This report was produced by UN Women Multi-country Office for the Caribbean within the framework of the Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER) Project, funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). As the physical impacts of natural hazards and climate change bring to the fore structural inequalities and socioeconomic vulnerabilities, what is revealed is how climate hazards affect people to varying degrees, be it within a community or even within a household, given their capacity to cope and manage the crisis. The ability for individuals to manage during times of climate-related disruptions is, therefore, determined by numerous variables surrounding equitable access: to rights, resources, power, and decision-making that enables them to participate and take action. This is particularly of concern when we dissect a community using gender-responsive approach and human rights-based approaches to understanding vulnerability to climate change. The same holds true when determining an adaptation and mitigation framework, and disaster risk, response, and recovery mechanisms for the Caribbean region. What is often revealed is that women, children and youth are amongst the most vulnerable, and to effectively address these risks, we must delve into the complexities and inequalities in a given location, the differences within and between broad categories of women, men, boys and girls, taking a context specific and intersectional approach.
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