Women as recovery enablers in the face of disasters in Vanuatu

Clissold, Rachel; Westoby, Ross; McNamara, Karen E.

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.05.003

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“…However, while disaster research has certainly explored women's vulnerability, women's resilience is less well documented. These observations are now widely reported in more recent studies of women's leadership in disasters (Wisner et al, 2016;Gaillard et al, 2017;Clissold et al, 2020). They advocate for the recognition of women's needs as well as their strengths and assets.…”

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Development and Preliminary Italian Validation of the Emergency Response and Psychological Adjustment Scale

2021

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Evaluating the personal adaptation response to the emergency situations is very important for the prevention of mental distress, for the activation of network and community synergies and for the planning and implementation of appropriate psycho-social interventions. So far there are no short tools for the overall assessment of cognitive, emotional and behavioral responses of psychological adaptation to the emergency in the psychometric panorama. The Emergency Response and Psychological Adjustment Scale (ERPAS) was administered to a sample of 1,088 participants, while the concurrent validity was tested through a second administration to 600 participants along with the GSE (Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale) and the BDI-II (Beck Depression Inventory-II). Confirmatory factor analysis bore out a five-factor solution (including 18 items) with good fit indices of adaptation to data, χ2/df = 1.440, RMSEA = 0.028, RMSEA 90% CI = 0.018–0.038, GFI = 0.996, AGFI = 0.959, CFI = 0.982, and NFI = 0.944. Evidence of convergent validity was provided by the significant correlations with variables such as cognitive and somatic depression, and perceived general self-efficacy. The analyses also showed a strong invariance across gender. The ERPAS tool prefigures application during the assessment in multiple emergency contexts (e.g. earthquakes, floods, pandemics, terrorist attacks, war events, major accidents, major fires). This validation study of the ERPAS has shown that this version is a reliable and valid measurement for assessing people's modes of personal response (cognitive, emotional, behavioral) in emergency contexts.

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Development and Preliminary Italian Validation of the Emergency Response and Psychological Adjustment Scale

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“…Gender equality can be pursued for intrinsic reasons-where people are viewed as active agents in development 47 -or instrumental reasons-where people are viewed as objects, tools, or a means to an environmental or development end 45 . An intrinsic approach seeks to enhance gender equality for its own sake, by supporting the wellbeing, agency, livelihoods and prospects 46 of people as active agents 47,48 in their own lives and contexts. In contrast, in an instrumental approach, 'women end up working for development' 45 , rather than development working for them (Table 1b).…”

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Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions

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Gender has a powerful influence on people's experience of, and resilience to, climate change.Global climate change policy is committed to tackling gender inequalities in mitigation and adaptation. However, progress is hindered by numerous challenges, including an enduring set of gender assumptions; women are caring and connected to the environment; women are a homogenous and vulnerable group; gender equality is a women's issue and; gender equality is a numbers game. We provide an overview of how these assumptions essentialize women's and men's characteristics, narrowly diagnose the causes of gender inequality, and thereby propel strategies that have unintended and even counterproductive consequences. We offer four suggestions for a more informed pursuit of gender equality in climate change policy and practice.

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“…During this time, eldwork was undertaken with women (n=53) working at various marketplaces around Efate (the main island in Vanuatu, home to the capital of Port Vila). Ten FGDs were undertaken with a view to explore experiences of climatic events and how these women have responded, including the role of marketplaces, as a traditional development-oriented initiative, in building resilience against climate change and disasters (see Clissold et al 2020;McNamara et al 2020).…”

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Stories of Loss and Healing: Connecting Non-Economic Losses and Damages with Gendered Wellbeing Erosion in the Asia-Pacific Region

Ayeb‐Karlsson¹,

Chandra²,

Ke³

2021

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It is well-known that the climatic impacts affect women and men differently. However, more empirical evidence illustrating how, where, when and who are needed to help address gendered vulnerability. Specifically, research investigating the connections between mental health, wellbeing, and climate change can foster responses to avert, minimise and address loss and damage impacts on vulnerable populations. Few studies explore climate-induced mental health impacts, although this is a crucial area for the conceptual framing of non-economic loss and damage. Declining mental health and wellbeing is at the core of non-economic losses taking place all over the world. The existing literature body recognises the disproportionate environmental impacts on women, this study explores non-economic loss related to mental health and wellbeing for women in the Global South. The article uses empirical storytelling and narratives gathered through field work conducted in Bangladesh, Fiji and Vanuatu. The research findings described how climate change risks and extreme weather events negatively impacts women’s mental health and wellbeing, while providing proactive recommendations to address the gendered mental health consequences of climate change.

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Women as recovery enablers in the face of disasters in Vanuatu

Cited by 41 publications

References 49 publications

Development and Preliminary Italian Validation of the Emergency Response and Psychological Adjustment Scale

Development and Preliminary Italian Validation of the Emergency Response and Psychological Adjustment Scale

Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions

Stories of Loss and Healing: Connecting Non-Economic Losses and Damages with Gendered Wellbeing Erosion in the Asia-Pacific Region

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