Gender Responsive and Child Sensitive Disaster Management in Pakistan

Abstract

Half of the world’s population, i.e. women, and one third population of world, i.e. children, are vulnerable in biological sense. Women and children become the most neglected segments of population during natural disasters. This conceptual paper provides an insight about the specific needs and problems of children and women before, during and after a disaster. Social vulnerabilities are more complex and critical to understand, which enhance the intensity of exploitation, vulnerability and risk for women and children. Considering special needs and provision of equal services are main concerns in rehabilitation. Primary emergencies always bring secondary emergencies if they are not properly managed and administered. Effects of disasters can be minimized by enhancing the coping capacities of vulnerable segments and by equipping them with all necessary preparedness and rescue skills and privileges.

Study The Disaster Management Pattern In Balochistan: Gender Responsive Prospects

“…Due to her biological make up the female are most vulnerable adversely by the disasters. On the other hand, the female has mostly limited access to control her natural resources and assets at society level (Khalid et al, 2020;Shah et al, 2022).…”

“…Females remain overlooked within terms of planning, development phase and strategy. As a result, her options were limited regarding the Disaster Risk Reduction policy (Ateeq et al, 2022;Khalid et al, 2020).…”

“…It is challenging to provide the female special attention in execution of the planning phase so as to expand her options for the shelters, homes, relief camps, food and other amenities during the disaster period (Khalid et al, 2020).…”

“…According to the various national and international agencies are elaborated that the any sort of disasters may having destructive consequences and everlasting catastrophic effects mayhem for human being as a results the vulnerabilities as created by disaster may damaging the more people lives, destruction of physical infrastructure, annihilation of property, loss of lives, socio-economic consequences and environmental hazards (Khalid et al, 2020).…”