Gender mainstreaming, empowerment and access to water
- Resumen
- Water is an essential element for life. It affects our lives globally and is embedded in our culture. Access to safe and sufficient water is a universal human right but for a large part of the world population this right still has to be ensured. Many people, especially the poor, are left out of this facility, denying them a healthy life, food security and economic welfare. <br/> Allpeopleusewaterbut different usershavedifferent interestsandbenefitswith regardto availability, use and management of water. This depends on sex, age, socio-economic class, ethnicity, religion, etc. Women are the main water users as managers of the household, caretakers of the family and women farmers. Yet their crucial responsibilities, interests and contributions to the water sector are hardly recognised, let alone taken into consideration by the predominantly male water professionals while planning and implementing water projects. <br/> Worldwide data have shown that management of water resources is more sustainable, effective, efficient and equitable when gender dimensions are taken into account in the consultation process as well as in the management and implementation of water-related services. This ultimately results in povertyreduction andalowerincidenceofwater-bornediseases. >br/> Afurtherexplanation ofgenderconceptsandempowerment isgiven inthepaperalongwith examples oflessonslearnedandgoodpracticeswith gendermainstreaminginthewatersector.
- Autor
- Verheijden, Christine
- Palabras Clave
- Medio social, Producción alimentaria, Abastecimiento de agua, Medicina preventiva, Sanidad, Agua
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