How gender statistics could be effective for disaster risk

reduction?

November 15, 2018, Tokyo

Setsuko SayaDirector

International Cooperation DivisionDisaster Management Bureau,

Cabinet Office

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Gender gap : the number of death in the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) …What does it mean?

1

1290

1794

1494

910

538

453

277

201

229

2091

1965

1451

973

578

394

238

217

237

2000 1500 1000 500 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500

Over 80s

70-79

60-69

50-59

40-49

30-39

20-29

10-19

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Number of deaths

Men Women

-2.308%

-1.593%

-0.905%

-0.543%

-0.341%

-0.264%

-0.202%

-0.159%

-0.212%

1.898%

1.371%

0.828%

0.566%

0.365%

0.231%

0.17%

0.181%

0.229%

Over 80s

70-79

60-69

50-59

40-49

30-39

20-29

10-19

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% of deaths among the residence

Men Women

・More than 90% causes of deaths are drawn. 63 deaths whose gender could not be identified are excluded. Source: National Police Agency, 2012

Proposals (conclusion)

1. Need to understand the background of data collected.

2. Each community has to consider what indicators could properly identify their issues.

3. Need a platform at a community level to put into actions based on the data assessment.

Comprehensive approach to revitalize local community while aiming gender equity

Understand and share diversity while people in the community interact each other daily

a. Understand that people in the community are diversified, thus having diverse needs

b. Understand concrete challenges and share them among residents during everyday’s interactions

Diverse actors participatea. Diverse actors should participate in actions which they want to be engaged

and/or at which they are good. b. Diverse actors have to have access to information by participating in learning and

training opportunities through many ways,c. Diverse actors participate in decision making. Educate leaders who can represent

diverse actors

preparednessReduce loss and

damage

Evaluate the communities vulnerability and coping capacity

a. Have proper numerically or non-numerical indicators y, which can reflect local circumstances

b. Improve actions based on the evaluation

Develop societies where diversity is pre-programmed.

a. Develop societies which is based on diversity.b. Have decent target for safety net.

Work together with communities, based on understanding on diversity

a. Develop visions together, considering what kind of societies should be realized, based on diversity of communities.

b. Pursue impact, not directly relevant for improving coping capacities and vulnerability

c. Make “open communities” without any boundary between communities and actors.

Share the solution package so as to be effective for multi

purpose

Evaluate the vulnerability and coping capacity of

the community from diverse perspectives and improve actions

Aim

Community continues to grow

D

Improve community power

C

Diversity in the communities is pre-programmed

E

Objectives

B

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Possible indicators to evaluate the comprehensive approach

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Notice Number of people who will need support for their

diverse needs）・Women in pregnant・Those who need to be supported・Single living elderly・People in sic etc

Indicators

●Where day are in day time on weekdays・Those who are giving care at home for elderly and

children・Professionals who are taking care of other people b

their occupation (hospitals, nursing facilities, kindergarten etc)、Service industr

・in difficult condition for evacuation

Number of female who are involved in self-help activities, such as・learning, training・drill・retrofiring houses to be anti-earthquake

structured, fixing furniture・stockpile food and non-food aid

・access to information・caring family members

Number of female who are involved in mutual-support activities, such as・neighborhood association・community disaster

management planning・volunteer・NPOs related to disaster

management・community leader・caring people in community, other than her family members

Number of female who are involved in public support activities・fire fighters・case workers・nursing care professionals・disaster management section in

national/local government・member of disaster

management council

Community continues to grow

D

Improve community power

C

Diversity in the communities is pre-programmed

E

Direct loss and damage・number of death・number of missing persons・number of injured・number of those who lost houses・number of those who had impact on

job or income

Damage during evacuation・number of affected people・crime・whether privacy is respected・have to engage in activities other than taking care of yourself (job, nursing, child caring…・number of those who serve as supporters in evacuation centers

Mid- long term impact・Increase/decrease of population・Employment・Industry

Gender in visions・If the vision has any targets regarding gender issues・if the vision has any numerical targets regarding gender issues

B

Increaseparticipants

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Cooperation among residents: Outline of local disaster management plan system (FY 2014 -)

Basic Disaster Management Plan

Local Disaster Management Plan

Propose a draft

Local Disaster Management Plan

Community Disaster Management Plan

Confirm whether to revise Lola Disaster Management Plan or not

Municipalities

Residents, Companies etc.

Prefectures

Government

Thank you!