From Human Security to Women Security: Enhancing the Role of Women in Addressing Water Shortage Issues in the Lower Mekong River
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This paper will discuss on women security in the context of upper hydropower dams in Mekong River Delta. Lack of water in lower stream leads to water conflict and food insecurity. However, human security, is often state-centric and is presented as though it were gender-neutral with an expression of the masculine while women groups, poor women households are most affected by water conflict but their role in water management is often less being considered. The objectives of this study are to understand the types and nature of conflicts over scarce water resources, how these conflicts impact women, and the role that women can play in water management and water conflict resolution in Mekong River Delta. By enhancing the role of women in water management in agriculture sector in the Mekong River Basin, food security and peace of the community will be improved. This paper’s research methodology is based on desk-research to find out secondary sources. The aim of this paper is to prevent cultural and structural violence towards women by empowering women in a meaningful way to play a decision making role in water conflicts resolution process for local food security.
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