Beyond Quotas: Women in Water Governance
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute | en |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Rice Research Institute | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Shushilan NGO | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | University of Queensland | en |
| cg.contributor.donor | CGIAR Trust Fund | en |
| cg.contributor.donor | United States Agency for International Development | en |
| cg.contributor.initiative | Asian Mega-Deltas | en |
| cg.coverage.country | Bangladesh | en |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | BD | en |
| cg.coverage.region | Asia | en |
| cg.coverage.region | Southern Asia | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Mou Rani Sarker: 0000-0003-0571-6596 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Ranjitha Puskur: 0000-0002-9112-3414 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Sudhir Yadav: 0000-0001-7658-8144 | en |
| cg.howPublished | Grey Literature | en |
| cg.link.video | https://youtu.be/uIj7q1BY2TQ | en |
| cg.place | Dhaka, Bangladesh | en |
| cg.reviewStatus | Internal Review | en |
| cg.river.basin | GANGES | en |
| cg.subject.actionArea | Resilient Agrifood Systems | en |
| cg.subject.impactArea | Climate adaptation and mitigation | en |
| cg.subject.impactArea | Gender equality, youth and social inclusion | en |
| cg.subject.impactPlatform | Gender | en |
| cg.subject.sdg | SDG 1 - No poverty | en |
| cg.subject.sdg | SDG 3 - Good health and well-being | en |
| cg.subject.sdg | SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth | en |
| cg.subject.sdg | SDG 13 - Climate action | en |
| cg.subject.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on land | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Sarker, Mou Rani | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Batas, Mary Ann | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Singaraju, Niyati | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Akter, Rima | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Das, Mahanambrota | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Mondal, Manoranjan K. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Puskur, Ranjitha | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Yadav, Sudhir | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-04T17:01:58Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-04T17:01:58Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139800 | |
| dc.title | Beyond Quotas: Women in Water Governance | en |
| dcterms.abstract | The polder zones of Bangladesh are home to about nine million people. The majority of this population is engaged in the agricultural sector. Women play a crucial role in agriculture and food systems, and their involvement in farm production and management is growing with increasing male out-migration. But effective water management poses a huge challenge due to tidal hydrology, salinity, waterlogging, and climate stresses such as cyclones and droughts. In response to the water challenges, the government of Bangladesh implemented a community governance approach in the early 1990s by establishing Water Management Groups (WMGs). In the policy, the executive committee of the WMGs must include 30% women members. The primary goal was to promote user participation in decision-making process in water management. Women need water for agricultural production and postproduction, but their participation in water governance has been undermined. Formal structures, including quotas, have an increased representation of women in WMGs. But effective participation in water management decision-making is restricted by cultural norms, time poverty, limited information access and constraints in land and financial access. Women’s participation in water governance has positive outcomes on water management, agricultural productivity, and livelihoods. To promote effective women’s participation in water governance in polder zones, a holistic approach is needed, encompassing: • Gender-sensitive campaigns • Recognition & redistribution of unpaid work • Equal land access • Control over income • Training and capacity-building | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | en |
| dcterms.audience | General Public | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Citation: Sarker, M.R., Batas, M.A., Singaraju, N., Akhter, R., Dash, M., Mondal, M., Puskur, R. and Yadav, S. (2024). Beyond Quotas: Women in Water Governance. International Rice Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 12P. | en |
| dcterms.extent | 12 p. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2024-02 | en |
| dcterms.language | en | en |
| dcterms.language | bn | en |
| dcterms.license | Other | en |
| dcterms.publisher | International Rice Research Institute | en |
| dcterms.subject | climate change | en |
| dcterms.subject | food security | en |
| dcterms.subject | gender | en |
| dcterms.subject | water governance | en |
| dcterms.type | Book | en |
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