Water, poverty and gender: Review of evidences from Nepal, India and South Africa

Water Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 503-511

  Upadhyay, Bhawana ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Gender; Irrigated agriculture; Irrigation institutions; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347900702     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2003.0032     Document Type: Review

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