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URL Effective gender mainstreaming in water management for sustainable livelihoods: From guidelines to practice, BothEnds Working paper series, December 2006

The final results of the programme have been summarised (with the help of Dr Margreet Zwarteveen) and published in the Both ENDS Working Paper Series: Effective gender mainstreaming in water management for sustainable livelihoods: From guidelines to practice (December 2006).

Reference: GWA (Gender and Water Alliance)

Document GENDER & WATER. Mainstreaming gender equality in water, hygiene and sanitation interventions

This document aims to support SDC project staff and partners such as national programme officers and water organizations to mainstream gender equality into SDC water, hygiene and sanitation interventions. It will illustrate how to «put gender on the agenda» in terms of gender strategies and gender-sensitive water policies and ensure that people are engaged and remain committed.

URL Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) The mission of GWA is to promote women’s and men’s equitable access to and management of safe and adequate water, for domestic supply, sanitation, food security and environmental sustainability. GWA believes that equitable access to and control over water is a basic right for all, as well as a critical factor in promoting poverty eradication and sustainability.
URL Gender, Water and Sanitation: A Policy Brief This policy brief was developed by the Inter-agency Task Force on Gender and Water (GWTF), a sub-programme of both UN-Water and the Interagency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) in support of the International Decade for Action, ‘Water for Life,’ 2005–2015.
URL Mainstreaming gender in integrated water resources management strategies and plans: practical steps for practitioners This brief is designed to provide water professionals with an overview of how to mainstream gender in the development of integrated water resources management strategies and plans. A companion brief for policy makers is also available. (GWP)