Hurricane Mitch: Women's Needs and Contributions
By Mayra Buvinic, Gabriela Vega, Mauricio Bertrand (12/99, SOC-115, En, Es) See also Women in Development
This report examines evidence from post-Mitch Central America and disasters in other parts of the world to identify the ways disasters affect women and to highlight women's participation in prevention, relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction efforts. It attempts to fill a void in the knowledge regarding people's responses to disasters in the region, by exploring the gender dimension and providing general guidelines for integrating a gender perspective in effective disaster management.
The report was prepared for and presented at the meeting of the Consultative Group for the Reconstruction and Transformation of Central America which took place in Stockholm, Sweden, May 25-27, 1999. It is based on a technical meeting attended by international and government agencies and NGOs which was held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 6-7, 1999 ("Hurricane Mitch: Effects on Women and their Participation in the Reconstruction and Transformation of Central America"), as well as background papers prepared by Enrique Gomáriz (consultant), Shubh Kumar-Range (consultant), and Jane Mocellin (World Health Organization). I would like to acknowledge the team of Country Division 3 in Region II and the Bank's Representation in Honduras for their collaboration in, respectively, organizing and hosting the technical meeting, and the governments of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden for their generous support in the preparation of this report.
Mayra Buvinic
Chief
Social Development Division
Last updated: 05/08/07
