This review is part of the Gender Stakeholder Group’s periodic updates to the Asia Pacific
Partnership of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

It was carried out by Duryog Nivaran on behalf of the Group with technical support from the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre and Duryog Nivaran, and inputs from UNDRR and UN Women for
consultations.

The Gender Stakeholder Group is comprised of representatives of national governments,
bilateral agencies, United Nations agencies, and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee’s
regional working group on Gender in Humanitarian Action, civil society organizations, and
individuals in the region who are promoting gender-responsive disaster risk reduction.