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Cuadernos de Desarrollo Rural
versão impressa ISSN 0122-1450
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SOARES, Denise e MURILLO-LICEA, Daniel. Disaster risk management, gender and climate change. Social perceptions in Yucatan, Mexico. Cuad. Desarro. Rural [online]. 2013, vol.10, n.72, pp.181-199. ISSN 0122-1450.
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the reflection on the link between disaster risk management and gender equity It is presented a case study on perceptions about climate change and institutional abilities regarding risk management in four locations of the state of Yucatan, Mexico. In order to know the local social perceptions, surveys and interviews were administered to key informants, and the results account for the existence of serious problems in municipal institutions in charge of both disaster risk management and the promotion of processes to generate greater gender equality Additionally a lack of knowledge about the factors that cause climate change was recorded.
Palavras-chave : Gender; climate change; disaster risk management; Disaster prevention; Yucatán (Mexico); municipal administration; case studies; gender equality.