Working and discussion papersNovember 2019Christy Lowe, Eva Ludi, Miriam Denis Le Seve and Josephine TsuiCollecting water, Burkina Faso, 2013. Photo: Ollivier Girard/CIFORWater insecurity is a significant, heavily gendered, and growing driver of poverty, vulnerability and risk. This paper explores the linkages between the social protection, water and gender sectors. It examines the ways in which water insecurity restricts female participation in social protection (and related education and employment opportunities) and undermines social protection efforts to promote health, nutrition and food security. It also considers the potential for social protection to support gender-sensitive improvements in water security, including by enhancing women’s and girls’ access to water and by increasing their capacity to manage water-related risks.The paper argues that the linkages between social protection, water and gender concerns are more substantial than previously recognised, and that they will only become stronger as the effects of climate change and urbanisation intensify. Failure to explicitly acknowledge and address these linkages could hinder progress across the board, while better cross-sectoral understanding and action promises to generate more sustainable improvements in each sector and help lay the foundations for broader empowerment gains. Read the research Linking social protection and water security to empower women and girlsDocumentpdfInfographic: improving water security through social protection Infographic: improving water security through social protectionInfographic | September 2020Infographic highlighting how social protection can promote improvements in water security. Find out moreRelated The politics of gender-responsive social protectionThis paper analyses social protection policy and programming through a gendered political economy lens.Working and discussion papers27 November 2019Financing gender-responsive social protectionThis webinar explores the main challenges, opportunities and initiatives underway on financing gender-responsive social protection.Public event6 June 2019The politics of gender-responsive social protectionThis webinar explores the political economy drivers and barriers to promoting gender-responsive social protection.Public event7 March 2019Realising rights: how can social protection advance gender equality?This webinar explores the themes of the CSW 63: Social protection, gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowermentPublic event19 February 2019See more:social protectiongenderwatergenderGlobal
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