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IRC-UCLA. (2008). Clinical Care for Sexual Assault Survivors: Facilitator’s Guide. Presented by the International Rescue Committee, Inc., with production by the UCLA Center for International Medicine. New York: International Rescue Committee, Inc. The goal of this multimedia educational program is to improve clinical care for and general treatment of sexual assault survivors by providing medical instruction and encouraging competent, compassionate, confidential care. The program is intended for both clinical care providers and non-clinician health facility staff. It is designed to be delivered in a group setting with facilitators  guiding participants through the material and directing discussions and group participation as appropriate.PDF file.

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Irish Aid. (2005). Gender based violence: Ireland Responding. A Guidance Note on Institutionalising Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response within Organisations. Joint Consortium of Irish Human Rights, Humanitarian & Development Agencies, Irish Aid and Government Agencies (Pakistan, Bosnia, India, Kosovo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Rwanda, Darfur). This Guidance Note, based on the sharing of best practice distilled from a diverse range of organisations, was developed by the Human Resources, Learning and Training Working Group. It purpose is to provide guidance on how to go about institutionalising GBV responses within organisations. The Note offers guidance on developing appropriate internal policies and strategies on GBV prevention and response, staff capacity development and training, and ways of supporting GBV responses internally. It is envisaged that, as the lessons are learnt on addressing GBV at field level, the GBV in Practice Working Group will be in a position to develop guidance related to addressing GBV in the field. It is intended that this Guidance Note is read alongside the main report. PDF file.

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Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence. (n.d.). Institutionalising Gender‐Based Violence Prevention and Response- Sample Indicators and Annual Reporting Format. Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence. The members of the Consortium are committed to institutionalizing prevention of, and response to, GBV by focusing on internal structures and processes at individual organisational level as per the recommendations of the 2006 Consortium publication ‘Gender Based Violence, Ireland Responding – A Guidance Note on Institutionalising Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response Within Organisations’. The indicators herein represent a range of means of measurement by which Consortium members have agreed to assess individual organizational progress towards this commitment. Importantly, they are not designed to be a complete checklist that all members should be positioned to report against but instead are designed to provide guidance and capture the diversity of initiatives underway or foreseen. However members should be able to demonstrate progress on at least one indicator per objective. PDF file.

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Jansen, H. (2006, March 23). Multi-country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against Women. Department of Women, Gender and Health, WHO. This manual was made possible by the Core research team of the WHO, LSHTM, PATH; Expert Steering Committees; Country teams: research organization’s and women’s organizations; and Local consultative committees. This Multi-country Study attempts to promote research and data collection on the prevalence of different forms of violence against women, especially domestic violence, and research into the causes, the nature and the consequences of violence against women and the effectiveness of measures implemented to prevent and redress violence against women. PDF file.

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Morrow, M., & Varcoe, C. (n.d.).Violence Against Women: Improving the Healthcare Response. A Guide for health authorities, healthcare managers, providers and planners. Prepared for the British Columbia Ministry of Health, Women’s Health Bureau. This guide was developed as an initiative of the Women’s Health Bureau and is the first step following the Minister’s Advisory Council on Women’s Health’s report Moving Toward Change: Strengthening the Response of British Columbia’s Health Care System to Violence Against Women. PDF file.

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UNHCR. (1998, September). How to Guide: Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations Building a Team Approach to the Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence. Report of a Technical Mission Kigoma, Tanzani: UNHCR. Each document in the How to Guide relates the field experience which demonstrates an innovative approach to a particular area of RH. It documents how one refugee situation undertook an activity. There are many more such examples. The How to Guide is not meant as a definitive recommendation on how to do something, but should be used and adapted as appropriate for each refugee setting. It is hoped that the How to Guide series will stimulate a sharing of other similar examples of how various refugee situations are undertaking activities to strengthen responses to the reproductive health needs of refugees. PDF file.

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Vann, B. (2004).Training Manual: Facilitator’s Guide Interagency & Multisectoral Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence in Populations Affected by Armed Conflict. Washington DC: JSI Research and Training Institute/RHRC Consortium. This global technical support project provides technical assistance and training to UN agencies, international and national nongovernmental organizations, host governments, and displaced communities. The project seeks to strengthen prevention and respons to gender-based violence by facilitating the development of effective program strategies with populations affected by armed conflict. It is led by JSI Research and Training Institute in collaboration with the Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium. The activities are financed by the United States Department of State under the authority of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended. PDF file.

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4.6. Gender in DRR on Agriculture

Curry, J.(2004, September).Adding a social dimension to agricultural statistics.. Incorporation of gender considerations into FAO’s statistical support to member countries. Gender and Development Service, FAO Gender and Population Division., FAO. Gender sensitisation is often an integral part of the user-producer workshops, and this is one of them. This is FAO support to national agricultural census. However, the need for gender considerations in statistics and for gender-disaggregated data (GDD) for rural policy and planning is also a topic discussed in this training workshop. This paper aims to promote increased awareness on gender concerns, and; presentations on topics related to gender, information and statistics as part of the High-Level Consultation on Rural Women and Agricultural Information Management. PDF file.

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FAO. (2005). Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge: A Training Manual. The Training Manual is based on experiences collected in numerous training workshops carried out under the FAO-Links project1 in Eastern and Southern Africa. This Training Manual constitutes a conceptual guide for trainers that can be used to lead them through the issues of gender and local knowledge which are important elements for agrobiodiversity management and food security. It is apparent when working with this Training Manual, that agrobiodiversity and food security are complex issues that need careful consideration. The myth that technologies taught to farmers will ease their poverty and hunger because the expertise or seeds provided are modern or new, persists in many contexts. PDF file.

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FAO. (n.d.). Does gender make a difference in dealing with climate shifts? Research results from Andhra Pradesh, India. Rome: Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In collaboration with Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University and Samatha Gender Resource Centre, as well as national and international researchers, the Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division of FAO carried out fieldwork over eighteen months. The participatory methodology explored the gender dimensions of coping with climate shifts (extreme drought events and long-term change) – as well as mapped new knowledge on how livelihoods are being adjusted and how new coping strategies are being developed for food security. PDF file.

