This policy brief looks at water security risks in Burkina Faso through a gender lens, providing insights on how gendered norms and practices produce differentiated risks. In many countries, traditional divisions of labour mean that women conduct the majority of unpaid work related to the collection, transport, and management of water supplies for drinking and other domestic uses.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/gender-and-water-security-burkina-faso-lessons-adaptation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sarah-dickin
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/stockholm-environment-institute
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/burkina-faso
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
