Vulnerability and gender:
an approach to disaster risks from southern Mexico
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v8n3.2017.26452Abstract
This paper presents, on the one hand, a reflection about the triad vulnerability-gender and disasters
risk, and on the other, a case study in San Felipe, Yucatan, Mexico, about the perceptions of women and
men regarding the ability of institutions and population in reacting to hurricane disasters from a gender
perspective. To learn about the local social perceptions, surveys and interviews with key informants have
been used. The results demonstrate severe problems in the authority of the municipality responsible for
the promotion of the disaster risk management and gender equality. Therefore, there is an important
need to strengthen both social and institutional capacities in the area of risk management with gender
equality.
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