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Let's Talk Water, session with WARPO, NICHE by GWA
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A group of stakeholders from the government of Bangladesh and of NGOs discuss the most important gender recommendations for the operationalisation of the Water Act.
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Policy Consultation and Advocacy
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Count and be Counted, be Empowered (2012)
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Gender disagregated data review in water and sanitation management with a focus on Africa.
In this report, based on available literature and the opinion of professionals working in the sector, GWA develops a methodology to gather, process and use gender-disaggregated data, lists indicators with different priorities, and writes a Policy Brief, for politicians and decision-makers in the water and sanitation sectors.
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Knowledge on gender and water
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UN WWAP UNESCO Project for Gender Sensitive Water Monitoring Assessment and Reporting
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There is universal agreement in international and national policy circles that the collection of gender-disaggregated water indicators is of the utmost importance and priority. The UN World Water Assessment Programme has launched a project to develop and test the collection of key gender-disaggregated water data. GWA member Vasudha Pangare is part of the project that will yield a set of gender-disaggregated data on topics such as women's water empowerment and participation in water-decision making.
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Weblinks
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Water demand management in areas of groundwater over-exploitation (2006)
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The purpose of this research project of DFID was to develop water demand management strategies in areas where aquifers are being over-exploited, ensuring the long-term livelihoods of the vulnerable and poor are safeguarded.
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Publications
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Policy Development Manual (2003)
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This manual provides guidelines designed to help development organisations - government, donor or civil society - concerned with water management or service delivery to develop gender policies appropriate to their own organisational context. The Guidelines have been developed in response to demand from GWA member organisations – but will provide useful information to staff in any organisation striving to address gender issues in their work.
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Policy influencing
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Gender Responsiveness in ADB Water Policies and Projects (2006)
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Report by H. Derbyshire on the gender review of ADB water operations jointly conducted by the Gender and Water Alliance and the Asian Development Bank. This Gender Scan examined the Gender responsiveness of water-related loans of the Asian Development Bank between 1995-2000.
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Policy influencing
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Does Increased Water Access Empower Women?
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Saskia Ivens examines the extent to which women have benefited from increased water access. She argues that while gender equality is crucial for the sustainability of water programmes, its advancement through water programmes has been limited. She calls
for more impact studies and suggests the use of empowering participatory approaches.
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Articles
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An analysis of sanitation policies in Southern Africa: The case of Gender Policies in Sanitation in South Africa, Zambia & Zimbabwe
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South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe rank 88, 129 and 107 respectively in the global gender related development index. This generally reflects the low status given to gender with respect to access, control and ownership of economic resources and decision-making positions. Therefore, more work has to be done to ensure that gender imbalances among men and women, rich and poor are addressed adequately. Case study by Mulenga Martin, Manase Gift and Fawcett Ben of WEDC
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Case studies
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DECLARATION; Dynamic cities need women, 2007
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Final declaration of the International forum: Dynamic cities need women, Brussels december 2007.
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Conferences
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Tajikistan-Community Situation Indicators
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The aim of the community sanitaiton indicators is to provide a means to enable local communities in Khatlon region to monitor and report changes in living conditions in the State and the impact of these changes on local food security.
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Case studies
