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GWA Chair lectures at ANU Asia Pacific Week 2009

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:52:42 GMT

Podcast of GWA Chair's lecture at ANU Asia Pacific Week 2009

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:52:13 GMT

On 27 January 2009 GWA Chairperson - Mrs Sara Ahmed - delivered a lecture " Reforming Water, Transforming Women" to a large gathering of scholars at the Australian National University as part of their Asia Pacific Week 2009 event. To download the podcast of Sara Ahmed's lecture, visit http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/podcasts/podcasts.php?series=cap and scroll down the page to the podcast of 27 January 2009 titled: "Asia Pacific Week 2009 - 04: Reforming Water, Transforming Women: Does Gender Matter in Water Management in Asia and the Pacific?".

Please be aware that the podcast is a large file (20 MB) and may take a long time to download depending on your internet speed.

Gender Assembly at World Urban Forum 5, March 2010

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:03:06 GMT

The 5th World Urban Forum (WUF) will take place from 22 – 26 March 2010 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

For the first time, the WUF will include a Gender Equality Action Assembly that will bring together partners to discuss progress and challenges on the implementation of the Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP). Daniela Nogueira will speak for GWA at this Assembly.
For those who cannot attend the actual Assembly, yet would like to contribute to it somehow, please join the ongoing e-debate on Women and the Environment.

Al Jazeera Video on Women and the Politics of Water - Part II, featuring interview with GWA Advisor Marcia Brewster

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:48:40 GMT

Please click on the following link to view a 11 and half minute video on: Women and the Politics of Water - Part II

This video is in English and is the second of the 2 part Al-Jazeera Everywoman documentary on Women and Politics of Water. It features an interview with GWA Advisor - Marcia Brewster, and Biraj Swain of WaterAid India, and films Indian village women at the forefront of the popular protest against the damming of the Narmada river in India, in their campaign to regain control over this precious resource - vital to the survival of their villages.

Please be aware that downloading this video may need high speed internet connections.

Al-Jazeera Video on Women and the Politics of Water - Part 1

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:29:46 GMT

Please click on the following link to view a 12 minute Video on: Women and the Politics of Water - Part I

This video is in English and is the first of the 2 part Al-Jazeera Everywoman documentary on Women and Politics of Water. It features an interview with Maude Barlow - author of "Blue Gold" - and films two women in rural and urban Tanzania in their daily struggle to access water for their families.

Please be aware that downloading this video may need high speed internet connections.

Travelling Exhibit South Asia shown at the GEF - IW Biennial Conference in Cairns, Australia

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:23:33 GMT

The Travelling Exhibit on Gender and Water has been a partnership project of GWA with GEF - IW Learn since 2005, and its final South Asian chapter was shown at the 5th GEF - IW Biennial Conference in Cairns, Australia from 26 - 29 October 2009.

Besides showing the Travelling Exhibit, GWA members also organized the only workshop on Gender and Water issues at this conference. This was a 90 minute session including presentations by GWA members and others on Mainstreaming Gender at the GEF; Water, Gender, and MDGs: Progress and Challenges in the Lao-PDR context; Understanding the Women and Water Relationship; Gender and Water Network in Central Asia and; Gender Mainstreaming requires Training.

Oxfam Journal article: Engendering adaptation to climate variability in Gujarat, India

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:05:00 GMT

Co-authored by ex-GWA chairperson Sara Ahmed, and Elizabeth Fajber, this article in Oxfam's Gender and Development Journal discusses the different ways in which climate change impacts on poor, vulnerable, and socially excluded women and men.

Policy Brief: Women’s Access to Public Services in Sector Decentralization

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:50:02 GMT

This 2008 policy brief on women's access to public services is an output from the IDRC supported global research programe on gender and decentralisation. It speaks on the challenges that poor and socially marginalised women continue to face despite their high levels of participation in decentralised water management institutions.

Making Sustainable Sanitation work for Women and Men

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:48:28 GMT

This 2009 publication jointly authored by Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) and Gender and Water Alliance (GWA), is meant to give background information on the pressing need to integrate a gender perspective into the efforts to promote safe and sustainable sanitation.

5th World Water Forum: Istanbul Water Guide

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:35:52 GMT

The Istanbul Water Guide was prepared through a series of Preparatory Committee Meetings (PrepComs) attended by representatives of national governments as well as major stakeholders and the Thematic and Regional Coordinators of the 5th World Water Forum. This document is based on the broad views of the participants of the PrepCom series and the outcomes and recommendations of a number of technical and political meetings, such as symposia, conferences, summits and regional water forums held early 2009.

