Theme 3: Strengthening Science and Technology for Better Response to Societal Inequalities, Disruptions, and Emergencies

The purpose of this session is to focus on the various aspects of risk-control, response and recovery in the face of a disaster, with particular focus on gendered aspects. Currently, COVID-19 is bringing about extraordinary circumstances across the globe, with heightened demand for immediate and precise action from medical and health related experts. Pandemics, natural disasters and other emergencies affect everyone, highlighting the importance of an intersectional approach that leaves no one behind.
Moderator introducing

Theme 3: 3-0 Anders Karlsson, Vice President of Global Strategic Networks, Elsevier, Japan

• 3-1 Jemilah Mahmood, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia on Public Health
  Gender aspects of COVID-19 and the need for better data
• 3-2 Rajib Shaw, Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance in Keio University, past Executive Director of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), Japan
  Biological Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction: Gender Implications
• 3-3 Takako Izumi, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Japan
  Impact of COVID-19 on higher education institutions, and gender perspective in disaster response in Japan
• 3-4 Jocalyn Clark, Executive editor at The Lancet. Adjunct Professor at University of Toronto
  Supporting the Global SDGs: Gender Equity Initiatives at The Lancet
• 3-5 Rosemary Morgan, Assistant Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  COVID-19 & the need for gender responsive pandemic preparedness and response plans