GENDER-RESPONSIVE RESILIENCE
BUILDING IN THE CARIBBEAN:

The role of knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and practices
in coordinating institutions

How do the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of individuals influence the culture and
work of institutions? Do institutional policies and practices promote gender equality?

Use this infographic to explore these issues based on a Knowledge, Attitudes,
Behaviours, and Practices (KABP) analysis in the Caribbean.

WHY MUST CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) BE
GENDER RESPONSIVE?

Efforts to build resilience to climate change and disasters will not be effective if they don’t take gender into account. Women, men, and nonbinary people experience the impacts of climate change and natural hazards in unique ways and have differing opportunities and capacities to respond.

Within institutions, women remain underrepresented in decision making related to climate change and DRR. If these issues are not considered in climate change adaptation and DRR, there is a risk that they will reinforce, exacerbate, or create new gender inequalities.

WHY EXPLORE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, BEHAVIOURS, AND PRACTICES?

The gender-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of individuals are shaped by their lived experiences, perceptions, and education. At the institutional level, the policies and practices that are in place may or may not promote gender equality, both in the workplace and in interactions with external stakeholders. Collectively, these factors influence the work of the institution, either creating the conditions for gender-responsive approaches or reinforcing barriers.

A KABP study presents an opportunity to explore these issues in a structured way, providing an informed basis to tackle discriminatory policies, practices, and behaviours.

The analysis presented here is based on the results of the KABP study conducted in nine countries in the Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.

The data comes from a survey completed by 112 people in institutions responsible for coordinating action on climate change and DRR in the target countries.

GENDER-RESPONSIVE RESILIENCE BUILDING IN THE CARIBBEAN:

Profile of the Respondents

GENDER-RESPONSIVE RESILIENCE
BUILDING IN THE CARIBBEAN: