Gender Issues in Watershed Management

cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.identifier.urlhttp://oar.icrisat.org/8510/en
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Productivity
cg.isbn9.78935E+12en
cg.placeIndiaen
cg.subject.wleGENDERen
cg.subject.wleWATERSHEDSen
cg.subject.wleSANITATIONen
dc.contributor.authorWani, S.P.en
dc.contributor.authorAnantha, K.H.en
dc.contributor.authorSreedevi, T.K.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-24T06:09:56Zen
dc.date.available2016-06-24T06:09:56Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/75838
dc.titleGender Issues in Watershed Managementen
dcterms.abstractThe rain-fed areas in the semi-arid tropics are characterised by low and erratic rainfall, severe land degradation, low crop yields and high poverty. Watershed programmes are recognised as a potential engine for agricultural growth and sustainable development in rain-fed areas (Wani et al., 2003). The success and sustainability of watershed programmes are directly related to collective action and community participation (Wani et al., 2008; Sreedevi and Wani, 2007). Women are key players as managers and direct actors in managing natural resources in the watershed and addressing household food security and nutritional goals. How ever, too often, they play a passive role in decision-making processes because of their low educational levels, social customs and economic dependence. Though women share a major workload for managing the natural resources, the benefits of the watershed programmes largely bypass them, except where targeted income-generating and employment interventions have been undertaken (Sreedevi et al., 2009)en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWani SP, Anantha KH, TK Sreedevi. 2014. Gender Issues in Watershed Management. IN: Cronin AA, Mehta PK and Prakash A. (Eds.), Gender Issues in Water and Sanitation Programmes: Lessons from India. India: Sage. pp: 99-119.en
dcterms.extentp. 99-119en
dcterms.issued2014
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherSageen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectwatershed managementen
dcterms.subjectsanitationen
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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