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FAO/IFAD/ILO. (2010). Agriculture Value Chain Development. Threat or Opportunity for Women’s Employment? Gender and Rural Employment Policy Brief #4. This policy brief is about the agricultural markets that are rapidly globalizing, generating new consumption patterns and new production and distribution systems. Value chains are often controlled by multinational or national firms and supermarkets, and are capturing a growing share of the agri-food systems in developing regions. They can provide opportunities for quality employment for men and women, yet they can also be channels to transfer costs and risks to the weakest nodes, particularly women. They often perpetuate gender stereotypes that keep women in lower paid, casual work and do not necessarily lead to greater gender equality. PDF file.

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FAO/ IFAD/ILO.(2010) Investing in Skills for Socio-economic Empowerment of Rural Women. Skills development is key to improving rural productivity, employability and income-earning opportunities, enhancing food security and promoting environmentally sustainable rural development and livelihoods. Despite rural women’s major role in agriculture and other rural activities, higher barriers in education and training limit their participation in more productive and remunerative work, perform managerial and leadership roles and participate fully in the development of their communities. Targeted action is needed to dismantle these barriers. PDF file.

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FAO (2003).Gender: Key to Sustainability and Food Security – Gender and Development Plan of Action. This paper presents FAO’s Gender and Development Plan of Action for the period 2002-2007, which embodies the continuation of FAO’s longstanding commitment to the equality of opportunities and rights for women and men in the fight against poverty and hunger. PDF file.

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FAO/IFAD/WFP. (2002, February). Reducing Poverty and Hunger: The Critical Role of Financing for Food, Agriculture and Rural Development. Paper Prepared for the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 18-22 March 2002. Rome: FAO/IFAD/WFP. This paper looks at financing for the achievement of the MDGs. It does so from the perspective of FAO, IFAD and WFP, the three Rome-based United Nations organizations working on food, agriculture, and rural development issues. The paper shows how widespread hunger is an impediment to overall growth and poverty reduction efforts. The paper emphasizes that mobilizing and carefully deploying resources where the impact can be greatest, is fundamentalto the effort to reduce poverty, hunger and food insecurity. In that context it illustrates that resources deployed in fighting hunger directly and in agricultural and rural development can make substantial and sustainable contributions to overall poverty alleviation. PDF file.

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FAO/SEAGA. (2004). Rural households and resources- A pocket guide for extension workers. Rome, Italy: FAO’s Socio-economic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) Programme. The FAO/SEAGA Programme has developed an approach to development that is centred around an analysis of socio-economic patterns and participatory identification of women’s and men’s priorities. Over the last few years, FAO has developed a new comprehensive guide, “Rural households and resources: a guide for extension workers” to help extension and other communitybased workers to understand the management of resources within and between households, and to grasp the implications of such resource management for agricultural production, food security and rural development. It is intended to help them apply a participatory and gender-sensitive approach in their planning with, and service to, rural households. The guide pays special attention to the impact of HIV/AIDS on rural households and their resources. PDF file.

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IASC. (n.d.) IASC G e n d e r h a n d b o o k. Gender and food security in emergencies. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. It is a unique forum involving the key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners. In the aftermath of disasters, affected communities will need help to restart agricultural activities as soon as possible, in order to meet household food security needs adequately and restore resilience. Since emergencies tend to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, the respective roles and responsibilities of women and men and their constraints, needs and capacities need to be analysed and understood in order to ensure that effective assistance is provided. Ultimately, the objective is to assist in a quicker and more sustainable recovery, especially for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. PDF file.

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IFAD. (2010).Agricultural value chain development: Threat or opportunity for women’s employment? Gender and Rural Employment Policy Brief #4. IFAD. This paper informs that agricultural markets are rapidly globalizing, generating new consumption patterns and new production and distribution systems. Value chains, often controlled by multinational or national firms and supermarkets, are capturing a growing share of the agri-food systems in developing regions. They can provide opportunities for quality employment for men and women, yet they can also be channels to transfer costs and risks to the weakest nodes, particularly women. They often perpetuate gender stereotypes that keep women in lower paid, casual work and do not necessarily lead to greater gender equality. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20in%20Agriculture-%20Agricultural%20Value%20Chain%20Development-%20Threat%20or%20Opportunity%20for%20Women’s%20Employment.pdf

Lambrou, Y., & Nelson, S. (2010).Farmers in a Changing Climate: Does Gender Matter? Food Security in Andhra Pradesh, India. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The project was financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). This report presents the findings of research undertaken in six villages in two drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh, India, Mahbubnagar and Anantapur1. The study, carried out by an international team led by FAO, used gender, institutional, and climate analyses to document the trends in climate variability men and women farmers are facing and their responses to ensure food security in the context of larger socio-economic and political challenges to their livelihoods and well-being. PDF file.

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Murray, U. (2010). Child Labour Prevention in Agriculture: Junior Farmer Field and Life School- Facilitator’s Guide. Exercises and information for the integration of child labour prevention in JFFLS curricula. Rome: FAO. This work and publication has been supported by UNAIDS through its United Nations System-wide Work Programme on Scaling-up HIV and AIDS Services for Populations of Humanitarian Concern and the “Legal Empowerment of the Poor” project, funded under the partnership programme between FAO, Norway and the Netherlands (FMPP). This Module suggests a set of exercises that can be done within the JFFLS context. Most exercises are specifically targeted at the JFFLS students, but some of the exercises have been specifically designed to involve the children’s guardians. Special attention is given to training the facilitators. Creating awareness among the JFFLS facilitators is a crucial first step in any effort to mainstream child labour concerns in the JFFLS approach. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.3/Gender%20in%20Agriculture-%20Child%20Labour%20Prevention%20in%20Agriculture.pdf

Scherr, S.J., Wallace, C., & Buck, L. (2010, April).Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in the 21st Century: Issues for Africa and the World. Issues Paper for State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet. Washington DC: Ecoagriculture Partners. The purpose of this issues paper is to provide an overview of the issues, numbers, disputes, and approaches so that contributors to SOW11 can share a common framework and consider how the innovations they describe fit into the larger international discourse. PDF file.

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SEAGA. (2003). Macro Level Handbook. Gender analysis in macroeconomic and agricultural sector policies and programmes. Rome: Gender and Population Division and Policy Assistance Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This Handbook is part of FAO’s renewed emphasis on policy assistance and on building a policy capacity in developing countries towards the ultimate aim of contributing to greater food security and to poverty reduction. It is also part of the Organization’s work of mainstreaming gender in all aspects of policy-making, including economic policies. The purpose of this Handbook is to show that both men’s and women’s productive capacity and their capacity to participate in the economy is shaped by their gender roles and that, therefore, gender relations impact agricultural outcomes and affect economic efficiency. There is evidence that gender equity is shown to be linked to increased efficiency and increased prospects for rural growth and the development of the rural economy. It follows that gender ought not to be considered as a purely social issue or an add-on category to decision-making but rather, as an integral part of policy-making and implementation, thus deserving explicit analytical attention. PDF file.

