迪兰蒂•阿马拉通加 (Dilanthi Amaratunga) 是英国哈德斯菲尔德大学灾害风险管理教授和全球抗灾中心负责人。

全球性早期预警系统的开发进展:减少灾害风险工作中性别层面的问题

A scene from the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Rajan Journalist/Wikimedia Commons
Evacuation centre registration during early warning drill, part of the Indian Ocean Wave 2018 (IOWave18) for Sri Lanka, an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami warning and communications exercise, 5 September 2018. Photo provided by author.
A photograph of the 2004 tsunami in Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand. David Rydevik/Wikimedia Commons

灾害事件对人的影响不分性别。由于缺乏与紧急灾害相关的及时信息,妇女往往面临更大的风险。