Gender and hydropower

Gender in hydropower

MK 13 and MK10

Gender & hydropowerMK13

CPWF – Water, Food and Energy

Oxfam team Hanoi November 20 2013

Overview 1. Gender Justice in Hydropower - project overview

2. Process3. Tools and findings

Our process

Gender impact assessment in hydropower – how can it help?

Gender Assessment and analysis can help:

• Avoid, minimize, mitigate and compensate negative impacts

• Ensure hydropower respects the rights of men and women (Understanding)

• Promotes women’s empowerment and participation (Empowerment)

• Increases equitable access to, and control over, benefits (Sustainable outcomes)

Gender impact assessmenta step-by step process

Sex disaggregated

baseline

Sex disaggregated

baseline

Understand Context

Understand Context Identify

issuesIdentify issues

Women’s interests

and aspirations

Women’s interests

and aspirations

AuditReviewAudit

Review

Gender Action plan

Gender Action plan

Gender Impact Assessment – tools and checklists

• Gender impact assessement tools for hydro in Mekong context

• Checklists that can be used across different stages of the project cycle

Collecting gender baseline and understanding the gender impacts

Pre – projectUnderstand the river and how men and women use and value the river – consider transboundary

Project•Gather sex disaggregated data for your project•Understand the context – roles, responsibilities, power•Assess the impacts the dam will bring•Talk to women and men about their needs and aspirationsCheck back with communities – men and women - on your findings and assessments

Gender action planning

Use your gender impact assessment to develop a gender action planMake sure it is resourced; Staff are trained - include women and gender experts

Stand alone gender action and implementation plan

Incorporate into other management and implementation plans. eg:-Environmental management plan-Resettlement action plan-Indigenous peoples management plan-Livelihood restitution

Positive gender outcomes

It is important that a project developer and government counterparts regularly audit and review plans.

•Independent expert led reviews and audits; publicly reported

•Community led review and audit.

Assess the outcomes from point of view of women, men and communities. Adjust plans and budgets

Incorporating gender is not rocket science

Small group questions (1)1. How can research inform better gender practice in

hydropower and how can women be involved in the research?

2. How can government include gender considerations in hydropower? Think about the different stages of a project – planning, construction and operation. What role can other stakeholders take in this process?

3. How can developers include gender considerations in hydropower? Think about the different stages of a project – planning, construction and operation. What role can other stakeholders take in this process?

Small group questions (2)4. How should women contribute to planning, implementation and assessing outcomes in resettlement?

5. How can indigenous women’s interests be better incorporated into hydropower planning? What are the barriers and what could we do about them?

6. What approaches can be adopted to allow for meaningful participation of women? What would help women gain greater access to information and be involved in consultations?

7. Women are marginalized in many cultures. How could a hydropower project affect gender power relations?

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