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Section 5 Papers / Studies

Oswald Spring, Ú. (2008). Gender and Disasters: Human, Gender and Environmental Security- A Huge Challenge. Germany: SEARCH, UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS); Munich Re Foundation from Knowledge to Action. This paper starts with a conceptual analysis of gender perception, which creates identity processes leading to specific gender insecurity. These processes are the result of thousands of years of social praxis, and the outcome of this social construction leads to high social vulnerability. Gender security is a broad concept interlinked with human and environmental security concerns, gender equity, and human rights. Taken a step further, one can analyze the longstanding identity processes that lead to ever increasing social vulnerabilities and limited self-reliant responses. PDF file.

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Budlender, D. (n.d.). The Political Economy of Women’s Budgets in the South. London: Gender and Youth Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat. Soon after the democratic elections of 1994, South Africa embarked on its first women’s budget exercise, a collaborative venture between non-governmental organisations and the South African parliament. Some time later the South African government initiated its own exercise in gender analysis of the budget. The South African initiative has attracted a lot of interest from around the world. In a number of other countries governments and civil society players have embarked on gender analysis exercises, often with strong support from international donors. This paper discusses the ways in which these exercises can assist in addressing gender issues, as well as some of the tensions involved. PDF file.

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Cáceres, R.M. (n.d.).Overview of Gender-responsive Budget Initiatives: A Discussion Paper for ILO Staff on the Relevance of Gender-responsive Budget Initiatives in Promoting Gender Equality in Decent Work Country Programmes. ILO Bureau of Gender Equality. The purpose of this report is to examine the relevance and application of GRB initiatives to the work of the ILO by providing an overview of their evolution and examples of some of the most notable initiatives, and by outlining the development of different tools used for their implementation. The data highlights a number of possibilities for linking GRB initiatives to the ILO’s approach to gender equality promotion in the world of work. There is evidence to suggest that such possibilities could increase constituents’ involvement in gender budget analyses leading to increased awareness and capacity to apply GRB initiatives, enhanced government accountability, improved gender equality participation in decision-making processes and policy-making, and strengthened advocacy and social dialogue on gender issues.PDF file.

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CARE/IPPF/SC/WRC. (2010, May 17-21). Four Months On: A Snapshot of Priority Reproductive Health Activities in Haiti- An Inter-agency MISP Assessment Conducted by CARE, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Save the Children and Women’s Refugee Commission. The purpose of this assessment was to examine the extent of MISP implementation as a response to the January 12 earthquake in three areas that were severely impacted by the earthquake. The assessment examined MISP implementation in Port-au-Prince, Leogane and Jacmel, through structured interviews with 34 staff from 21 United Nations (UN) agencies, local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), international NGOs and the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (Ministry of Public Health and Population) (MSPP) of Haiti; 10 facility assessments of nine agencies; and 14 focus group discussions with 329 displaced women, men and adolescent boys and girls. PDF file.

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Curry, J. (2004, September).Adding a social dimension to agricultural statistics.. Incorporation of gender considerations into FAO’s statistical support to member countries. Gender and Development Service, FAO Gender and Population Division., FAO. Gender sensitisation is often an integral part of the user-producer workshops, and this is one of them. This is FAO support to national agricultural census. However, the need for gender considerations in statistics and for gender-disaggregated data (GDD) for rural policy and planning is also a topic discussed in this training workshop. This paper aims to promote increased awareness on gender concerns, and it contains presentations on topics related to gender, information and statistics as part of the High-Level Consultation on Rural Women and Agricultural Information Management. PDF file.

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FAO. (n.d.). Does gender make a difference in dealing with climate shifts? Research results from Andhra Pradesh, India. Rome: Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In collaboration with Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University and Samatha Gender Resource Centre, as well as national and international researchers, the Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division of FAO carried out fieldwork over eighteen months. The participatory methodology explored the gender dimensions of coping with climate shifts (extreme drought events and long-term change) – as well as mapped new knowledge on how livelihoods are being adjusted and how new coping strategies are being developed for food security. PDF file.

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FAO. (2010). FAO Policy in Indigenous and Tribal Peoples. Rome: FAO. The policy has been prepared through a consultative process under the overall guidance of FAO’s interdepartmental working group on indigenous issues, which is comprised of members from the Organization’s different technical departments and decentralized offices. Key inputs were provided by numerous partners, including representatives of indigenous peoples, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, several UN agencies, FAO management, and various experts. Its content is based on international legal instruments such as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the General Assembly in 2007 and representing the highest standard for the treatment of indigenous peoplesaround the world. PDF file.

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FAO/IFAD/WFP. (2002, February). Reducing Poverty and Hunger: The Critical Role of Financing for Food, Agriculture and Rural Development. Paper Prepared for the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 18-22 March 2002. Rome: FAO/IFAD/WFP. This paper looks at financing for the achievement of the MDGs. It does so from the perspective of FAO, IFAD and WFP, the three Rome-based United Nations organizations working on food, agriculture, and rural development issues. The paper shows how widespread hunger is an impediment to overall growth and poverty reduction efforts. The paper emphasizes that mobilizing and carefully deploying resources where the impact can be greatest, is fundamental to the effort to reduce poverty, hunger and food insecurity. In that context it illustrates that resources deployed in fighting hunger directly and in agricultural and rural development can make substantial and sustainable contributions to overall poverty alleviation. PDF file.

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IASC. (n.d.) IASC G e n d e r h a n d b o o k. Gender and food security in emergencies. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. It is a unique forum involving the key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners. In the aftermath of disasters, affected communities will need help to restart agricultural activities as soon as possible, in order to meet household food security needs adequately and restore resilience. Since emergencies tend to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, the respective roles and responsibilities of women and men and their constraints, needs and capacities need to be analysed and understood in order to ensure that effective assistance is provided. Ultimately, the objective is to assist in a quicker and more sustainable recovery, especially for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. PDF file.

