More than 100 feminist activists, researchers, and grassroots leaders gathered in Istanbul from 5–7 November 2026 for Reimagining Resilience: Collective Futures for Disaster Risk Reduction, coming together to advance a shared vision for feminist, justice-centered disaster risk reduction (DRR).

Grounded in the understanding that disasters are not natural, but shaped by structural inequalities and systems of power, participants committed to strengthening a global feminist DRR network, advancing meaningful participation and leadership, and demanding greater accountability and resources for grassroots movements.

The resulting communiqué outlines a collective agenda for governments, donors, the UN system, and humanitarian actors, calling for a fundamental shift from responding to disasters toward addressing the systemic drivers of risk and vulnerability.

As movements carry this agenda forward to COP31 and into the post-2030 discussions on disaster risk reduction, the message from Istanbul is clear: building resilience requires transforming the systems that produce risk and inequality.

Read the full communiqué: Reimagining Resilience: Feminist Movements Set a Justice-Based Agenda for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Photos from the conference