ADB-Missing Voices No More: Integrating Gender Needs in Baguio's Flood Early Warning System.
ENPNewswire-November 23, 2021--ADB-Missing Voices No More: Integrating Gender Needs in Baguio's Flood Early Warning System
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Release date- 22112021 - WATCH: To support Baguio City's vision of becoming a resilient and inclusive city, @aasctf conducted a study to understand the experiences of women and other marginalized groups to help shape a smart flood early warning system.
Disasters are not gender neutral. In Baguio City, Philippines, 'missing voices' from gender minorities and the marginalized are gathered through anonymous interviews to ensure their needs inform the flood early warning system design and implementation.
Findings from an AASCTF and Practical Action study, supported by DFAT, have given voice to vulnerable communities in Baguio City, which could strengthen their resilience against flooding and climate change impacts.
Disasters are not gender neutral. Women and other minorities are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts in Asia and the Pacific. Their voices, needs, and experiences are often excluded from the conversation, including in policymaking and urban planning.
The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund (AASCTF) - supported by the Government of Australia, managed by the Asian Development Bank, and implemented by Ramboll - has conducted a gender and social inclusion study to identify the most vulnerable communities in Baguio City in the Philippines and understand how they are particularly affected by floods.
AASCTF worked with Practical Action Consulting and applied their UN Women-endorsed 'Missing Voices' methodology to garner insights that will help design an upcoming smart flood early warning system. The Missing Voices methodology is an interview approach to find, build trust with, and listen to individuals facing multiple axes of marginalization, and who are likely excluded from traditional datasets and mainstream narratives. Through this methodology, which prioritizes privacy and anonymity, they are able to share their candid and detailed accounts, and the study can then provide the city with more data to improve its disaster preparedness and emergency response.
Download the study to see the findings, and follow AASCTF on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook for project updates.
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Missing Voices No More: Integrating Gender Needs in Baguio's Flood Early Warning System
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