Gender awareness in water and waste in Central Asia

Elena Tsay

Programme Assistant, UNESCO Tashkent Office

27 August 2017

Gender awareness in water and waste in Central Asia

Gender awareness in water and waste in Central Asia

Gender awareness in water and waste in Central Asia

Gender awareness in water and waste in Central Asia

Gender awareness in water and waste in Central Asia

• 1. Along with the existing problems of gender equality in the water sector of Central Asia, expressed by limitations of women in decision-making, access to resources, there is a tendency for the situation to improve, in particular thanks to the joint projects aimed at raising awareness of gender issues in water resources management at macro and micro levels.

• 2. Central Asian countries have a gender perspective in the management of land and water resources, while those of Kyrgyzstan Republic are higher than those of other Central Asian countries, and Turkmenistan - lower.

• 3. Water experts are relatively competent in gender-sensitive aspects of water management. Representatives of water management organizations believe that information on this issue is not sufficiently represented.