Post by Edobong Akpabio (@edobongakpabio)
World Water Day: 22nd March 2026
Water and Gender
March 22 was World Water Day with the 2026 theme, “Water and Gender”, which resonated with the gender advocacy circle as it provided a wonderful opportunity to discuss the role of women in the use and management of water resources and the difficulties they face in accessing water for domestic use and economic activities. My submission will focus on the women in agriculture.
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Edobong Akpabio: 2.
According to the World Bank (2022), women make up a significant portion of the workforce in the agricultural sector in Nigeria, with estimates between 37% and 75%. This is huge. These women play vital roles in food production (whether in crop production, livestock production, fisheries and aquacu...
According to the World Bank (2022), women make up a significant portion of the workforce in the agricultural sector in Nigeria, with estimates between 37% and 75%. This is huge. These women play vital roles in food production (whether in crop production, livestock production, fisheries and aquacu...
Edobong Akpabio: 3.
Yet, women in Nigeria are often excluded from water governance bodies & decision making regarding the use & management of water resources. As if that isn’t bad enough, climate change is increasingly inducing water shortages & adding to the women's work load, making a mess of their productivity &...
Yet, women in Nigeria are often excluded from water governance bodies & decision making regarding the use & management of water resources. As if that isn’t bad enough, climate change is increasingly inducing water shortages & adding to the women's work load, making a mess of their productivity &...
Edobong Akpabio: 4.
For, it is important to secure access to water as a prerequisite for women to succeed in their agricultural roles. Without a holistic effort to close the water access, use and management gap, we will continue to hinder effective productivity and the efforts to reduce food insecurity.
Women use a...
For, it is important to secure access to water as a prerequisite for women to succeed in their agricultural roles. Without a holistic effort to close the water access, use and management gap, we will continue to hinder effective productivity and the efforts to reduce food insecurity.
Women use a...
Edobong Akpabio: 5.
One of the downsides of climate change is the increasing incidents of water scarcity (drought) and flooding. Water scarcity puts adverse pressure on women in longer collection times and after all their effort, they experience reduced crop yields. We must therefore, ensure that women have an equal...
One of the downsides of climate change is the increasing incidents of water scarcity (drought) and flooding. Water scarcity puts adverse pressure on women in longer collection times and after all their effort, they experience reduced crop yields. We must therefore, ensure that women have an equal...
Edobong Akpabio: 6.
When women in agriculture play a greater role in making decisions concerning water use/management, they get to learn, share & apply sustainable practices in water conservation in the domestic & economic space; teach their children/wards; reduce the time spent on water collection to pursue educati...
When women in agriculture play a greater role in making decisions concerning water use/management, they get to learn, share & apply sustainable practices in water conservation in the domestic & economic space; teach their children/wards; reduce the time spent on water collection to pursue educati...
Edobong Akpabio: 7.
We can’t afford to leave our 50% behind. Women play a crucial role in agriculture & management of resources. They require improved access to use/manage water scarcity/flooding. The lack of/poor access to water for their sustainable use/management amplifies existing inequalities, impacts their gen...
We can’t afford to leave our 50% behind. Women play a crucial role in agriculture & management of resources. They require improved access to use/manage water scarcity/flooding. The lack of/poor access to water for their sustainable use/management amplifies existing inequalities, impacts their gen...