Feminist and Intersectional Risk Assessments: for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (August 16-14, 2023)

This course is in English

What will you learn?

This virtual, interactive training explores critical ways to incorporate an intersectional feminist lens into pre- and post-disaster assessments. The impacts of disasters vary among population groups, disproportionately affecting those with multiple marginalized identities within a context such as those related to gender, age, disability, socioeconomic status, and others. Moreover, disasters are compounding while climate change worsens. Trainees will learn how to apply a feminist and intersectional approach to disaster- and climate-related assessments in order to identify the inequities and gaps that contribute to context-specific vulnerabilities. Trainees will also explore ways to develop action plans—whether organizational, project-based, or national— based on intersectional feminist assessments to help guide sustainable efforts to reduce inequities and related disaster risks.

What resources do you need to do it?

Name resources needed to be able to do the training, e.g. books, internet access (and how fast and reliable a connection is needed), internet subscription.

More about this training

Location: Virtual Event

Dates: August 16-24, 2023 on Wednesdays and Thursdays

Times: 8:00am - 11:30am Eastern Time, including a 30 minute break

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Fees: We have a sliding fee scale, discounts, and scholarships to make the training accessible to individuals not backed by heavily resourced organizations.

• Tier 1: $850 for institutions with annual budgets of greater than $4 million USD. *Get an additional $100 off if you register before July 14*

• Tier 2: $725 for (a) Individuals who work for institutions with annual budgets that are less than $4 million USD; or (b) individuals who are consultants, freelancers, or otherwise self-employed; or (c) individuals who are employed but self-paying. Use discount code RISKASSESS02. *Get an additional $100 off if you register before July 14.

• Tier 3 Scholarship: $385 for students and early career professionals who are self-paying. Scholarships are limited. Apply here.

• Tier 4 Scholarship: $100 for those who need financial aid. Scholarships are limited. Apply here.

• Accommodation Scholarship. This scholarship covers the cost of an accommodation a participant may need to fully participate, such as translation or sign language interpretation. It does not cover the cost of participation. The scholarship amount depends on the accommodation that is needed. Apply here.

Agenda

Session 1. Introduction to a Feminist and Intersectional Risk Assessment

● Brief overview of a conventional risk assessment

● Review of key gender and intersectionality concepts

● Brief overview of key concepts in disaster risk reduction (DRR)

● General global policies and development goals in DRR

● Introduction to a Feminist and Intersectional Risk Assessment

Session 2. Risk Assessment Component One: Hazards

● Local probabilities

● Local magnitudes

● Local knowledge

● Slow-onset and sudden-onset (and “invisible” or “hidden”)

● Identity-based issues

Case study of compounded hazards, local hazard exercise

Session 3. Risk Assessment Component Two: Vulnerabilities

● Values and standards

● Measurements

● Rights

● Policies

● Practices

Case study of relative vulnerabilities, local vulnerability exercise

Session 4. Risk Assessment Component Three: Impacts

● Direct and indirect

● Short-term and long-term

● Measurements

● Policies

● Practices Case study of differentiated impacts, local impact exercise

Session 5. Anti-Feminist and Intersectional Risks and Responses 

● Values

● Ethnocentrism

● The “tyranny of the urgent” during emergencies

● Loss of protections

● Expedient policies and funding

Shared examples of good intentions, bad policies and/or practices

Session 6. Methods to get Feminist and Intersectional Risk Assessment Data (Part 1)

● Baselines and data collection

● Policies

● Practices

● Capacities

● Supports

Case study of data success in disaster planning, data collection exercise

Session 7. Methods to get Feminist and Intersectional Risk Assessment Data (Part 2)

● Consultation

● Engagement

● Interviews and observations

● Community-based identifiers

● Local mapping, sampling, photographing, and other data collection

Case study of data failure in disaster planning, data collection exercise

Session 8. Feminist and Intersectional Risk Assessment Communication and Advocacy

● Victimization

● Feminization

● Tunnel vision

● Dialogue and multilateral engagement

● Intersectionality and inclusivity

Case study of effective risk communication, communication exercise

Session 9. The Way Forward: Feminist and Intersectional Risk Assessments

● Values

● Policies

● Practices

● Budgets

● Protections

Shared examples of project, program, or policy plans for change

Who can I contact for more information?

For more information, please email trainings[at]cynara.co

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