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The role of women in water management and conflict resolution in Marsabit, Kenya.

Yerian, Sarah, Hennink, Monique, Greene, Leslie E., Kiptugen, Daniel, Buri, Jared, Freeman, Matthew C.·2014·Environmental Management

Abstract

We employed qualitative methods to explore how conflict over water collection and use impacts women, and the role that women play in water management and conflict resolution in Marsabit, Kenya. Conflicts between domestic and livestock water led to insufficient water for domestic use and intra-household conflict. Women's contributions to water management were valued, especially through informal initiatives, though involvement in statutory water management committees was not culturally appropriate. Promoting culturally appropriate ways to involve women in water management, rather than merely increasing the percentage of women on water committee, may reduce conflicts and increase women's access to domestic water supplies.

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  • In northern Kenya, women were not actively involved in decision-making around water source utilization and their needs were not prioritized.

    “In northern Kenya-where women primarily collect water for domestic use and men for livestock-women were not actively involved in decision-making around water source utilization and their needs were not prioritized [61].”
  • Women's collective action has led to funding, demand, construction, repair, and maintenance of water services and latrines.

    “Women's collective action has led to funding, demand, construction, repair, and maintenance of water services [56, 61, 73, 78, 89, 91, 125, 129, 163, 165, 168, 169, 193, 296] and latrines [129, 139, 147, 168, 170, 174, 175].”
  • Women have organized to form lending groups to support women-led WASH businesses, provide community education about water safety, monitor open defecation, and respond to sanitation-related harassment.

    “Women have organized to form lending groups to support women-led WASH businesses, [66] provide community education about water safety, [56, 61, 73, 78, 89, 91, 125, 129, 163, 165, 168, 169, 193, 296] monitor open defecation, [145] and respond to sanitation-related harassment.[174]”
  • All research describing fear or experience of non-partner physical violence focused on sanitation, while all articles focusing on intimate partner physical violence and most focusing on interpersonal conflict focused on water.

    “All research describing fear or experience of non-partner physical violence focused on sanitation, while all articles focusing on intimate partner physical violence and most focusing on interpersonal conflict focused on water (_((((xxx))))_)[61, 62, 76, 86, 89, 101, 110, 111, 123, 135, 143, 144, 171, 173-175, 177, 179, 181, 182, 188, 189, 191, 198, 201, 243, 251, 255, 257, 258, 260, 262, 264, 266,”
  • Women reported spending money to access water sources with shorter wait times or higher quality, or to compensate male neighbors, laborers, or drivers for water collection; water was a major expense for many women.

    “Women reported spending money to access water sources with shorter wait times [61,198] or higher quality, [98,198] or to compensate male neighbors, laborers, or drivers for water collection [165,201].Water was a major expense for many women [65,86,111,198,200,292].”

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Authors
Yerian, S., Hennink, M., Greene, L. E., Kiptugen, D., Buri, J., & Freeman, M. C.
Affiliations
Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Freeman, Matthew C.
Venue
Environmental Management
Published
2014-08-29
Volume
54
Issue
6
Pages
1320-1330
ISSN
  • 0364-152X (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-1009
OpenAlex
W1987190958
Cited by
38
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2
FWCI
0.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Environmental Management (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
United States Agency for International Development
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Resource Management and Quality
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Transboundary Water Resource Management
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Water Governance and Infrastructure
Keywords
women in water management, water conflicts, conflict resolution, household water use, livestock water access, gender and water, water management committees, cultural appropriateness, Marsabit
MeSH terms
Agriculture, Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Decision Making, Developing Countries, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Kenya, Male, Social Behavior, Water Supply, Women, Negotiating, Advisory Committees, Livestock

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