Vulnerability Factors of Afghan Rural Women to Disasters

Abstract Disaster management is a global challenge, but disasters do not affect men and women equally. In most of the world’s disasters, more females are impacted than males, and in Afghanistan the disparity between female and male victims is even greater. This study identifies and maps the relation...

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Main Authors: Marina Hamidazada, Ana Maria Cruz, Muneta Yokomatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-019-00227-z