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Project

Women & Water Security

Water scarcity has broad ramifications for women, particularly in water-stressed regions. A gender-balanced water governance and policy framework will ensure a secure and sustainable water future.

About the Project

The project amplifies the voices of women stakeholders in water-stressed regions, sharing unique perspectives that are instrumental in shaping a water-secure future. We do this by facilitating a more inclusive policymaking process and producing policy recommendations that promote gender equity and advance women’s representation in water governance. We also work to maximize opportunities for women in the local, regional, and global environmental space by creating platforms for networking, knowledge sharing, and capacity-building.

Project Team

Brian Eyler

Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs

Courtney Weatherby

Fellow and Deputy Director, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs

Research & Writing

Commentary

Pakistan Floods: Women should be at the forefront of relief efforts & future climate policies

Women in developing countries, such as Pakistan, are particularly vulnerable to climate disasters due to existing gender inequities and patriarchal norms.
Farwa Aamer
September 1, 2022

Commentary

Women Are Key to Climate Action in Southeast Asia

In Southeast Asia, women are taking risks to fight the climate crisis, but gender inequality must be addressed to reach climate goals
Lily LaMattina
June 23, 2022

Commentary

The Women, Water, & Policy Nexus

Decades of gender inequalities in existing water management systems is a social and economic disservice.
Ambika Vishwanath
March 7, 2022

Project Note

EU’s hydro-diplomacy in a water-stressed world

Farwa Aamer sits down with two of the most dynamic women in the EU policy circuit, Ambassador Tanja Miskova and Ms. Alina Belskaia.
Farwa Aamer
November 4, 2021

Commentary

Water Crisis in the MENA region

Water scarcity challenges are further compounded for women who make up almost half of the global migrant population.
Farwa Aamer
September 9, 2021

Project Note

Introducing Women & Water Security

Empowering women stakeholders will allow policymakers to more effectively chart out an equitable and inclusive water security framework.
Farwa Aamer
August 26, 2021

Recent Publications

Project Note

EU’s hydro-diplomacy in a water-stressed world

Farwa Aamer
Project Note

Introducing Women & Water Security

Farwa Aamer
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Events

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Water Insecurity in Pakistan

Featured Speakers Aisha Khan, Founder & Head of the Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change & Mountain and Glacier Protection Organization. Aisha works at the community and policy level to strengthen climate action…

  • May 19, 2022
  • 9:30 - 10:30 AM EDT
  • Location TBD
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