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The World Bank Group takes as its starting point that no country, community, or economy can achieve its potential or meet the challenges of the 21st century without the full and equal participation of women and men, girls and boys.

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The Role of Gender in Waste Management

Country/ City

India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam
Topic

Solid Waste Management (SWM), Gender

Published On

June 20, 2019
Author(s)

GA Circular

Abstract

The Role of Gender in Waste Management

Gender Analysis when applied to the field of waste management, especially in developing nations such as India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, can provide unique insights into the waste sector while also serving as a tool for policymakers and program developers to improve and develop the waste sector. Many questions are answered against the backdrop of the waste landscape in each of the countries.

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery

Country/ City

World
Topic

Disaster Risk Management, Gender

Published On

August 10, 2018
Author(s)

Cindy Patricia Quijada Robles, Melody Benavidez

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Abstract

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery

This Guidance Note aims to provide action-oriented guidance to local and national government officials and key decision makers who face post-disaster challenges and to assist them in incorporating gender-responsive recovery and reconstruction efforts across all sectors through robust gender assessments that lead to concrete needs identification and gender-specific recovery strategies and frameworks.

Methodology Note - Participatory Violence Mapping in Informal Urban Settlements

Country/ City

Kenya
Topic

Land Use, Urban Planning, Gender

Published On

October 14, 2017
Author(s)

Margarita Puerto Gomez, Rachel Brown, Wendy Schreiber Ayres

Abstract

Methodology Note - Participatory Violence Mapping in Informal Urban Settlements

Kenya is experiencing rapid urbanization. In 2016, about 14 million people (25 percent of the country’s population) were living in urban areas, but by 2030 that number is expected to increase to over 22 million, and by 2050 to 40 million—over 50 percent of the population (World Bank 2016). A lack of inclusive growth in Kenya’s cities has led to the proliferation of informal settlements and unequal access to services.

Protecting and Strengthening the Land Tenure of Vulnerable Groups

Country/ City

World
Topic

Gender, Land Use, Disaster Risk Management

Published On

October 14, 2016
Author(s)

The World Bank

Abstract

Protecting and Strengthening the Land Tenure of Vulnerable Groups

Disputes over land access and control often escalate into violence and conflict leading to dispossession and forced displacement within and across borders. Estimates indicate that 56 percent of conflicts are related to land and that most conflicts take place in developing countries. At the end of 2015, 95 percent of the 65 million refugees and internally displaced people were living in developing countries.

Violence Against Women and Girls: Transport Sector Brief

Country/ City

World
Topic

Transport, Gender, Sustainable Urban Transport

Published On

October 14, 2015
Author(s)

Karla Domínguez González, Diana J. Arango, Jennifer McCleary-Sills, Bianca Bianchi Alves

Abstract

Violence Against Women and Girls: Transport Sector Brief

Transport infrastructure and services development has historically been largely gender-blind, in other words, it has not taken gender roles and men’s and women’s different uses of transport into account.