Review of Gender Intergration in the Africa Programme of Action for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030)

The United Nations Women Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (UN Women ESARO) was tasked with reviewing and proposing ways to enhance the integration of gender considerations in Africa’s implementation strategies for the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The review aims to achieve the following objectives: conduct a comprehensive gender analysis of the Programme of Action (PoA) for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa, provide recommendations based on survey results, key informant interviews (KIIs), consultations, and desk research and make suggestions for stakeholders, including continental, regional, member-states, UN agencies, academia, and civil society organizations.