CDEMA recently met with its Participating States to present and discuss the updated Model National Recovery Framework (MNRF) under the UNDP
Enabling Gender Responsive Recovery, Climate and Environment in the Caribbean (EnGenDerProject).
The framework focuses on gender responsive recovery before a disaster and was well received by representatives from 15 of CDEMA’s 19 Participating States.
Project Manager of the UNDP EnGenDer project, Massimiliano Tozzi said, “This tool is a key piece in the EnGenDER efforts to support the construction of a more resilient Caribbean as it provides guidance to countries on how to plan and implement comprehensive and gender responsive recovery processes. While our Project focuses on 9 countries, the tools that are being developed by CDEMA under EnGenDER will eventually be available for application to all
participating states in the near future.”
Executive Director (ag) of CDEMA, Elizabeth Riley, told participants that since the surge of hazards from 2015, CDEMA embarked on its Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy 2014-2024 to support the region’s capacity to Build Back Better and Bounce Forward.
“The updated MNRF is a framework that draws on lessons learnt to strengthen governance and enhance disaster recovery resilience in Caribbean States. Another important aspect of the updated framework is the focus on gender responsiveness and greater attention to the inclusion
of vulnerable groups, gender equality and human rights-based approaches to Disaster Reduction.” Riley explained.
