EXPERIENCE IN GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN THE WATER SECTOR IN CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES PRESENTED AT THE FOURTH EURASIAN WOMEN'S FORUM IN ST. PETERSBURG
The Fourth Eurasian Women's Forum was held in St. Petersburg on 18-20 September 2024.
The Eurasian Women's Forum is an influential international platform that enables women leaders from all continents to engage in a dialogue and adopt joint decisions on key issues concerning international cooperation, sustainable economic development, the assimilation of new technologies, a healthy lifestyle, environmental safety, and the promotion of social charitable projects. The event is organized by the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS).
In 2024, the Forum was attended by 2000 delegates from 126 countries. For the first time, the Forum organized a thematic session dedicated to water - Blue Ocean: new opportunities for women.
The session, chaired by Irina Gaida, Deputy Director of the Skoltech Energy Transition Center, was addressed by Elena Gershelis, Executive Director of the International Scientific Center for Ecology and Climate Change of the ANO VO "Scientific and Technological University Sirius", Dinara Ziganshina, Director of SIC ICWC, Alexander Kraevoy, Head of Department, PJSC RusHydro, Nelisiwe Nhlapo, Project Manager, State Agency for Vocational Training in the Field of Energy and Water Workforce of South Africa, Anastasia Lavrentyeva, Deputy Head of the Center for the Implementation of Sustainable Development Principles at Gazprombank, and Evgeniya Chibis, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ANO "United Volunteer Center" of the Murmansk Region.
The reporters covered a wide circle of issues related to women’s opportunities for sustainable development of water and energy resources (SIC ICWC, RusHydro), mobilization of new financing sources and tools for the sector (Gazprombank), enhancement of scientific and technological base in ecology and climate change (Sirius University, SIC ICWC), and development of water diplomacy tools (SIC ICWC, South Africa). Dinara Ziganshina spoke on experience of the Central Asian countries in gender mainstreaming in the water sector. She underlined the importance of gender disaggregated statistics and assessments to identify current challenges and real needs of women. She also noted the work in progress in Uzbekistan on the development of the Gender concept for the water sector of Uzbekistan till 2030.
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