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Central Asia: Gender and DRR Study 2022

This study will focus on understanding the relevance and influence of gender dynamics on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) measures in Central Asia. It aims to garner practical insights that are useful to rendering Switzerland's and partners' work in the areas of DRM more gender-sensitive, and to explore the potential for DRM activities to have a gender-transformative impact in order to inform sustainable humanitarian and development interventions.

Country/region	Topic	Period	Budget
Central Asia	Gender Humanitarian Assistance & DRR Women’s equality organisations and institutions Protection, access & security	01.07.2022 - 30.06.2025	CHF 110’000

The project in brief

Background	While natural hazards are gender neutral, their impact is not. Individuals and communities are exposed and vulnerable to hazards to different extents. Gender is one of the factors that can have an influence on vulnerability and exposure to hazards. Though it is by far not the only one: Other factors can be age, the economic status, access to finances and services, educational level, ethnicity, religion, class, caste, disability or health status. Previous studies, guidance notes, workshop guides etc. have already established that gender dynamics do have an influence on disaster risk management (DRM). The study will provide insights on how the dynamics play out in the context of Central Asian countries. It will be the first SDC study that will systematically look at the intersection of gender, DRR and CCA and the first such study focusing on the Central Asian region.
Objectives	Inform and sensitize staff at Swiss Cooperation Offices, partners (including authorities and implementing partners) and colleagues at HQ about the ways gender dynamics play out in DRM and CCA in the work contexts in Central Asia.
Target groups	Staff of Swiss Cooperation Offices (SCOs) in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzebkistan Partners of the SCOs including authorities an implementing partners that will contribute to the study and benefit from findings achieved through the present study SDC and SECO colleagues in Berne SDC DRR and Climate Change and Gender Networks
Medium-term outcomes	Gain practical insights from the study that are useful to rendering Switzerland's and partners' work in the areas of DRM and CCA more gender-sensitive Gauge the potential for DRM and CCA activities to have a gender-transformative impact
Results	Expected results: Inception report PPT for presentation of study Study report in English and Russian
Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Project partners	Contract partner Private sector Swiss Private Sector AARC Ltd.
Coordination with other projects and actors	UN Women
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF 110’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 78’475 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 110’000 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 110’000
Project phases	Phase 1 01.07.2022 - 30.06.2025 (Current phase)

Further technical details

Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Women's equality organisations and institutions Material relief assistance and services
Aid Type	Technical assistance inclusive experts
Project number	7F10949