En el proyecto de Bolivia WATCH estamos utilizando el marco Multidimensional de pobreza creado por ASDI que servirá para analizar quiénes son más vulnerables frente a la situación actual de la cuenca y frente a posibles futuros fenómenos climáticos, debido a la pobreza y la falta de acceso a recursos. El analisis de pobreza se... Continue Reading →
During my involvement in the Gender and Social Equality program, we decided to do a pilot study in applying poverty and equality aspects in the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) model. It resulted in a great project working with local partners and doing a lot of model disaggregation! This pilot is the basis for our... Continue Reading →
As part of the Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) project, I was asked to contribute a blog post about a board exercise we created for a Vulnerability Workshop in Cambodia. The video and board game described in the blog post below was our response in trying to communicate complex model results to a non-technical audience in... Continue Reading →
Argentina is one of the largest wine producers in Latin America and Mendoza is one of the main wine producing provinces in Argentina. Mendoza's water supply system faces many climate challenges related to frequent and consecutive droughts. This article provides a literature review of the economic and climate challenges related to wine production in Mendoza.... Continue Reading →
On September 17, 2018, the Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) project hosted the Vulnerability Workshop for the Stung Chinit watershed in the Kampong Thom province of Cambodia. The Vulnerability Workshop represents an important step in the Robust Decision Support (RDS) process to assist stakeholders in adaptation planning. The workshop included 53 participants from local and regional... Continue Reading →
The management of water resources is often done at the basin or sub-basin scale, which is often not detailed enough to adequately evaluate the water needs and challenges of various social groups. The design of water management analysis is often based on sectors like agriculture, urban, and energy, rather than on the individuals and families... Continue Reading →
As part of SEI’s Gender and Social Equality program (GSE), we’ve been exploring ways to analyze water collection time in Ethiopia. Based on this PLOS ONE journal article, we obtained women and children’s time in collecting water and use it to create a WEAP tutorial chapter. Check out the tutorial chapter posted on the WEAP website... Continue Reading →
The Comahue region The Comahue region, in the Argentine Patagonia, extends across the province of Neuquén and Rio Negro including the Limay, Neuquén, and Río Negro basins. Water supply from these rivers supports various economic activities such as hydropower production, irrigated agriculture, urban water supply, oil extraction, and mining. In summertime or in dry periods, these... Continue Reading →
How can we encourage more active participation of women in capacity building activities? This brief describes a series of steps that trainers can take to incorporate more inclusive practices with respect to gender. Check out the brief here!
The SEI Gender and Social Equity Program is evaluating how to mainstream Gender and Social Equity (GSE) aspects into the modeling activities. A guidance document was developed (link included below) containing the recommended steps in mainstreaming G&SE in model based projects. The guidance focuses on three essential aspects: 1) integrating gender into technical work, 2)... Continue Reading →