Building gendered approaches to adaptation in the Pacific

Abstract

This article reflects upon how gendered approaches to climate-change adaptation can be strengthened in the Pacific region. The article looks at what has been learnt in the region, surveys some examples of best practice in gender-responsive programming, identifies the challenges we face on our journey, and suggests future directions. It is a collaborative effort, comprising input from a number of agencies who have been proactive in the areas of gender, climate change, and disaster risk-reduction in the Pacific Region, including: the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement in the Pacific region; the UNDP Pacific Centre; and World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Fiji Country Programme.

Keywords:

• disaster
• risk reduction
• climate change
• Pacific
• gender
• community
• vulnerability

Notes

1. Further information regarding these tool boxes may be found at www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/resources/publications.asp and www.wwfpacific.org.fj/what_we_do/climate_change/index.cfm, respectively (last accessed November 2008).