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IFAD. (2010).Agricultural value chain development: Threat or opportunity for women’s employment? Gender and Rural Employment Policy Brief #4. IFAD. This paper informs that agricultural markets are rapidly globalizing, generating new consumption patterns and new production and distribution systems. Value chains, often controlled by multinational or national firms and supermarkets, are capturing a growing share of the agri-food systems in developing regions. They can provide opportunities for quality employment for men and women, yet they can also be channels to transfer costs and risks to the weakest nodes, particularly women. They often perpetuate gender stereotypes that keep women in lower paid, casual work and do not necessarily lead to greater gender equality. PDF file.

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Mechler, R., et al. (2010, March). Assessing the Financial Vulnerability to Climate-Related Natural Hazards. Policy Research Working Paper 5232. This paper—prepared as a background paper to the World Bank’s World Development Report 2010: Development in a Changing Climate—is a product of the Development Economics Vice Presidency. The Policy Research Working Paper disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. It focuses on countries’ ability to absorb risks within its own limits, or vice versa the need for transferring risks more globally by implementing novel risk sharing mechanisms. Based on an estimate of country-wide risk for the 70+ countries most exposed to weather extremes, we assess countries’ current financial vulnerability to climate extremes, which we operationalize as the public sector’s ability to pay for relief to the affected population and support the reconstruction of affected public sector assets such as infrastructure. PDF file.

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Morrow, M., & Varcoe, C. (n.d.).Violence Against Women: Improving the Healthcare Response. A Guide for health authorities, healthcare managers, providers and planners. Prepared for the British Columbia Ministry of Health, Women’s Health Bureau. This guide was developed as an initiative of the Women’s Health Bureau and is the first step following the Minister’s Advisory Council on Women’s Health’s report Moving Toward Change: Strengthening the Response of British Columbia’s Health Care System to Violence Against Women. PDF file.

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Nelson, V., Meadows, K., Cannon, T. Morton, J., & Martin, A. (2002, July). Uncertain predictions, invisible impacts, and the need to mainstream gender in climate change adaptations. Gender and Development Vol. 10, No. 2, Vulnerability to environmental degradation and natural hazards is articulated along social, poverty, and gender lines. Just as gender is not sufficiently mainstreamed in many areas of development policy and practice, so the potential impacts of climate change on gender relations have not been studied, and remain invisible. In this article we outline climate change predictions, and explore the effects of long-term climate change on agriculture, ecological systems, and gender relations, since these could be significant. We identify predicted changes in natural hazard frequency and intensity as a result of climate change, and explore the gendered effects of natural hazards. We highlight the urgent need to integrate gender analyses into public policy-making, and in adaptation responses to climate change. PDF file.

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Patrick, E. (2006, March). Beyond Firewood: Fuel Alternatives and Protection Strategiesfor Displaced Women and Girls. New York: Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children. This report is about the notoriously dangerous environment that surrounds refugee or internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, particularly in situations of ongoing conflict. Yet every day, in hundreds of camps around the world, millions of women and girls venture out into this danger, risking rape, assault, abduction, theft, exploitation or even murder, in order to collect enough firewood to cook for their families. Cooking fuel is traditionally seen by both displaced communities and humanitarian organizations as a “women’s” issue, since it is a part of the cooking process. Because this is the case, and despite the well-known risks, the burdens associated with its collection fall almost exclusively on women and girls. Rarely is cooking fuel provided by the humanitarian community, and even more rarely do men collect the wood. PDF file.

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Scherr, S.J., Wallace, C., & Buck, L. (2010, April).Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in the 21st Century: Issues for Africa and the World. Issues Paper for State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet. Washington DC: Ecoagriculture Partners. The purpose of this issues paper is to provide an overview of the issues, numbers, disputes, and approaches so that contributors to SOW11 can share a common framework and consider how the innovations they describe fit into the larger international discourse. PDF file.

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UN DRR. (n.d.). Women, Gender and DDR. This module will provide policy guidance on gender aspects of DDR programmes; show how DDR programmes can become gender responsive; and outline gender-aware and female-specific interventions in key components of DDR. PDF file.

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Veitch, J. (n.d.). Budgeting in the UK: Women’s Budget Group. This paper is about assessing expenditure needs, participatory budgeting, analysis of statistics, gender statistics, etc. It is setting objectives to prebudget report, budget, public service agreements, and comprehensive spending review. PDF file.

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WHO. (2008). Strengthening WHO’s Institutional Capacity for Humanitarian Health Action A Five-Year Programme 2009-2013. Communities have an essential role to play in emergencies. At local level, much can be done to strengthen the response capacity of communities at risk and prevent and mitigate the effects of crises. In 2009-2013 WHO will focus on the community approach, including strengthening emergency preparedness plans at local level and improving communities’ ability to map and manage risks and reduce vulnerability. WHO will integrate the lessons learnt into its future operations. This paper contains WHO’s strategic planning framework for building such institutional capacity so the priorities for health action in crises for the period 2009-2013 can be implemented. The framework and priorities are based on the recommendations of the many evaluations of WHO’s work and the lessons learned from the 2006-2007 biennium. PDF file.

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Section 6 Publications

Abarquez, I., & Murshed, Z. (2004). Community-Based Disaster Risk Management: (CBDRM) Field Practitioners’ Handbook. Thailand: ADPC.Writing and producing this handbook is an initial brave effort to bring together theory and practice from the six South East Asian countries – Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. This handbook has been described differently by colleagues as unfinished, preliminary draft, 1st edition. However, these descriptions convey only one meaning – that we, CBDRM Practitioners in South East Asia region, have just begun the task of putting down into “book form” what we do in ou practice. The obvious limitation of this handbook is that it will not addressall concerns and expectations of CBDRM practitioners. This is by no means a complete set of tools and resources on CBDRM. PDF file.

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Action Aid International. (n.d.). Vulnerability Analysis A step–by–step guide for field staff. UK: Action Aid International. The PVA itself evolved from a workshop convened by ActionAid in Dorset, UK in 2000. The workshop agreed to develop a guide on PVA that will be used by field staff. Thereafter, a series of studies took placeon PVA that will be used by field staff. Thereafter, a series of studies took place in conjunction with Swansea University (Centre for Development Studies) in Bangladesh, India and Ghana. A field test of PVA was conducted in The Gambia (May 2003) culminating in the formulation of this PVA guide. This is the message at the heart of participatory vulnerability analysis (PVA). The importance of breaking down the complexity of vulnerability into manageable components with communities is that we can jointly see what can be done to reduce their exposure to hazards and shocks. This is strongly founded on the idea that communities know their situations best and so any analysis should be built on their knowledge of local conditions. For the community to sustain efforts that reduce their vulnerability, they need to be encouraged to change any limiting beliefs they may have about their situation. This guide is developed to assist field workers and communities to analyse people’s vulnerability, draw action plans, mobilise resources and enact appropriate policies, laws and strategies to reduce their vulnerability to disaster. PDF file.

