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GENDE R AN D D I S AST E R RISK MA N AG E ME NT - G U I DA NCE NOT E S     65916

                              Integrating Gender Issues
                              in Recovery
                              and Reconstruction Planning

                              This note on Integrating Gender Issues in Recovery and Reconstruction
                              Planning

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RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION PLANNING:
WHERE DOES GENDER FIT?


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Following a natural disaster, men’s and women’s roles are equally essential to the survival and growth
of households,

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REASONS TO ADVOCATE THE INTEGRATION OF GENDER
ISSUES IN RECOVERY PROGRAMS (IRP 2009)


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PRINCIPLES FOR GENDER EQUITY IN RECOVERY & RECONSTRUCTION
(ADAPTED FROM GENDER AND DISASTERS NETWORK 2008)


    Remember
    Think Big




    Get the facts

    Identify and work with grassroots organizations


    Resist Stereotypes

    Take a participatory approach


    Respect and develop capacities of women




RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION AND
GENDER IN THE EAST ASIA PACIFIC REGION

Post-disaster assessment, reconstruction and recovery tend to be dominated by men




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HOUSING, LAND TITLING AND PROPERTY RIGHTS


In the post-disaster period, housing reconstruction, land titling and ownership claims bear important
gender dimensions.




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women in recovering from losses and contribute to resilience to disasters.




In Indonesia




In India,




  Case Study:        Gender Impacts of Land Titling in Post-Tsunami Aceh, Indonesia:

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  Source: World Bank (2010b) Study on Gender Impacts of Land Titling in Post-Tsunami Aceh.
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    Case Study:         Gender Impacts of Titling in Men’s and Women’s Names in Post-Tsunami Tamil
    Nadu, India.




    Source: World Bank Institute (2011), Distance Learning Series: Gender Aspects of Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction
    – Case studies.




HEALTH AND POST-DISASTER VIOLENCE

While the World Bank does not get directly involved in relief efforts




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There is a clear need to provide a safe environment for women and girls during relief operations.




COMMUNITY SERVICES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION

Best practice planning for restoration and reconstruction of lifeline infrastructures takes into account

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POVERTY REDUCTION, LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

There are a number of key gender dimensions about the role of women that need to be considered in
livelihood and economic development planning.




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Where female headed households are food insecure, children – girls and boys – are more likely to
search for employment opportunities (including illegal employment).
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    Case Study:       Empowerment of Female Heads of Households, Indonesia




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    Source: World Bank Indonesia Website - Empowerment of Female Heads of Households (2011).
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ENTRY POINTS IN POST-DISASTER RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION




       Table 1: Gender checklist for Post-disaster recovery and reconstruction activities


         Action               Sub-action                         Methods / Tools

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 Source: This table has been adapted from the Guidance Note on Recovery: Gender, prepared by the International Recovery
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 Platform and UNDP (2008); and Guidelines for Planning Gender-sensitive p




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