The IW:LEARN Webinar Series entitled: “ENGENDERING INTERNATIONAL WATERS” encompass many relevant aspects of gender and water issues in GEF IW projects. To better understand the context of each webinar, WWAP and WWF have created a shared ‘gender & water library’, consisting of a collection of background material, selected for each of the six webinars. 

You can access to the ‘gender & water library’  through a shared Google Drive Document. The material will be made available and updated during the week leading up to each webinar.

This background material can be accessed here through a shared Google Document Drive.

The documents related to Webinar I “Gender Analysis and Mainstreaming in International Waters Projects: Introduction to the IW Webinar Series” is online and organized in the following categories:

• GEF Secretariat gender mainstreaming and policies
• GEF implementing agencies:  a collection of gender policies and strategies
• UNESCO publications on gender
• WWAP Gender & Water Toolkit (Project on Gender Sensitive Water Monitoring Assessment and Reporting)
• Publications on gender and water resources management
• Gender relevant documents from other UN agencies

The video of The Water Rooms Project that will be screened during the webinar can be found here.

Background materials

GEF IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES GENDER POLICIES

• AfDB's Gender Policy
• Memorandum: Operationalizing Gender Mainstreaming at the African Development Bank Group
• Investing in Gender Equality for Africa's Transformation
• Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Operational Plan, 2013–2020 Moving the Agenda Forward in Asia and the Pacific
• Fiche de contrôle pour l'intégration du genre et du changement climatique dans les projets
• Fiche de Controle Pour la Prise en Compte des Aspects Genre dans le Secteur de l'eau et l’Assainissement
• FUNBIO Gender Mainstreaming Policy
• Conservation International Guidelines for integrating gender into conservation programming
• FAO POLICY ON GENDER EQUALITY: Attaining Food Security Goals in Agriculture and Rural Development
• Foreign Economic Cooperation Office Gender Mainstreaming Methodology
• GAP: Gender Action Plan (2011-2013): Promoting Gender Equality to Improve Development Results
• IDB's 2015 Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the Gender Action Plan for Operations (2014-2016)
• Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy
• IFAD's Gender and Water
• IFAD's Gender Mainstreaming
• Harmonizing Gender in the Three Rio Conventions and the GEF
• Roots for the Future: The Landscape and Way Forward on Gender and Climate Change
• UNDP's Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017
• UNIDO's Policy on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
• Water Resource Management and Gender
• WORLD BANK GROUP: Gender Equality, Poverty Reduction, and Inclusive Growth

GEF SECRETARIAT GENDER MAINSTREAMING AND POLICIES

• Policy on Gender Equality
• Summary of the 53rd Meeting of the Global Environment Facility Council: 28-30 November 2017
• Policy on Gender Mainstreaming
• Mainstreaming Gender at the GEF
• Roadmap for Gender Equality
• Gender Equality Action Plan

OTHER (UN AGENCIES) GENDER DOCUMENTS

• Report by the Director-General on UNESCO Actions Promoting Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality
• UNESCO Publications Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines
• UNESCO Priority Gender Equality Action Plan 2014–2021
• Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management
• Gender-Disaggregated Data on Water and Sanitation
• Integrating Equity, Gender, Human Rights and Social Determinants into the Work of WHO - Roadmap for Action (2014–2019)
• Women and Corruption in the Water Sector
• Women and Natural Resources Unlocking the Peacebuilding Potential
• Gender and Climate Change
• Female-Friendly Public and Community Toilets: a Guide for Planners and Decision Makers
• Global Gender and Environment Outlook
• Women as Agents of Change in Water

PUBLICATIONS ON GENDER AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

• AMCOW Policy and Strategy for Mainstreaming Gender in the Water Sector in Africa
• Why Gender Matters: a Tutorial for Water Managers
• Gender Equality & Goal 6: the Critical Connection
• Gender Equality and Inclusion in Water Resources Management
• Gender & SDG 6: the Critical Connection
• Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation
• Lessons Learnt from Gender Impact Assessments of Hydropower Projects in Laos and Vietnam
• NBI Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Strategy
• The Rising Tide: a New Look at Water and Gender
• Gender in Water and Sanitation

WWAP TOOLKIT AND OTHER GENDER MATERIAL

• Sex-Disaggregated Indicators For Water Assessment, Monitoring and Reporting
• Guidelines on How to Collect Sex-Disaggregated Water Data
• Questionnaire for Collecting Sex-Disaggregated Water Data
• Overview of Resources on Gender-Sensitive Data Related to Water

WWF GENDER DOCUMENTS

• The Value of a River Basin Approach in Climate Adaptation
• Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning
• Global Network Policy: Gender Policy Statement
• Water Resource Management and Gender
• Gender Responsive and Inclusive Conservation: Learning, Reflection and Future Direction
• Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: a Green Guide