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Beck, T. (1999, June). Using Gender Sensitive Indicators- A reference Manual for Governments and Other Stakeholders. UK: Commonwealth Secretariat. The manual is intended to assist readers in using a GMS to mainstream gender in national governments. It is part of the Gender Management System Series, which provides tools and sector-specific guidelines for gender mainstreaming. This manual is intended to be used in combination with the other documents in the series, particularly theGender Management System Handbook, which presents the conceptual and methodological framework of the GMS. This manual is also available in an abridged form under the title A Quick Guide to Using Gender-Sensitive Indicators. The development of the GMS Series has been a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Gender and Youth Affairs Division and many individuals and groups. PDF file.

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Bessuges, P., Bloom, G., Fileccia, T., & Sisto, I. (n.d.).SEAGA for Emergency and Rehabilitation Programmes. The objectives of this report is to explain the importance of a gender perspective in emergency operations and assist emergency specialists in gender-sensitive planning. Coping Strategies, Counseling, Differential impacts of emergencies on men and women, Division of labour, Food distribution, Food security, Gender analysis, Gender differences, Gender mainstreaming, Practica and strategic needs, Roles and responsibilities of men and women, SEAGA objectives, Vulnerable groups. PDF file.

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Dearden, P. (2003, March). Tools for Development: A handbook for those engaged in development activity. Performance and Effectiveness Department, Department for International Development. Tools for Development draws together a range of techniques designed to help DFID officers and others undertake development activities and interventions of any size and kind. This is a manual from which to pick and choose: you may need to employ different skills at different times or several skills at the same time. Some are more likely to be employed at the outset, or in the design stage. Some skills may be employed once; others will need to be revisited and may be revised as the activity or intervention continues. And the skills and techniques you start out with may need to be added to as you progress. PDF file.

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FAO. (2010). FAO Policy in Indigenous and Tribal Peoples. Rome: FAO. The policy has been prepared through a consultative process under the overall guidance of FAO’s interdepartmental working group on indigenous issues, which is comprised of members from the Organization’s different technical departments and decentralized offices. Key inputs were provided by numerous partners, including representatives of indigenous peoples, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, several UN agencies, FAO management, and various experts. Its content s based on international legal instruments such as the UN Declaration on the ights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the General Assembly in 2007 and epresenting the highest standard for the treatment of indigenous peoples round the world. PDF file.

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FAO/IFAD/ILO. (2010). Agriculture alue Chain Development. Threat or Opportunity for Women’s Employment? ender and Rural Employment Policy Brief #4. This policy brief is about the agricultural markets that are apidly globalizing, generating new consumption patterns and new production and istribution systems. Value chains are often controlled by multinational or ational firms and supermarkets, and are capturing a growing share of the gri-food systems in developing regions. They can provide opportunities for uality employment for men and women, yet they can also be channels to transfer osts and risks to the weakest nodes, particularly women. They often perpetuate ender stereotypes that keep women in lower paid, casual work and do not ecessarily lead to greater gender equality. PDF file.

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FAO/SEAGA. (2004). Rural households and esources- A pocket guide for extension workers. Rome, Italy: FAO’s ocio-economic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) Programme. The FAO/SEAGA Programme as developed an approach to development that is centred around an analysis of ocio-economic patterns and participatory identification of women’s and men’s riorities. Over the last few years, FAO has developed a new comprehensive uide, “Rural households and resources: a guide for extension workers” to help xtension and other communitybased workers to understand the management of esources within and between households, and to grasp the implications of such esource management for agricultural production, food security and rural evelopment. It is intended to help them apply a participatory and ender-sensitive approach in their planning with, and service to, rural ouseholds. The guide pays special attention to the impact of HIV/AIDS on rural ouseholds and their resources. PDF file.

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IPPF/UNFPA/UNSW. (2008, November). raining on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive ealth in Crises A Course for SRH Coordinators: Facilitators Manual. This anual is the esult of the partnership and collaborative effort between IPPF ESEAOR, the umanitarian Response Branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the niversity of New South Wales (UNSW). Its content and structure are derived rom sources developed by members of the Inter-Agency Working Group on SRH in risis Situations (IAWG) This manual will take you through the various teps needed to facilitate the Training on the Minimum Initial Service ackage (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crises in your setting. The MISP is a Sphere Standard. The training is part of the SPRINT Initiative that is managed by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF ESEAOR) and that aims to increase sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and information for persons living in crisis and post-crisis situations. SPRINT is an Australian Government, AusAID Initiative. The Humanitarian Response Branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) plays an integral role in the development and update of the training. PDF file.

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Keays, T., McEvoy, M., & Murison, S., et.al. (2001, January).Gender Analysis: Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Developement Programme, Gender Development Programme, Learning Resources Centre OHR/BOM. This Information Pack is intended for use both as a basic resource on gender analysis for the interested reader or for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP’s needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. The Information pack comprises three sections: Section 1 consists of four sets of slides with a brief commentary on each. The slides set out key points for the reader. The accompanying commentary expands on these key points and provides links to materials available in sections 2 and 3 of the pack. Section 2 includes resources such as reading materials, handouts and worksheets to amplify the issues raised in the slides. Section 3 includes reference to internet and other resources on related issues. PDF file.

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Kols, A., et al. (2007, November).A Gender Guide to Reproductive Health Publications: Producing Gender-Sensitive Publications for Health Professionals. Prepared for the INFO Project. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles and responsibilities assigned to women and men in a given culture. Gender roles are learned. They differ between societies and they can change over time . In contrast, sex refers to the universal, biologically determined differences between women and men. A Gender Guide to Reproductive Health Publications informs that reproductive health publications—whether directed to professional or lay audiences—both reflect and shape social reality. They cannot help but deliver value-laden messages about gender roles and relations along with technical information. After all, reproductive health by defi nition concerns women, men, and the interactions between them. The credibility and permanence of printed texts magnify the impact of a publication’s messages. PDF file.

