Virginie Le Masson
Research Fellow
Virginie is a geographer whose research on social inclusion and disaster risk reduction aims to improve development and humanitarian practice. Her work applies concepts of vulnerability, gender, inequality, environmental sustainability and women’s rights.
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Virginie is working with both the Social Development and Risk & Resilience programmes at ODI. Her research primarily focuses on the social vulnerability dimension of disaster risk reduction and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Her more recent work also aims to explore the linkages between gender-based violence, disaster risks and resilience. With regular assignments in both south Asia and Africa, she delivers field-based research, vulnerability assessments and gender-awareness trainings, in collaboration with civil society organisations, NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement and United Nation agencies.
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17 MayRT @EURACTIV_FR: La France prétend promouvoir la lutte contre le changement climatique, en affirmant son soutien à l'accord de Paris ... il…- 11 MayTransforming lives through off-grid renewable energy in Africa and Asia by @ODIdev colleagues @LeahWorrall… https://t.co/f7xSEpmAYo
- 11 MayRT @NewPlasticsEcon: 40 years on from the launch of the recycling symbol, we still only collect 14% of plastic globally, and just 2% is rec…
- 11 MayRT @fp2p: Value for money in UK aid: the good, the bad and the ugly. Today's @fp2p by @excatwoman & @craigvalters https://t.co/2ygNoRLJ9k @…
- 10 MayRT @IUCN: Ocean plastics: IUCN co-authored paper recommends ways to help reduce potentially harmful contaminants https://t.co/sapPDm1Zlj ht…
- 02 MayRT @HealthandEnv: #AirPollution is one of the biggest environmental risks to our health. @WHO numbers show that 500,000 people die from b…
- 24 AprAddressing the root causes of farmer-herder conflicts in Chad | BRACED https://t.co/ROH7sZIZf9
- 24 AprRT @future_climate: New blog: On User Engagement and Climate Information Use. by @nkulumoz https://t.co/3V2EGnVFSR https://t.co/cHMt4qp2ER
- 23 AprRT @image_magazine: Boasting an Oscar, two Nobel peace prize nominations, and a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, this 40min #Netflix document…
- 23 AprRT @SophieHRW: One in five #China govt ads, and @Alibaba ads as recent as Jan 2018, violate law, reinforce stereotypes, discriminate agains…
- 19 AprRT @GenderCC: Register now for our webinar "#genderjustice in the international #climate politics: getting ready for SB48", taking place on…
- 17 AprRT @GaDjournal: Launched today - the new #IASC #Gender Handbook for #HumanitarianAction https://t.co/n1mYwQ2sNA via @reliefweb https://t.co…
- 16 AprRT @future_climate: Register for Webinar on 02-05-18: Understanding Capacity Needs of African National Meteorological and Hydrological Agen…
- 13 AprRT @dr_smacgregor: What it takes to get a tree planted in Moss Side: send emails, pester, ring, beg, offer to pay for and plant it you…
- 12 AprRT @bebraced: "We can't fight the problem with top-down policies alone, we need an engaged public" - museums around the world spur climate…
- 10 AprMale feminists inside Uganda's police strike out at killing of women https://t.co/VhozCSm2kD via @TR_Foundation… https://t.co/LAJwpWG0kx
- 10 AprRT @IFPRI: Join @PIM_CGIAR on Apr 11 to discuss (and debunk) 4 pervasive myths on #women in #agriculture: -70% of the world’s poor are wome…
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- 29 MarRT @jcgaillard_uoa: The latest issue of Disaster Prevention and Management is now available from: https://t.co/E5OVRPpc2q. Check it out! #s…
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