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dc.titleGender and Water in AquaFund
dc.contributor.authorLópez Mayher, Cristina
dc.contributor.editorBedoya del Olmo, Celia
dc.contributor.editorMachado, Kleber
dc.contributor.editorOrtega Oropeza, Leticia
dc.contributor.orgunitInfrastructure and Energy Sector
dc.contributor.orgunitWater and Sanitation Division
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2025-03-24T00:03:00
dc.date.issue2025-03-24T00:03:00
dc.description.abstractWomen and girls use water for domestic activities and home-caring for vulnerable family members, as well as taking care of small cattle and agricultural production. Given their active use of water, women tend to be truly knowledgeable about current water sources, their quality and reliability, and any restrictions on their use. On the other hand, men use water for productive activities. Although women supply almost half of all agricultural labor in low-and middle-income countries, their agricultural productivity is on average 20 percent to 30 percent lower than male farmers. Therefore, agricultural activities supervised by men often take priority over those conducted by women. There is a need to integrate women in the planning, decision making and governance of water and sanitation services. AquaFund partners, the Water and Sanitation Division, and the entire IDB Group are committed to incorporating a gender perspective into their operations to achieve fairer, more equitable and sustainable results. This commitment is reflected in the current analysis of AquaFund Technical CooperationS (TCs) and their supported projects.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013472
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Gender-and-Water-in-AquaFund.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWater and Sanitation
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectTechnical Cooperation
dc.subjectWater Services
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectClimate Finance
dc.subjectWaterborne Disease
dc.subjectGender Mainstreaming
dc.subjectWater Supply and Sanitation
dc.subjectSanitation Service
dc.subjectKnowledge Product
dc.subject.jelcodeQ25 - Water
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeF63 - Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeF35 - Foreign Aid
dc.subject.keywordsgender;water;Sanitation;water-related natural disasters
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-01052
idb.operationRG-T4250
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