Women taking action on Water Decade

The Final Declaration of the 2018 High-level Dushanbe conference on the Water Action Decade re-emphasizes “the key role of women for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6, their insufficient representation in water-related decision-making processes and among water professionals at all levels, the disproportionate burden carried by many women and girls for water collection and use, their specific needs of safe water and sanitation facilities and the need to create an enabling environment to address these issues.”  

The Women Water Forum preceding the conference discussed how women in their different public and private roles can contribute effectively to make the Water Action Decade a success. The commitments and recommendations are laid down in the outcome document that was presented jointly by UN Women Regional Director Interim for Europe and Central Asia, Ms. Alia El-Yassir and women’s civil society representative, Ms Rano Mansurova, Tajikistan in the plenary of the High-level conference.

The full report of the 2018 Women Water Forum in Dushanbe is available here.

It was most encouraging to witness a strong participation of Women in Science through the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT), discussing the need for applied science with grassroots women who informed women scientist about the gender reality on the ground. Such mutual understanding creates transformative action.