Converging global evidence highlights the dire consequences of climate change for human
mental health and wellbeing. This paper summarises literature across relevant disciplines to …

Introduction Poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services threatens
population health and contributes to gender and social inequalities, especially in low …

Men and women, boys and girls have different experiences of disasters. Gender dynamics
impact both the way they are affected by disasters and their capacity to withstand and …

Rural Africa lags behind global progress to provide safe drinking water to everyone.
Decades of effort and billions of dollars of investment have yielded modest gains, with high …

Much of the literature on gender dimensions of community-based water governance focuses
on irrigation systems in rural areas. Largely overlooked is how gender dynamics influence …

The feminisation of poverty is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon related to gender
inequality in various aspects of life. Women are disproportionately affected by the gender …

Variable climate conditions, resulting in periods of water scarcity and longer dry spells, or
intense rainfall events, have serious implications for water and sanitation services. Climate …

All nature relies on water, yet climate change threatens water availability to the highest
degree—from too much (eg extreme weather; flooding) to too little (eg droughts; wildfires) …

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content contained within the work. The World Bank therefore does not warrant that the use of …

Intricacies between women and water are central to achieving the 2030 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). Gender equality and women empowerment is a key driver in …