Community-Based Fire Management (CBFiM)

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CBFiM - Gender

The role of gender in fire management is often over-looked, but is generally very important. For community based fire management to achieve its goals, the inclusion and direct participation of all sectors of the community, especially women, is fundamental. Women have been shown to be effective at managing fire hazards, improving fire prevention and using fire to protect important natural and cultural assets. Below are some resources concerning a gender-perspective on fire management and the participation of women.
 

           Resources
 

• South Sumatra Forest Fire Management Project (SSFFMP) Brochure 'Gender-Sensitive Approaches in Community-Based Fire and Natural Resources Management' (SSFFMP, 2006) (PDF, 19 MB)
   
• South Sumatra Forest Fire Management Project (SSFFMP) Report 'Strengthening the SSFFMP Gender Strategy and Gender Mainstreaming Processes' (By Eva Engelhardt-Wendt, 2005) (PDF, 568 KB)
   
• South Sumatra Forest Fire Management Project (SSFFMP) Report 'International/National Consultancy on Gender Analysis and Gender Planning in the Project Cycle' (By Jutta Berninghausen, 2004) (PDF, 179 KB)
   
• Images from South Sumatra Forest Fire Management Project
   
• Wildland Fire Management Handbook for Trainers (with Chapter 11 on gender and fire management) (By Heikkilä, Grönqvist and Jurvelius, 2007) (PDF, 11 MB)
   
• IUCN Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation flyer (by Lorena Aguilar) (PDF, 1 MB)
   
• Community Forestry and Gender: South Asian Case Study (by Bina Agarwal, 2001) (PDF, 177 KB)
   
• Gendered Dimensions of Bushfire (By Christine Eriksen, 2010) (PDF, 486 KB)
   
• UN ISDR Report 'A Gender Perspective on Early Warning in Disaster and Environmental Management' (By Maureen Fordham, 2001) (126 KB)
   
• UNISDR, UNDP and IUCN (2009) 'Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive
  Policy and Practical Guidelines' (PDF, 3.1 MB)
   
• UN ISDR Report 'Risk Management: An Alternative Perspective in Gender Analysis'
  (By Nora Sequeria, 2001) (PDF, 58 KB)
   
• UN ISDR Report 'The Disaster Risk Reduction Process: A Gender Perspective' (2009) (PDF, 91 KB)
   
• UNDP Report 'Gender, Climate Change and Community-Based Adaptation' (By L.W. Garmer, ed. 2010) (PDF, 4.5 MB)
   
• UNCRD Report 'Gender Perspective in Community Based Disaster Management' (UNCRD and UNDESA, 2008) (PDF, 2 MB)
  
  
  
  
  
    Links
   
• United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Gender Webpage
   
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Natural Resouces and Gender Webpage
   
• International Association of Women and Fire in Emergency Service Webpage
   
• UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women)
   
• Climate Change and Environment web page

            Media

• USA: Lost Acres Fire Women's Auxiliary celebrates 65 years (published by www.foothillsmediagroup.com, 27 April 2012)
   
• USA: Southwestern Fire Boot Camp Hosts Women for the First Time (published by http://blogs.usda.gov) 23 April 2012)
   
• Australia: Natural disasters increase violence against women (published by www.abc.net.au, 08 March 2012)
   
• Australia: National honour for Firey Women (published by www.portlincolntimes.com.au, 13 December 2011)
   
• Australia: Firery women make their towns safer (published by www.adelaidenow.com.au, 19 November 2011)
   
• Indonesia: Women in Central Sulawesi help promote REDD program (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 27 April 2011)
   
• Australia: Fire awareness for women (published by www.begadistrictnews.com.au, 27 April 2011)
   
• USA: Film recounts firefighter crew of Apache women (published by www.azstarnet.com, 27 March 2011)
   
• Australia: Women at the Home Front (published by www.braidwoodtimes.com.au, 09 March 2011)
   
• USA: IAWF Founder Dies After Long Illness (published by www.firechief.com, 12 August 2010)

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