Disasters

Disaster is intimately connected to the processes of human development. Disasters triggered by natural hazards put development gains at risk. The development choices made by individuals, communities and nations can pave the way for unequal distributions of disaster risk. Annual economic losses associated with such disasters averaged US$ 75.5 billion in the 1960s, US$ 138.4 billion in the 1970s, US$ 213.9 billion in the 1980s and US$ 659.9 billion in the 1990s. (UNDP. REDUCING DISASTER RISK. A CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPMENT. 2004.)

Alba, Wendy y Luciano, Dinys. Sexual, reproductive health and violence against vulnerable populations: the case of the Noel storm in the Dominican Republic. INSTRAW and UNFPA. Santo Domingo. 2008.

Press release (English)

Policy briefing (Spanish)

Carlos Guida. Men, masculinities and disasters (Spanish)

Alina Ramírez. Desastres naturales, desarrollo y género.

Ana Navarro y Silvia Caro – ONUSIDA. Hacia la construcción del plan nacional para la inclusión del VIH en los planes de preparación y respuesta ante las emergencias en la República Dominicana.

Carlos Guida. Vulnerabilidad social y desastres naturales: el impacto sobre las poblaciones viviendo con el VIH y las estrategias para su superación.

Wendy Alba. Disastres and needs of specific populations in the Dominican Republic (Spanish).

Teresa Ojeda. Desastres naturales, VIH y violencia contra las mujeres: El caso del terremoto de 2007 en el Perú.