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Women and water governance: future visions from San Pedro Mártir, Oaxaca

Batina Perez, Mihaela LU (2024) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20241
Department of Human Geography
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Water management in San Pedro Mártir faces critical challenges due to gender dynamics that limit women's effective participation in water governance. Although they manage water at the domestic and community level, their voice in decision-making is minimal, perpetuating inequalities and compromising the sustainability of water management practices in a context of growing scarcity. The methodology involved conducting semi-structured interviews around the Three Horizons Framework to gather comprehensive information on how women experience their involvement in water governance and what their aspirations are. A visioning technique helped paint a picture of the present and the ideal future. A Feminist Environmentalism perspective was used to... (More)
Water management in San Pedro Mártir faces critical challenges due to gender dynamics that limit women's effective participation in water governance. Although they manage water at the domestic and community level, their voice in decision-making is minimal, perpetuating inequalities and compromising the sustainability of water management practices in a context of growing scarcity. The methodology involved conducting semi-structured interviews around the Three Horizons Framework to gather comprehensive information on how women experience their involvement in water governance and what their aspirations are. A visioning technique helped paint a picture of the present and the ideal future. A Feminist Environmentalism perspective was used to critically analyze the sociocultural and structural barriers to women's involvement, which underscores the need for more inclusive and sustainable policies. These findings emphasize the critical need for female empowerment for effective and sustainable water governance. (Less)
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author
Batina Perez, Mihaela LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Sustainability Science, Mexico, Indigenous community, Water scarcity, Women empowerment, Theme analysis, Preferable futures
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2024:032
language
English
id
9159738
date added to LUP
2024-06-10 15:44:53
date last changed
2024-06-10 15:44:53
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  abstract     = {{Water management in San Pedro Mártir faces critical challenges due to gender dynamics that limit women's effective participation in water governance. Although they manage water at the domestic and community level, their voice in decision-making is minimal, perpetuating inequalities and compromising the sustainability of water management practices in a context of growing scarcity. The methodology involved conducting semi-structured interviews around the Three Horizons Framework to gather comprehensive information on how women experience their involvement in water governance and what their aspirations are. A visioning technique helped paint a picture of the present and the ideal future. A Feminist Environmentalism perspective was used to critically analyze the sociocultural and structural barriers to women's involvement, which underscores the need for more inclusive and sustainable policies. These findings emphasize the critical need for female empowerment for effective and sustainable water governance.}},
  author       = {{Batina Perez, Mihaela}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Women and water governance: future visions from San Pedro Mártir, Oaxaca}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}