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Murray, U. (2010). Child Labour Prevention in Agriculture: Junior Farmer Field and Life School- Facilitator’s Guide. Exercises and information for the integration of child labour prevention in JFFLS curricula. Rome: FAO. This work and publication has been supported by UNAIDS through its United Nations System-wide Work Programme on Scaling-up HIV and AIDS Services for Populations of Humanitarian Concern and the “Legal Empowerment of the Poor” project, funded under the partnership programme between FAO, Norway and the Netherlands (FMPP). This Module suggests a set of exercises that can be done within the JFFLS context. Most exercises are specifically targeted at the JFFLS students, but some of the exercises have been specifically designed to involve the children’s guardians. Special attention is given to training the facilitators. Creating awareness among the JFFLS facilitators is a crucial first step in any effort to mainstream child labour concerns in the JFFLS approach. PDF file.

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SEAGA. (2001). Field Level Handbook.This Field Handbook is just one piece of the complete SEAGA Package. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Two other Handbooks are also available. The Intermediate Handbook is for those who work in institutions and organisations that link macro-level policies to the field level, including government ministries, trade associations, educational and research institutions. The Macro Handbook is for planners and policy-makers to apply SEAGA to economic and social policies and programmes, at both national and international levels. All three Handbooks draw upon the concepts and linkages described in detail in the SEAGA Framework and Users eference. Additional materials include the SEAGA Learning Materials, notebook of training modules and case studies designed to facilitate learning he SEAGA approach during training workshops; the SEAGA Hypertext, a self-help interactive computer programme, and the SEAGA Sector or Issue uides which address application of SEAGA to specific sectors or issues such as irrigation or food security. PDF file.

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SEAGA. Norem, R. (2001). Intermediate Level Handbook. Rome, Italy: Gender and Population Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The purpose of the Intermediate Handbook is to support participatory development for those who play an intermediary role between government policy makers and individuals and households at the community level. Intermediaries can be governmental or United Nations development institutions, organisations, or non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which contain groups of people, bound by some common purpose. PDF file.

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SEAGA. (2003). Macro Level Handbook. Gende analysis in macroeconomic and agricultural sector policies and programmes. Rome: Gender and Population Division and Policy Assistance Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This Handbook is part of FAO’s renewed emphasis on policy assistance and on building a policy capacity in developing countries towards the ultimate aim of contributing to greater food security and to poverty reduction. It is also part of the Organization’s work
of mainstreaming gender in all aspects of policy-making, including economic policies. The purpose of this Handbook is to show that both men’s and women’s productive capacity and their capacity to participate in the economy is shaped by their gender roles and that, therefore, gender relations impact agricultural outcomes and affect economic efficiency. There is evidence that gender equity is shown to be linked to increased efficiency and increased prospects for rural growth and the development of the rural economy. It follows that gender ought not to be considered as a purely social issue or an add-on category to decision-making but rather, as an integral part of policy-making and implementation, thus deserving explicit analytical attention. PDF file.

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UNDP. (2000, October).Gender Mainstreaming: Overview. Outline of the LCB Methodology. Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Dev elopement Programme, Gender Development Programme, The methodology is based on adult education techniques of participation, systematic needs assessment linked to functional requirements, and a mix of methods and approaches to respond to the identified needs. It is a competency-based learning support strategy, which defines learning as a sustained change in behaviour and performance, in the capacity to do a job and fulfil a function. Moreover, the methodology is fully participatory. This means that workshops are not only structured in such a way that people get to talk to each other and questions are encouraged. The purpose of the programme is to help people learn how to operationalize policy through consultative processes, provide a fully enabling environment for them, and make the time to work through the difficulties that arise, in which the most intensive learning usually takes place. PDF file.

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UNDP. (2001, January). Gender Mainstreaming Programme and Project Entry Points. Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Dev elopement Programme, Gender Development Programme. This Information Pack is a basic resource on programme and project cycle entry points for gender mainstreaming. It is intended for both the interested reader or for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP’s needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/UNDP-%20Gender%20Mainstreaming%20Program%20and%20Project%20Entry%20Points.pdf

UNDP. (2001, January). Process and Advocacy Skills. Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Developement Programme, Gender Development Programme. This Information Pack is a basic resource on the use of Process and Advocacy Skills for gender mainstreaming. It is intended for both the interested reader and for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have a wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/UNDP-%20Process%20&%20Advocacy%20Skills.pdf

UNDP. (2000, September). Strategy and Development. Learning and Information Pack. New York: United Nations Developement Programme, Gender Development Programme. This Information Pack is a basic resource on developing strategies for gender mainstreaming. It is intended for both the interested reader or for use in a training setting. It has been developed to reflect UNDP’s needs in particular, especially those of gender focal points in UNDP country offices, but we hope that it will have wider utility. It has been designed to be readily adaptable to different needs. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources5/UNDP-Strategy%20Development.pdf

UNHCR. (1998, September). How to Guide: Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations Building a Team Approach to the Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence. Report of a Technical Mission Kigoma, Tanzani: UNHCR. Each document in the How to Guide relates the field experience which demonstrates an innovative approach to a particular area of RH. It documents how one refugee situation undertook an activity. There are many more such examples. The How to Guide is not meant as a definitive recommendation on how to do something, but should be used and adapted as appropriate for each refugee setting. It is hoped that the How to Guide series will stimulate a sharing of other similar examples of how various refugee situations are undertaking activities to strengthen responses to the reproductive health needs of refugees. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources.2/Tools-%20How%20To%20Guide%20-%20Reproductive%20Health%20in%20Refugee%20Situations.pdf

USAID. (2002, March).Coffee Zone Reconstruction Program. Colombia: USAID. Prepared for the United States Agency for International Development. Through USAID, the United States Government allocated the sum of US$9,500,000, defining a “Limited Scope Grant Agreement” for the implementation of a reconstruction program to aid the victims of the earthquake in the area known as the Coffee Zone. PADCO Inc. was contracted by USAID to design and implement the aid program in the field, which targeted the poorest victims of the earthquake, and those renting accommodations when the disaster occurred. PDF file.

http://onlinewomeninpolitics.org/sourcebook_files/Resources/Report-%20Coffee%20Zone%20Reconstruction%20Program%20(USAID).pdf