5th World Water Forum: Istanbul Water Consensus

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:15:48 GMT

The Istanbul Water Consensus (IWC) was signed during the 5th World Water Forum by 52 mayors, calling local authorities for a joint-commitment concerning management of urban water reserves. The consensus is a non-binding agreement among cities across the globe to initiate progress in the development of sustainable water management strategies in the face of global challenges, including urbanization and climate change.

The Istanbul Water Consensus named “Champion Cities” united in commitment for urban water resource management.

5th World Water Forum: Ministerial Statement

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:26:46 GMT

The 5th World Water Forum concluded deliberations in Istanbul, on 21st March 2009 afternoon. Ministers met at a closing session in the morning of March 21, during which they presented summaries on eight roundtable sessions and adopted their Declaration.

Launch of Travelling Exhibit on Gender and Water in Islamabad, Pakistan

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:52:22 GMT

On 13th February 2009 DAMAAN Development Organization, in collaboration with Aurat Foundation and SUNGI Development Foundation launched the GWA Travelling Exhibit in Islamabad, Pakistan. Entitled "Gender and Water: insights, innovation and transformation" the exhibition had as its chief guest Dr Zil-e-Huma, Member National Assembly & Parliamentary Secretary for Womens Development.

Report - Integrated Solutions to the Water, Agriculture and Climate Crises

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:35:52 GMT

Shiney Varghese, the author of this report, is Senior Policy Analyst at Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and GWA member. In her report she discusses the role of industrial agriculture in contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, water use and degradation and global hunger. Small-scale producers are most affected by the water, agriculture, and climate crises, with women and children disproportionately bearing the burden.

Show of Travelling Exhibit in Hyderabad, Pakistan

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:48:40 GMT

On 20th April 2009 the Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) Pakistan in collaboration with Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA), and Management & Development Centre (MDC) put the Travelling Exhibit on Gender and Water at show at the Dr. N.A Baloch Auditorium in Hyderabad.

Global Public Policy Network on Water Management (GPPN)

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:40:34 GMT

http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org

The GPPN is a joint initiative of Stakeholder Forum and Stockholm International Water Institute, working with global stakeholders to identify priorities for the international water agenda, and communicate those priorities to decision-makers.

The GPPN is consulting and collaborating actively with a host of governmental and non-governmental actors, including the GWA, to raise the profile of water in the climate change negotiations in the run-up to the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) of the UNFCCC in Copenhagen in December 2009.

GWA member in Uganda wins Award for Best Performing NGO 2009

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:05:30 GMT

Katosi Women Development Trust (KWDT) won the Award for Best performing NGO in the Water and Sanitation sector 2008/2009 from the Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda. The Mission of KWDT is to empower rural peasant women to initiate and self-manage their economic, social, and political development processes.

The GWA Network is proud of our member-partner's achievement, and would like to offer hearty congratulations to all the KWDT women on achieving this wonderful milestone in their development. We wish them a lot more progress and recognition of their hard work in the years to come.

GWA speaks on gender issues at Water Day 2009 in Barcelona

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:35:58 GMT

GWA Executive Director Joke Muylwijk attended the Water Day in Barcelona on 3rd November 2009, held alongside the UN Climate Change negotiations. The day was being convened by the Global Public Policy Network on Water Management (GPPN) - a partnership of Stakeholder Forum and Stockholm International Water Institute – in collaboration with UN Water.

The day set out to show that water is a critical and cross-cutting concern for climate change adaptation and mitigation. There were six sessions which focused on climate change and a range of water-related issues: Water and Livelihoods; Water, Ecosystems and Forests; Water and Land; Water and Regional/transboundary cooperation; Water and Land; Water and Gender; Water and Energy.

The GPPN in the run up to the UNFCCC negotiations in Copenhagen have also produced a response to Non-Paper 53 (used as the basis for the start of negotiations in the Copenhagen meeting). To download the pdf of the GPPN response please click here

Ms. Joke Muylwijk made a 2 minute contribution to the panel on Water and Gender highlighting their relevance to Climate Change issues. To hear an audio recording of the various panel contributions please click on the GPPN link here (the audio files are rather large, and may take a while to download depending on your internet connection)

GWA speaks out: interviews with GWA members and staff at the 5th World Water Forum

Wed, 13 May 2009 12:40:07 GMT

Find an overview of weblinks to interviews with GWA members and staff.

5th World Water Forum: Bridging Gender Divides in Water

Wed, 13 May 2009 09:20:58 GMT

With careful planning and preparation, GWA was able to mainstream gender issues in this Water Forum much more than in those that preceded it. GWA managed to be actively involved in more than 20 thematic sessions, and the active participation of all GWA members present ensured that gender concerns were raised in all thematic sessions, side-events, and regional presentations they attended.