Gender, human rights and environment in Disaster Risk Management

The PPRD East 3 programme aims at strengthening capabilities of civil protection institutions in the Eastern

neighbourhood countries to better prevent, prepare for, cope with and recover from emergencies. To reach the

outcomes, the integration of gender, human rights and environment as cross cutting issues in the programme is

fundamental. This to ensure that the DRM systems and actors are strengthened in a direction that strives

towards are safer, sustainable and more resilient society for everyone, including for women, girls, boys and

men, elderly, people with disabilities and other minorty groups, and that we make sure to leave no one behind.

The webinar will introduce participants to why gender, human rights and environment is important in DRM

and how the integration of these cross cutting perspectives in DRM helps responsible actors to more

effectively carry out their job and fulfil their mandate.

The webinar will also launch the new PPRD East 3 Practical Guideline for integrating gender, human rights

and environment in the programme. Participants will learn about the process of developing the Guideline and

how the different tools can be used to support DRM actors to take practical actions to integrate these

perspectice into activities within different thematic areas, such as Early Warning Systems, Risk Assessments,

Emergency preparedness and public communication.

After the presentation, a discussion will follow on how participants in the webinar can contribute to integrating

gender, human rights and environment in their own area of work and the Working Groups’ activities, and how

the tools in the Guideline can be utilised as support.

Jenny Molin, Gender Advisor, PPRD East 3, Swedish Civil Contingencies

Agency (MSB)

Mathias Österdahl, Environmental advisor, PPRD East 3, Swedish Civil

Contingencies Agency (MSB)