Women's Safety in Compounding Disasters in the Philippines: Roundtable findings

This technical report documents the proceedings of the Women’s Safety in Compounding Disasters Roundtable held on 21 April 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City. The roundtable was convened by the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) and brought together government agencies, civil society organisations, humanitarian actors, and community-based organisations active in Cebu’s disaster response and recovery landscape.

Across all three sessions, a number of issues recurred with sufficient frequency and emphasis to be identified as cross-cutting themes across all disasters: