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Water policy reform: lessons from Asia and Australia

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Water & gender

Last updated on 23 September 2008

Practical guide to mainstreaming gender in water projects

This research project investigates how engineers and managers can design projects to meet the needs of women, men and children, providing a user-friendly guide for engineers and managers, together with a training pack and set of case studies. (DFID: 2000) More info >>

Gender and poverty

This fact sheet looks at issues of gender inequality and poverty which exclude large numbers of people from enjoying the benefits of water supply and sanitation facilities and processes aimed at their improvement. (WELL: 2004) More info >>

Women and water

This paper provides information and guidance on promoting gender-sensitive approaches to water resource management.
(UN Interagency Network on Women and Gender Equality: February 2005) More info >>

Gender and water Â? policy development manual

A manual assisting development organizations involved in water management or service delivery to develop their own gender guidelines. (Gender and Water Alliance: January 2003) More info >>

Fluid bonds Â? gender and water in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region

A brief booklet highlighting the gender aspects of water use and management in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. (ANU National Institute for Environment: 2003) More info >>

ADB gender checklist: Water supply and sanitation

This checklist gives background information on the project/program cycle in determining access to resources, roles and responsibilities, constraints, and priorities according to gender in the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector and in designing appropriate gender-sensitive strategies, components, and indicators to respond to gender issues. (Asian Development Bank) More info >>

Bearers, buyers and bureaucrats: The missing social world in gender and water

This short think piece examines how the disappointing progress with gender and water initiatives can be partly attributed to an impoverished understanding of the social world. (Siyanda: 04 July 2003) More info >>

Untapped connections: Gender, water and poverty

This paper examines women's central role in managing water supply and distribution, and explores how access to water and sanitation has implications for women's health, economic activities, and sustainable development. (WEDO: Women's Environment and Development Organization: January 2003) More info >>

The Gender and Water Development Report 2003: Gender perspectives on policies in the water sector

This report analyses the progress that governments and external support agencies have made in applying sustainable water management and gender equity principles when framing their policies and legislative frameworks and reforming their water institutions. (GWA: Gender and Water Alliance: January 2003) More info >>

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