Gender dynamics of irrigation: Making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal

In the Western Terai region of Nepal, women farmers who irrigate their fields experience a disparity. On the one hand, women are largely responsible for the day-to-day running of irrigation systems; on the other hand, these same farmers are often excluded from planning and management decisions – par...

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Autores principales: Khadka, Manohara, Koirala, Sanju, Adhikari, Manju, Yangkhurung, Jigyasha Rai
Formato: Blog Post
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR System Organization 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131659
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author Khadka, Manohara
Koirala, Sanju
Adhikari, Manju
Yangkhurung, Jigyasha Rai
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description In the Western Terai region of Nepal, women farmers who irrigate their fields experience a disparity. On the one hand, women are largely responsible for the day-to-day running of irrigation systems; on the other hand, these same farmers are often excluded from planning and management decisions – particularly those made by water user associations (WUAs).
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spelling CGSpace1316592025-03-11T09:50:20Z Gender dynamics of irrigation: Making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal Khadka, Manohara Koirala, Sanju Adhikari, Manju Yangkhurung, Jigyasha Rai gender irrigation water user associations households women women's participation capacity building In the Western Terai region of Nepal, women farmers who irrigate their fields experience a disparity. On the one hand, women are largely responsible for the day-to-day running of irrigation systems; on the other hand, these same farmers are often excluded from planning and management decisions – particularly those made by water user associations (WUAs). 2023-02-09 2023-08-28T15:33:52Z 2023-08-28T15:33:52Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131659 en Open Access CGIAR System Organization Khadka, M.; Koirala, S.; Adhikari, M.; Yangkhurung, J.R. 2023. Gender dynamics of irrigation: making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal. Montpellier, France: CGIAR. https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/gender-dynamics-of-irrigation-making-way-for-women-leaders-in-western-terai-nepal/
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women's participation
capacity building
Khadka, Manohara
Koirala, Sanju
Adhikari, Manju
Yangkhurung, Jigyasha Rai
Gender dynamics of irrigation: Making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal
title Gender dynamics of irrigation: Making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal
title_full Gender dynamics of irrigation: Making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal
title_fullStr Gender dynamics of irrigation: Making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Gender dynamics of irrigation: Making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal
title_short Gender dynamics of irrigation: Making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal
title_sort gender dynamics of irrigation making way for women leaders in western terai nepal
topic gender
irrigation
water user associations
households
women
women's participation
capacity building
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