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2.1 Introducing IWRM The concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), its principles and applications are outlined in this section.
2.2 Introducing Gender This section shows how a gender analysis helps water sector agencies better allocate their resources to meet the needs of women and men and marginalized groups.
2.3 Defining Gender This section provides a comprehensive definition of gender, and how gender roles can be understood.
2.4 The Historical Framework of Gender This section outlines the evolution of `women in development´, `gender and development´ and `gender and empowerment´ approaches.
2.5 Principles of IWRM and their Gender Implications Five major principles of IWRM are examined in this section, along with the gender implications of each.
2.6 Why use a gender perspective in Integrated Water Resources Management? 8 paragraphs outline the neccesity of a gender perspective in IWRM
2.7 Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management Outline of the process of mainstreaming Gender in water resources management, including how to raise awareness of the issues and improve understanding in 2 seperate paragraphs.
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