A gender performance indicator for irrigation: concepts, tools and applications

Although gender issues are today a priority on the agendas of irrigation policy makers, interventionists, farm leaders and researchers, there is still a considerable gap between positive intentions and concrete action. An important but hitherto ignored reason for this is the lack of adequate generic...

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Main Author: van Koppen, Barbara
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2002
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39846
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description Although gender issues are today a priority on the agendas of irrigation policy makers, interventionists, farm leaders and researchers, there is still a considerable gap between positive intentions and concrete action. An important but hitherto ignored reason for this is the lack of adequate generic concepts and tools that are policy-relevant and can accommodate the vast variation in irrigation contexts worldwide. The Gender Performance Indicator for Irrigation (GPII) aims to fill this gap. In any particular scheme, this tool diagnoses the gendered organization of farming and gender-based inclusion or exclusion in irrigation institutions. It informs irrigation agencies what they themselves can do for effective change-if necessary. The tool also identifies gender issues beyond a strict mandate of irrigation water provision. The Indicator was applied and tested in nine case studies in Africa and Asia. The research report presents the underlying concepts, methodological guidelines and selected applications of the GPII.
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spelling CGSpace398462025-11-07T08:45:37Z A gender performance indicator for irrigation: concepts, tools and applications van Koppen, Barbara gender women irrigation management water management policy decision making performance evaluation indicators irrigated farming farming systems case studies water users' associations leadership Although gender issues are today a priority on the agendas of irrigation policy makers, interventionists, farm leaders and researchers, there is still a considerable gap between positive intentions and concrete action. An important but hitherto ignored reason for this is the lack of adequate generic concepts and tools that are policy-relevant and can accommodate the vast variation in irrigation contexts worldwide. The Gender Performance Indicator for Irrigation (GPII) aims to fill this gap. In any particular scheme, this tool diagnoses the gendered organization of farming and gender-based inclusion or exclusion in irrigation institutions. It informs irrigation agencies what they themselves can do for effective change-if necessary. The tool also identifies gender issues beyond a strict mandate of irrigation water provision. The Indicator was applied and tested in nine case studies in Africa and Asia. The research report presents the underlying concepts, methodological guidelines and selected applications of the GPII. 2002 2014-06-13T14:29:32Z 2014-06-13T14:29:32Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39846 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Van Koppen, B. 2002. A gender performance indicator for irrigation: concepts, tools and applications. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 42p. (IWMI Research Report 059)
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A gender performance indicator for irrigation: concepts, tools and applications
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women
irrigation management
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performance evaluation
indicators
irrigated farming
farming systems
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water users' associations
leadership
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