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Gender aspects in the management of water

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  • Christine van Wijk
  • Esther de Lange
  • David Saunders

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Water resources increasingly need to meet the demands and needs of different sectors and to be protected against deteriorating quantity and quality. This paper discusses the different interests of men and women in the use of water resources, and what effects the neglect of female interests in particular, has on development. The authors stress that besides class and ethnic differences, the different interests of men and women also play a role in the cross‐sectoral management of water resources. Water pricing, property rights and management structures are three key aspects where a gender approach is required. In the management of water resources in smaller catchment areas, several instruments for a gender approach have been developed. Discussed are gender specific participatory research, planning and tools, gender in management organizations and task divisions and involvement of multidisciplinary teams with a gender orientation.

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  • Christine van Wijk & Esther de Lange & David Saunders, 1996. "Gender aspects in the management of water," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 20(2), pages 91-103, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:20:y:1996:i:2:p:91-103
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1996.tb00641.x
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