Gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction / [book] Salvano Briceno.

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Briceno, Salvano

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : International Strategy for disaster reduction, 2002.Description: 11 p. ; 30 cmSubject(s):

DDC classification:

363.34808 22

Review: Although women's social economic and political position in many societies makes them more vulnerable to natural hazards, they are not helpless victims. Women are important agents for change and need to be further strenghend as such. Recognising and imobilising their skills and capacities as social force and channelling it to enhance efforts to protect their safety strategy.

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Presented to the Commission on the Status of Women 6 March 2002 New York.

Although women's social economic and political position in many societies makes them more vulnerable to natural hazards, they are not helpless victims. Women are important agents for change and need to be further strenghend as such. Recognising and imobilising their skills and capacities as social force and channelling it to enhance efforts to protect their safety strategy.

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