The GEWAMED project
MAINSTREAMING GENDER DIMENSION INTO WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION
Duration of the project
2006 - 2010
Funding partners
The European Commission.
The Mediterranean Agronomic Institute - Bari CIHEAM - IAMB
(centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Mediterraneennes - Instituto Agronomico Mediterrano Di Bari), acting as the regional center.
Implementing partners
18 partners from 14 countries around the Mediterranean basin (Algeria, cyprus, France, Greece, Egypt, Jordan, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine, Morocco, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey). RMF being the partner for Lebanon.
Definition
Gender Mainstreaming is defined as the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes in all areas and at all levels. It is a strategy for making women as well as men concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes in all spheres so that women and men benefit equally (UN, ECOSOC, 1995). Its application to the water sector implies the active involvement of women and men in all related processes.
Overall Objective
The overall objective of the GEWAMED is to contribute to the mainstreaming of gender dimensions in the Integrated Water Ressources Management (IWRM) in the Mediterranean Region by:
Promoting a dioalogue among the countries of the region.
Establishing regional and national information networks.
Establishing coordination structures to promote the adoption of gender sensitive policies and build a common knowledge base.
Specific Objectives
In each of the countries involved, the project partners will act as national coordinators working to establish a national network in the area of gender and water institutions, and promote the exchange and dissemination of information amongst:
National governmental agencies
NGO’s research institutions
International organizations
Universities
Communication media involved in gender related issues
The water sector.
RMF's role for Lebanon
As a partner for Lebanon, RMF will achieve the following tasks:
Networking with local NGO’s, educational centers in order to collect and disseminate information. The compilation of data will be done by conducting field surveys, and the review of existing records and statistical information.
Analysis of information and reporting to the regional center.
Creating a national focal center point.
Creating a national website (www.gewamed-lebanon.org) where all the information will be stored. The national website will be linked to the regional website of the project, thus the work of all the participating countries will be unified and available for all.
Organizing a national workshop where new knowledge and concepts will be generated and plans of actions decided to solve or reduce the identified problems.