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The document represents the importance of integrating gender and social inclusion considerations into disaster risk reduction and climate change policies. It highlights the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, which emphasizes the engagement and empowerment of women and marginalized groups in resilience-building efforts. Several initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region, such as the Ha Noi Recommendations for Action on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction and the Asia Regional Plan for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework, aim to promote gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction.

The Guidance Note "Gender Inclusion & Women's Empowerment at the Centre of Resilience Building" and Draft General Recommendation No. 37 on Gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate Change within the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) further advocate for gender considerations in disaster risk reduction and climate change policies. This document emphasizes the need to address gender-specific vulnerabilities and promote inclusivity in disaster risk reduction and climate change efforts at the global, regional, and national levels.