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WORLD WATER WEEK 
12-18 August, 2007

World Water Week - Stockholm, Sweden

http://www.worldwaterweek.org/index.asp

"Progress and Prospects on Water:
Striving for Sustainability in a Changing World"

WOMEN & WATER

In many developing countries, women and girls walk on average six kilometres each day to fetch water. They carry around 20 kilograms -- the equivalent of a cabin luggage -- on their heads.

http://www.iaea.org:80/NewsCenter/News/2007/womenday2007.html

The IAEA through its Water Resources Programme is providing countries with science-based information and skills to better understand and manage their water resources. (Photo: R. Kenn/IAEA)

http://www.wateryear2003.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=4815&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Women are the hardest hit by limited quantities and poor quality water since in developing countries it is they who are responsible for supplying freshwater for the household and agricultural activities of their families and communities. They often spend hours every day fetching water to provide for their family's needs.

Women and children queue for water on a dusty road in Sri Lanka

Author  Coles, Peter

Source  UNESCO

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