Water. Power. Roads. Gender. - Connecting for Development - February 1, 2010
Water. Power. Roads. Gender. - Connecting for Development is a BBL on Gender and Infrastructure hosted by the WBG Gender Action Plan (GAP) to highlight some of the GAP-financed work in energy, transport and water. The meeting focused on how GAP-funded projects were designed and implemented to help improve women's access to resources and technologies. Participants from government, civil society and academia as well as World Bank Group staff discussed interventions, which could make infrastructure work better for women.
Water. Power. Roads. Gender. - Connecting for Development - February 1, 2010, 11:30am - 2:00pm
11:30–11:50am
Buffet Lunch
11:50–12:00pm
Welcome & Introductions Chair: Marianne Fay, Chief Economist, SDN, World Bank
12:00–1:30pm
The Importance of Infrastructure in the World Bank Group’s Gender Action Plan (GAP): Why Involve Gender in Infrastructure? Nistha Sinha, Economist, PREM Gender and Development, World Bank
Gender and Transport in MENA: Case Studies from West Bank and Yemen Jean-Charles Crochet, Senior Transport Economist, and Lamis Aljounaidi, Junior Professional Associate, MNA, World Bank
Peru Multisectoral Irrigation Project (PSI) Erwin De Nys, Water Resource Specialist, LCR, World Bank
Improved Energy Technologies for Rural Cambodia Jason Steele, Rural Energy Analyst, EAP, World Bank
Access to Water, Women’s Work and Child Outcomes Gayatri Koolwal, Consultant, PREM Gender and Development, World Bank
Q&A – 30 minutes
1:30–2:00pm
Closing Remarks Marianne Fay, Chief Economist, SDN, World Bank
Film – Learning from Asia: Solar Warriors of Bhutan – (10 minutes) A project from the Asian Development Bank
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