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Extended Deadline: Course on Gender Mainstreaming in Decision-making on Water Management
The course 鈥淕ender mainstreaming in decision-making on water management鈥 aims to enhance water security and sustainability by improving the inclusion of gender equality in water access, management and governance. It is intended for technicians and professionals from various institutions belonging to the CODIA, as well as for professionals from other institutions whose work is related to water resources management in Latin America.
It will be held at the Spanish Cooperation Training Centre in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on 11-13 November 2015. The course is organized by UNESCO鈥檚 International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO-IHP) and the Conference of Ibero-American Directors of Water (CODIA).
The deadline for applications is now 5 October 2015.
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The course is the result of collaboration between IHP, CODIA and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). It will be taught by a team of experts from different institutions and backgrounds:
- Francisco T. Rodr铆guez (UNESCO Chair on Water, Women and Governance, at the Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic);
- Vera L煤cia de Miranda Guarda (UNESCO Chair on Water, Women and Development, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil);
- Denise Soares (Mexican Institute of Water Technology, IMTA); and
- Mar Humberto (AECID)
This three-day workshop will be an opportunity for specialists and strategic partners whose work is related to water management to:
- Contribute to gender mainstreaming in institutions as well as in water-related programmes and projects;
- Introduce strategies and activities to ensure women鈥檚 participation and commitment to water-related programmes;
- Present monitoring procedures that can be used to reveal power dynamics in water access and management;
- Share methodologies, techniques and experiences to assess and promote gender equality;
- Enhance capacities to build action plans for strengthening gender mainstreaming in the institutions and programmes in which the participants work.
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