E-forum -- Environmental management and the mitigation of natural disasters: a gender perspective

E-forum on gender equality, environmental management and natural disaster mitigation

In preparation for the meeting, an on-line discussion on "gender equality, environmental management, and natural disaster mitigation" was held from 24 September to 2 November 2001. The results of the on-line discussion were presented to the Expert Group Meeting in Turkey (6-9 November 2001).

E-forum Archive
Weekly summaries
E-forum report

Summaries

1st week -- "Victims? Heroines? Gender myths and realities in disasters"
2nd week -- "How do women manage and use environmental resources in their daily lives?"
3rd week -- "How do women and men cope with the immediate and long-term challenges of natural disasters?"
4th week -- "If there is a 'window of opportunity' for social change following natural disasters, how can it be exploited?"
5th week -- "Gender equality in disaster prevention and sustainable development"

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Report

EGM/NATDIS/2001/BP.2 - Results of the On-line Discussion on Gender Equality, Environmental Management and Natural Disaster Mitigation [ in PDF format ]
Prepared by Elaine Enarson, 16 November 2001

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Expert Group Meeting Front Page

Aide-Mémoire

Speeches and press releases

Programme of Work [

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Discussion papers

Final Report [

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Experts: Biographical Notes

Photos from the meeting

E-forum

International Day for Disaster Reduction-10 October 2001

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)

Division for the Advancement of Women -- DAW

Website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations