The brief highlights the need for gender-responsive laws and policies, drawing on global frameworks like CEDAW's General Recommendation No. 37, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework. It proposes a national framework approach integrating gender equality mandates with climate and disaster risk management (DRM) laws, emphasizing substantive equality, nondiscrimination, and women's participation in decision-making.

Key sections address socioeconomic dimensions, including combating violence against women (VAW), securing land and inheritance rights, and promoting decent work to build resilience. Case studies from Mongolia, Fiji, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic illustrate good practices, such as Mongolia's Law on Promotion of Gender Equality and Fiji's Climate Change Act 2021.

Recommendations include collecting sex-disaggregated data, increasing women's leadership, and developing gender mainstreaming guidelines. This resource urges integrated, resourced actions to address underlying inequalities, fostering equitable resilience in vulnerable regions.