Section 7 Online Databases

CRID, Regional Disaster Information System, Latin America and the Caribbean

http://www.crid.or.cr/crid/ing/index_ing.html

FAO- Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations 

http://www.fao.org

FAO and Emergencies

http://www.fao.org/emergencies/tce-home/index-emergencies/en/

FAO Climate Change

http://www.fao.org/climatechange/en/

FAO Countries

http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/default.asp?lang=en

FAO- Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

http://www.fao.org/mdg/en/

FAO Publications

http://www.fao.org/publications/en/

FAO Statistics

http://www.fao.org/publications/en/

Gender and Disaster Network (GDN)      

http://www.gdnonline.org/

Government of Kenya: Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development                                                                     

http://www.gender.go.ke/

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

http://www.icrw.org/

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

http://www.ifrc.org/

Journal of Humanitarian Assistance

http://jha.ac/

ODI – Relief and Rehabilitation Network

http://www.oneworld.org

 Overseas Development Institute’s Relief and Rehabilitation Network                                             

http://fex.ennonline.net/2/relief.aspx

OXFAM United Kingdom and Ireland

http://www.oneworld.org/oxfam

 WFP- Gender                                               

http://www.wfp.org/genderweb/

WFP- Guidelines for Calculating Food Rations for Refugees

http://www.wfp.org/operational/calfood/guidelin.htm

WFP- Guidelines for Selective Feeding Programmes

http://www.wfp.org/operational/selfeeding/provision_guidelines.htm

WFP- Operations Department (OD)

http://www.wfp.org/info/org/division/OD.html

ReliefWeb                                                                                          

http://reliefweb.int/

Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA)

http://www.sida.org

Worldbank                                                                      

http://www.worldbank.org/

Worldbank Group: African Region on Gender

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/EXTAFRREGTOPGENDER/0,,contentMDK:20297760~pagePK:34004173~piPK:34003707~theSitePK:502360,00.html

World Bank- Partners  

http://www.worldbank.org/gender/how/partners.htm

UN and Bilateral Agencies and NGOs Institute of Development Studies (IDS)  

http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/ 

UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women   

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/

UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

http://www.unifem.org/about/

UN Division for the Advancement of Women- Violence against Women

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/SGstudyvaw.htm

UN Division for Advancement of Women

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw

UN Economic and Social Development. General Information on Women  

http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women

UN Economic and Social Development: General Information on Women       

http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/topicse/womengee.htm

UNDP Links on Poverty, Environment, Gender and Governance

http://www.undp.org/

UNDP Poverty, Environment, Gender and Governance   

http://www.undp.org/

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 

http://www.unicef.org/

University of Colorado Natural Hazards Library
 

http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/library/

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  (OCHA)- Online  

http://www.unocha.org/

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  (OCHA)- Publications   

http://www.ochaopt.org/

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA

http://www.unfpa.org/tpd/gender/index.htm

UN Women   

http://www.unwomen.org/

 UN-WomenWatch (Advancement & Empowerment of Women)

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

http://www.usaid.gov/

Women in Development (WID), USAID  

http://www.iwtc.org

 World Food Programme (WFP)   

http://www.wfp.org

 WFP- Finance and Information Systems Division (FS) Management Services Division (MS)

http://www.wfp.org/info/org/division/MS.html

WFP- Food Security Analysis   

http://www.wfp.org/food-security

WFP- Human Resources Division

http://www.wfp.org/info/org/division/HR.html

WFP- Office of the Executive Director (OED)

http://www.wfp.org/info/org/division/OED.html

WFP- Partnerships – Agreements with other Organizations/Entities                                  

http://www.wfp.org/info/MOUs-Agreements.pdf

WFP- Policy and Resources                                  

http://www.wfp.org/policy-resources

WFP- Resources and External Relations Division (RE)

http://www.wfp.org/info/org/division/RE.html

WFP- Responding to Emergencies http://www.wfp.org/emergencies

WFP – Strategy and Policy Division (SP)

http://www.wfp.org/info/org/division/SP.html

WFP – Women and Gender                                    

http://www.wfp.org/our-work

Section 8 Videos

Breaking the cycle: good practice principles for disaster risk reduction (module 2)

This film is for DRR practitioners or those wishing to learn more about DRR practices. Good practice is demonstrated through case studies from Tajikistan, Malawi, India, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Burkina Faso. The film presents the fundamental principles for effective DRR work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c76POEYY3fU

Building capacities: Gender & diversity in Asia and Pacific.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrkKBOPj2gg&playnext=1&list=PL700879B4693F418C

IFRC. Building Capacities: Best Practices in Asia Pacific.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrkKBOPj2gg

Building Community Resilience to Disasters

An Action Aid film on how community-based programmes reduce risk in
practice in Nepal. The video shows practice drills simulating emergencies and testimonies of community, authorities and others involved in this disaster riskreduction project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmc3CoiCfKo&feature=relmfu

Disaster Preparedness: Natural Disasters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg8-Ouxu-2o&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=SP38A5AC98886A2524

Disaster Preparedness From Ready.gov

Three steps on how to prepare for an emergency or disaster. Find more information and links at the James Hubbard’s My Family Doctor blog:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CTj5KZk7eg&feature=related

Disaster Risk Reduction

Every year, on the second Wednesday of October, the world marks the International Day for Risk Reduction. Reducing disaster risk is a priority for the International Federation. We believe that by tackling vulnerability we can significantly reduce the risk of disaster and we can build safer and more resilient communities. We do this through a combination of disaster preparedness and community-led mitigation measures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRSgthMPV4g

Disasters are a development concern (module 3)

Frequently disasters are seen as extreme hazard events, which are beyond our control. This film seeks to demonstrate that rather than simply hazard driven, disasters are the result of vulnerabilities and failures in development accumulated over many years, such as unsafe conditions, dynamic pressures and socio-economic and political systems. The film is aimed at development practitioners, politicians and donors and argues that disasters are a development concern and asks for risk reduction to be mainstreamed into development planning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrxotqgV0Pg&playnext=1&list=PL56641FADA817C565

Empowering Women against Disasters, UNISDR 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wPWmUNMOd0

Facing disasters making decisions. Gender dimensions

This Practical Action film deals with post-tsunami relief and reconstruction in Sri Lanka with emphasis on the special needs of women. It shows that women possess peculiar strengths and needs and despite often being portrayed as defenceless and helpless victims are well able to cope with and lead in post-disaster situations, if only they are consulted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AZQaFiCPkQ&NR=1

Facing disasters making decisions

Gender dimensions. This Practical Action film deals with post-tsunami relief and reconstruction in Sri Lanka with emphasis on the special needs of women. It shows that women possess peculiar strengths and needs and despite often being portrayed as defenseless and helpless victims are well able to cope with and lead in post-disaster situations, if only they are consulted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AZQaFiCPkQ&feature=related

