Women leaving a village meeting in Belo Jiganfoy, Ethiopia – Reem Hajjar, OSU, 2016
Gender equality and social inclusion are core values in our work with implementation of integrated water resources management. Mainstreaming of gender in countries’ water resources management is a key strategy enable achievement of SDG target 6.5, but also, in the indivisible spirit of the SDGs, many other related targets, and therefore remains a central focus of our work and that of the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme.
More information on the latest activities within gender-mainstreaming in the sections below.
Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management, developed in partnership with UNEP -DHI, Cap-Net UNDP, Gender Water Alliance (GWA) and Global water Partnership (GWP), is an online, free and self-paced course that offers six modules designed to help practitioners integrate gender in all aspects of sustainable water management.
The UNEP-DHI Centre contributed to the 2024 gender snapshot conclusions on SDG 6, to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. The report highlights how women are central to water collection and use, but marginalized in water management, plans and decisions.
Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management, developed in partnership with UNEP -DHI, Cap-Net UNDP, Gender Water Alliance (GWA) and Global water Partnership (GWP), is an online, free and self-paced course that offers six modules designed to help practitioners integrate gender in all aspects of sustainable water management.
The UNEP-DHI Centre contributed to the 2024 gender snapshot conclusions on SDG 6, to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. The report highlights how women are central to water collection and use, but marginalized in water management, plans and decisions.
This report contains the findings of the 2023 global reporting and monitoring exercise on SDG indicator 6.5.1 – the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM).
A new report based on country reporting on SDG indicator 6.5.1, showcases a range of practices on advancing women’s participation in water management and provides recommendations on how to replicate and upscale those practices, seen through the lens of seven enablers.
UNEP DHI Partnership – Centre on Water and Environment
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