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Short Summary
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| Title |
Gender Concerns in Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh:
Trends and Challenges |
| Author |
Sultana, F. |
| Publication
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February 2006 |
| Publisher |
Arsenic Policy Support Unit (APSU) |
| Donor |
Department for International Development (DFID),
UK |
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Short Summary |
Is arsenic contamination of drinking water in
Bangladesh a social development issue or a merely technical issue?
Does it have gender implications? Based on findings from field research
in Bangladesh, this report highlights the experiences of poor women
and men whose lives have been affected by arsenic and explores how
they are able to participate in arsenic mitigation. It looks at specific
areas, including the gender division of labour and coping mechanisms,
workload in relation to collecting water, distance to water sources,
changes in water collection due to arsenic mitigation, and gender
and community management. The author concludes that further research
in this field is much needed to explore why there are such great gendered
differences in awareness of and responses to arsenic and to consider
how to ameliorate the situation. Better access to healthcare and health
information also needs to be provided, alongside the more meaningful
participation of women and men in water resource management and decision-making.
This report is one of three reports funded by the Arsenic Policy Support
Unit (APSU) of the Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government,
Government of Bangladesh. |
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