The primary activity is piloting, refining and out-scaling a framework and user-friendly tools to assess and improve gender performance in irrigation. The activity seeks to contribute to gender-equitable performance and outcomes in agriculture water management investments in Asia and Africa. 1. Pilot tools for gender performance for small-scale irrigation investments 2. Share learning across targeted projects and countries on methods/approaches to achieve gender-equitable impact with agricultural water and NRM management 3. Enhance collaboration between research and implementation to design gender responsive irrigation plans, implementation and research
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Nicole Lefore (n.lefore@cgiar.org)Lead Center
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