Opposing currents : the politics of water and gender in Latin America

摘要: In every part of the world, looming or full-blown water crises threaten communities from largest cities to smallest rural towns. Over past two decades, there has been increased attention at global level devastating effects shortages and pollution, policies principles for implementing sustainable management resources have proliferated. But scholars activists are beginning understand that top-down environmental doomed fall if they do not address local cultures customary uses. As contributors Opposing Currents illustrate, failure is most evident in inability recognize women only should become central level, but that, fact, already are. This volume focuses on Latin America as stakeholders management. It makes their contributions grassroots efforts more visible, explains why doing so essential effective public policy planning sector, provides guidelines future project implementation. After an in-depth review gender issues relation domestic usage, irrigation, development, book a series case studies prepared by interdisciplinary group activists. Covering countries throughout hemisphere, moving freely impoverished neighborhoods conference rooms international agencies, explores various ways which are-and not-involved initiatives across America. Insightful analyses reveal what these imply success regional improve accessibility usability, suggest new thinking about environment context specific practices.