{"id":25622,"date":"2026-01-22T11:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=25622"},"modified":"2026-02-03T04:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:26:08","slug":"gender-sensitive-disaster-response-recovery-mechanisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/ta\/gender-sensitive-disaster-response-recovery-mechanisms\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Years of Feminist Leadership: Collective Activism, Resistance and Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25622\" class=\"elementor elementor-25622\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b028584 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b028584\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1cba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" 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style=\"font-size: large;\">yclone<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0Ditwah<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">the response in i<\/span>ts aftermath exposed persistent gender gaps in disaster response and recovery systems<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0in Sri Lanka<\/span>. These gaps reflect structural inequalities which are deeply embedded in governance, data systems, and aid delivery mechanisms.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">On January 21st 2026, the Women and Media Collective convened a group of civil society activists from women\u2019s organisations working directly with post Ditwah relief and recovery in the districts of Kurunegala, Monaragala, Mannar, Puttalam, Gampaha, Colombo, Kandy, Jaffna and Nuwara Eliya to share their experiences, look critically at the impact and response and propose recommendations<span class=\"gmail_default\">.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span class=\"gmail_default\">The e<\/span>xperiences and anecdotal evidence\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">shared, from\u00a0<\/span>across the districts<span class=\"gmail_default\">,<\/span>\u00a0demonstrates the gendered disadvantages<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0and discrimination<\/span>\u00a0faced by women and marginalised communities in accessing relief and recovery assistance.\u00a0 The<span class=\"gmail_default\">se<\/span>\u00a0are the predictable outcomes of governance structures and processes that are gender blind and continue to discriminate against women, and those at the social and economic margins<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0of society<\/span>.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span class=\"gmail_default\">Among the myriad concerns raised were those<\/span>\u00a0regarding displacement<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0shelter<span class=\"gmail_default\">; relief distribution;\u00a0<\/span>water, sanitation and hygiene; reproductive health needs;\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">resettlement and livelihoods; food security and nutrition; privacy, protection and security;\u00a0<\/span>access to information;\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">access to marginalised groups such as the disabled, trans persons and sex workers; the\u00a0<\/span>lack of gender disaggregated data<span class=\"gmail_default\">; and access to decision making and representation.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Women activists across districts demanded a radical shift: from technocratic disaster management to a feminist, rights-based inclusive and just response. \u00a0 They called for transparent and accountable state institutions, redistribution of resources, and the\u00a0 meaningful participation of women and marginalised groups in all stages of disaster governanc<span class=\"gmail_default\">e &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>from early warning and preparedness to relief and long term recovery and reconstruction.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4613c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4613c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting on Gender-Sensitive Disaster Response and Recovery Mechanisms Cyclone\u00a0Ditwah\u00a0and\u00a0the response in its aftermath exposed persistent gender gaps in disaster response and recovery systems\u00a0in Sri Lanka. 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