Gender gaps in several areas contribute to women being more severely affected by natural disasters than men.
The Horn of Africa (HoA), one of the world's poorest and most fragile regions, faces severe drought. The region is home to about 50 million pastoralists, who are extremely poor.
In conversation with Fatimata Dicko, Senior Financial Sector Specialist
Several years ago, Rosalia V.
Global studies have shown that disasters – in general – often affect women harder than men.
In conversation with Barry Maher, Senior Financial Sector Specialist
Written by Mulder Mkutumula (Scalable Coordinator, Government of Malawi), Evie Calcutt (Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank), Chipo Msowoya (Senior Social Protect
The World Bank Group and the United Nations World Food Programme have an ongoing partnership to strengthen our financial resilience programs for the most vulnerable, incl