Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 6: The case for gender-transformative water programmes

• DOI: 10.21201/2020.5884
• Publication Date: 2020-03-22
• Authors: Emma Crawford
• Keywords: Transformative Learning; Gender Mainstreaming; Water development; Millennium Development Goals

As we approach the 10-year countdown to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is clear are far from achieving SDG 5 on gender equality, and 6 universal access water sanitation. While equality safe sanitation often treated as separate issues, they deeply linked interdependent. This paper argues that achieve both Goals, the international community must adopt more gender-transformative approaches development. Improved data collection at national sub-national levels needed; there also a need for increased opportunities women’s meaningful participation in governance. It essential address gendered social norms – particularly around unpaid care work.