Gender Mainstreaming: An Essential Component of Sustainable Water Management, No. 3 (2006)

This brief shows that involvement of women in water resources development and management can help make projects more sustainable. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and water efficiency strategies and plans are an opportunity to enhance the equal participation, representation, and rights of women in the water sector. This includes creating policies and laws that institutionalize the equitable participation of men and women.