From Chaos to Creativity: Grassroots Women Rebuild Their Communities

A GROOTS film that looks at the lives of women from three different countries, (Honduras, Turkey and India) who have emerged as problem solver rather than victims. Some of the footage was gathered by community members themselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQZgkM9pleU&feature=relmfu

From Disaster to Preparedness

Following the Indian Ocean tsunami, the DHAN Foundation (Madurai, India) worked with affected communities in Tamil Nadu to restore livelihoods and set up community groups to work on disaster preparedness and conservation initiatives in 330 hamlets. Information centres have been established in 120 villages, a community radio was launched, disaster risks were mapped by communities at risk and contingency plans developed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLrzDLgBujM

Gender-Based Violence

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is perpetrated by men and women, boss across the sexes and within the same sex groups. Research has focused more on violence against women, however, as countries develop their statistical capacity in this area, data on violence within each sex group is needed to understand the problem and its nature, and to develop appropriate policies, legislation and services for women and men affected by violence. For example, gender-specific data can pinpoint areas where the need for support services is different for women and men. In this video, you will hear the insights of the practitioners and famous opinion leaders who implemented extensive studies on Gender-Based Violence (such as Statistics Italy, Statistics Canada, United Nations Statistics Department and the World Bank), and contributed to important actions to eliminate and prevent all kinds of violence around the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY9AvbA1x8w

Investing Today for Safer Tomorrow: Disaster Risk Reduction

This mini documentary developed by Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery ( http://www.GFDRR.org ) focuses on the urgent need of reducing disaster risks. It showcases experiences from Indonesia (Banda Aceh), Haiti and Malawi, looking at different ways to significantly increase
resiliency of communities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2hXWOyMhVE&feature=related

Let’s talk about it!

Gender based violence in Dzaleka refugee camp, Malawi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZItAqH_ntk

Local voices, global choices – Part 1 of 3

Local voices, global choices for successful disaster risk reduction. A short interagency film about disaster risk reduction. A brief introduction onCommunity based disaster risk management (CBDRM) developed jointly by a number of non-governmental agencies. This module, part of a series of three, is aimed at decision makers within NGOs, donor agencies and national governments. It contains footage of Community-based disaster reduction management (CBDRM) projects in Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Burkina Faso, Guatemala and Philippines.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI66F0mgeIE

Local voices, global choices – Part 2 of 3

Breakingthe cycle: good practice principles for disaster risk reduction. This film is for DRR practitioners or those wishing to learn more about DRR practices. Good practice is demonstrated through case studies from Tajikistan, Malawi, India, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Burkina Faso.The film presents the fundamental principles for effective DRR work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF5WDdwahJk

Local voices, global choices – Part 3 of 3

Disasters are a development concern. Frequently disasters are seen as extreme hazard events, which are beyond our control. This film seeks to demonstrate that rather than simply hazard driven, disasters are the result of vulnerabilities and failures in development accumulated over many years, such as unsafe conditions, dynamic pressures and socio-economic and political systems. The film is aimed at development practitioners, politicians and donors and argues that disasters are a development concern and asks for risk reduction to be mainstreamed into development planning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvIyz2WLQ8

Rebuilding Aceh and Nias together – The Canadian Red Cross Tsunami response

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lulnvEzP2GM

TEDxWorldBankGroup – Irene Khan – Gender and Women’s Rights

Irene Khan, renowned human rights activist, author, and former Secretary General of Amnesty International (AI) spoke on gender issues, women’s rights and gender-based violence at the first TEDx event held at the World Bank Group on April 23, 2010. Irene Khan was the first woman, first Asian and first Muslim to head the world’s largest human rights organization, she has led AI through developments in the wake of September 11, confronting the backlash against human rights; broadening the work of the organization in areas of economic, social and cultural rights; and bringing a strong focus to the issue of women’s human rights and violence against women.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_2O4m82PoM&feature=related

The Climate and Disaster Resilience Initiative (CDRI)

With serious concern over the incidences of climate-induced disasters, the Climate and Disaster Resilience Initiative (CDRI) was started in 2008, led by Kyoto University in cooperation with CityNet and UNISDR. There are research, education, training and implementation components to the CDRI, and the members jointly conduct the City Profile work. The City Profile is a study that looks at different dimensions of urban communities, with their existing levels of climate disaster resilience. Its purpose is to understand the problems and issues that would severely affect outcomes in the event of a disaster. The measure of the current level of a city itself is important in its own context. This can then be used to capitalize the resilience of urban communities. In this way, the methodology of city profiles becomes a more powerful tool if used for action planning and implementation in numerous Asian urban communities. With this background, the CDRI Capacity-building program was designed as a comprehensive, action-oriented learning and training package and program.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aIRi4BriOk

Tsunami Preparedness in Southern California

Tsunamis are a constant threat to the coasts of our world. This video about tsunami preparedness along the coast of Southern California distinguishes between a local tsunami and a distant event and focuses on the specific needs of this region. It offers guidelines for correct tsunami response and community preparedness from local emergency managers, first-responders, and leading experts on tsunami hazards and warnings who have been working on ways of making the tsunami affected regions safer for the people and communities on a long-term basis. California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA, formerly named OES California), Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), and the US Geological Survey (USGS).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_4cFnN9W5E

Tsunami Preparedness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7-PYnasscY&feature=fvsr

Why Women Matter

Is the food crisis made worse because of gender inequalities in agriculture? Is the market failing or is the global community failing women farmers? Given the uncertain economic outlook, why should the global community invest in women in agriculture? In this global food crisis, the Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook, the culmination of three years of research led jointly by the World Bank, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development,confronts the reality that global gender inequalities result in less food being grown, less income being earned, higher levels of poverty, and greater food insecurity. The Sourcebook provides both evidence of progress made towards effectively integrating women into agricultural programs and presents solid recommendations for policy makers to guide their investments in gender programming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S0eHdHDo6U&feature=related

Women Trained In Disaster Management

Luxmi has been associated with this organisation, the Bhuvaneshwari Ashram, for many years. In her video today, she shows us a new program they have developed to train young women in rescue and relief skills. Uttarakhand has a high rate of natural disasters – landslides,flooding, earthquakes – and many people have perished without adequate and timely support from the government. Roads and infrastructure have routinely been destroyed and villages submerged. This program is inspiring to Luxmi because it’s empowering women to be helpers in their community and have the necessary skills to save people from dangerous situations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2VvrrEaeZc