This report explains why women in Asia and the Pacific are more likely to suffer water insecurity, shows how it impacts their lives, and sets out ways to infuse gender into water management, policies, and governance to ensure water security for all.
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS240469-2
- Dimensions
- 8.5x11
- ISBN
- 978-92-9270-926-6(print) 978-92-9270-927-3(PDF) 978-92-9270-928-0(ebook)
- Pages
- 54
- Published in
- Philippines
- SKU
- TCS240469-2
- pages
- 52
Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- Tables, Figures, and Boxes 6
- Acknowledgments 7
- Executive Summary 8
- I. Background 11
- II. Rationale—Why Consider Women’s Water Security? 12
- III. Conceptual Framework for Gendered Water Security 15
- IV. Toward Transformational Practices 25
- Summary of Gender Integration Strategies 26
- Enhancing Women’s Access to Water Supply and Sanitation 27
- Reducing Women’s Vulnerability to Water-Related Disasters 30
- Improving Equitable Water Management and Access to Irrigation Water 30
- Strengthening Gender Equality in Water Organizations 33
- V. Conclusions and Recommendations 37
- Glossary 39
- References 41
