International Waters learning Exchange & Resource Network

The document library includes a wide array of outputs from projects (reports, presentations, case studies, terms of reference) as well as other content of interest to GEF International waters. Project managers and GEF International Waters staff are invited to give their feedback or submit case studies, ToRs, or other documentation to be included in the document library (info@iwlearn.org)

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08 Apr 2021 - terminal-evaluation - project: 2929 - English Terminal Evaluation: Reducing Conflicting water uses in the Artibonito River Watershed through the Development and Adoption of a Multi-focal Area Strategic Action Programme
27 Mar 2020 - publication - English Water Resource Management and Gender
Many programmes fail to recognise differences between men and women with regard to their demands on, access to and control over water resources and capacities. This reduces the ability to better understand and appropriately address water issues. T...
27 Mar 2020 - publication - English The Value of a River Basin Approach in Climate Adaptation
Climate change is having major impacts on water resources, affecting the quantity, quality and timing of water flows in many places. These changes are likely to increase as climate change advances. Taking a holistic river basin approach to climate...
26 Mar 2020 - publication - English Gender & SDG 6: the Critical Connection
Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Goal 6) to “ensure access to clean water and sanitation for all” requires explicit attention to gender equality and social inclusion. Universal access to safely managed water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and appro...
26 Mar 2020 - publication - English The Rising Tide: a New Look at Water and Gender
The Rising Tide: A New Look at Water and Gender reviews a vast body of literature and offers a framework for visualizing water as an asset, a service, and a space. It shows how water is an arena where gender relations play out in ways that often m...
26 Mar 2020 - publication - English Gender Equality and Inclusion in Water Resources Management
Water is crucial to development in any sector. It is now more important than ever to break the silos and adopt an integrated, all-of-society approach that ensures that the needs of women and marginalised groups are addressed in the implementation ...
25 Mar 2020 - publication - English Why Gender Matters: a Tutorial for Water Managers
There are significant gender differences in use, access and management of water. It helps to explain why some cultures, societies or communities are more successful than others to manage water. These practices often result in unfair and self-perpe...
25 Mar 2020 - report - English Women and Corruption in the Water Sector
Corrupt conduct threatens the achievements of the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and has a negative impact on the enjoyment of the human rights to water and sanitation (Baillat, 2013). Corruption is one of the key water ...
25 Mar 2020 - report - English Women and Natural Resources Unlocking the Peacebuilding Potential
Women’s diverse experiences in times of conflict have powerful implications for peacebuilding. Their capacity to recover from conflict and contribute to peace is influenced by their role in the conflict, whether directly engaged in armed groups, d...
01 Aug 2019 - publication - English The Political Economy of Regionalism: The Relevance for International Waters and the Global Environment Facility
Most freshwater and marine systems are transboundary in nature and therefore depend on sound regionalism and regional governance. The way these transboundary water systems are governed and managed is of vital importance for economic and social dev...
19 May 2014 - publication Lessons on Cooperation Building to Manage Water Conflicts in the Aral Sea Basin
This case study presents the current situation of the Aral Sea Basin and lessons to be learned from the difficult and complex conditions that followed the break-up of the Soviet Union. That collapse led to an intricate environmental problem, and t...
01 Nov 2006 - publication - English Resource Guide: Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management
With this Resource Guide, UNDP, GWA, IRC, Cap-Net and GWP seek to assist water professionals, politicians, gender specialists and others in their efforts to provide improved access to water for poor women, children and men all over the world. We w...
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