Research on pastoralist women in Samburu and Laikipia counties, Kenya, as part of a REACH catalyst grant, reflects on the links between water security and women empowerment.
Inequalities
Water security and poverty in coastal Bangladesh: can modelling be of help?
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Dry hands and dry wells: impacts of water insecurity on rural women in Burkina Faso
When water supplies run low, business dries up for women in rural Burkina Faso.
Gender and water security: the rest of the puzzle
Ask most people what the link between gender, poverty and water is and they’ll refer to the role of women in collecting water. However, this is only one piece of a much bigger puzzle linking gender and water to natural disasters, food security and even child marriage.