Executive Summary
This report provides a thematic review focusing on progress made towards gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in disaster risk reduction (DRR) as part of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework in the Pacific. The research underpinning this thematic report was conducted between August and November 2022. The Australia Pacific Climate Partnership (APCP) commissioned the University of Technology Sydney, Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS-ISF) to gather and synthesize relevant evidence of progress towards GESI integration in DRR and resilience programmes through Australian Government-funded investments, which will contribute to assessing implementation of the Sendai Framework in the Pacific from 2015 to 2022.