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A Study on Women's Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal: A Case Study of Training Women for Safer Homes

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  • Yoko SAITO

    (School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University)

  • Yoshiteru MUROSAKI

    (School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University)

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This empirical study focuses on women's potential roles in Community-Based Disaster Management through a training program developed for women based on the preliminary research, which targeted three communities within the Kathmandu Valley.The study assessed the process of developing the training program and stressed that the importance of empowering of women for disaster management, and using gender-based social networks for building disaster-resilient communities.

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  • Yoko SAITO & Yoshiteru MUROSAKI, 2012. "A Study on Women's Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal: A Case Study of Training Women for Safer Homes," Japan Social Innovation Journal, University of Hyogo Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation, vol. 2(1), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:hyo:journl:v:2:y:2012:i:1:p:18
    DOI: 10.12668/jsij.2.18
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    Keywords

    Community Participation; Gender; Community-Based Disaster Management; Non-Structural Measures; Kathmandu;
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    • Y20 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Introductions and Prefaces - - - Introductions and Prefaces

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