E-LIBRARY - GENDER MAINSTREAMING
Gender Perspectives On Policies in the Water Sector
May 30, 2010
What do we mean by "The Water Crisis"? For the engineers, scientists and politicians who now use the phrase regularly to support plans for better conservation and management of water resources, the crisis means that demand for more and more water for industry, food production, power generation, drinking water and hygiene are threatening to outstrip renewable supplies and damage natural ecosystems. This serious problem demands urgent action. Integrated water resources management (IWRM) ais avital ingredient in the solutions to this macro water crisis.