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Map Cook Islands Federated Sates of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Republic of Marshall Islands Republic of Palau Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
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Population
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Water consumption
Country Cook Islands Cook Islands
Population 21,750 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 236.7 km2
Climate
Water resource
Water consumption
Country Federated Sates of Micronesia Federated Sates of Micronesia
Population 107,862 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 702 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 4,928 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Fiji Fiji
Population 918 675 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 18,270 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 2000 - 3000 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Kiribati Kiribati
Population 107,817 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 811 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: South of the equator: 1,300 mm Tarawa: 2,000 mm Northernmost islands: over 3,200mm Eastern Line Islands: less than 1,000 mm
Water consumption
Country Nauru Nauru
Population 11,528 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 21 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 2,090 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Niue Niue
Population 1,625m(GoN statistics 2006)
Land Area 260 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 2,180 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Population 5,795,887 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 462,840 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall:1000-80000 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Republic of Marshall Islands Republic of Marshall Islands
Population 20,842
Land Area 458 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 3,700 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Republic of Palau Republic of Palau
Population 61,815(July 2007 est.)
Land Area 11,854.3 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: Southern attols: 4,000mm Northern attols:2,000 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Samoa Samoa
Population 214,265
Land Area 2,944 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 3,000 mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
Population 566,842
Land Area 28,450 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall:1500-5000 mm per annum
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Country Tonga Tonga
Population 116,921
Land Area 748 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: Varies from north and south of tonga with an estimated average of 2500 mm per annum
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Country Tuvalu Tuvalu
Population 11.992 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 26 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 3000mm per annum
Water consumption
Country Vanuatu Vanuatu
Population 211,971 (July 2007 est.)
Land Area 12,200 km2
Climate
Water resource Avg Rainfall: 2000 - 4000 mm per annum
Water consumption
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Integrated Water Resource Management and Gender
Gender plays an intricate role in Integrated Water Resource Management. Not just in the planning process but also through the stakeholder consultations and every other step in between. Gender mainstreaming or offering gender equality in IWRM is essential for two important reasons. One because women are just as much affected by decisions made with regards to water as men are and because achieving gender equality is another one of the millennium development goals. For these reasons gender must be taken into account in an IWRM plan to give a balanced and equitable output with everyone’s best interests taken into account. This toolkit contains resource material on the following themes: Gender-Why and How, How to advocate for Gender, how to make gender strategies, Gender Mainstreaming and also provides case studies that show how to integrate Gender into IWRM.   

 
Gender-Why and How Gender- Why and how contains resources that explains what Gender is, why it is important to take Gender into consideration and how Gender can be incorporated into IWRM program cycles. It shows how to carry out a Gender analysis and how to incorporate gender aspects into IWRM plans.
 
1) Definition
2) Technical brief 5. Mainstreaming Gender in Integrated Water Resource
3) Gender in the Programme Cycle Management (PCM)
4) Gender in the Programmes/Projects
5) Mainstreaming Gender in Water Resources Management. Why & How. World Water Vision
6) A Gender Perspective in the Water Resources Management Sector. A handbook for Gender Mainstreaming. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
7) Gender Based Analysis. A Guide for Policy makers. – Gender Status of woman Canada
 
How to Advocate for GenderGender advocacy is important since not everyone may think that gender equality is important. In order to get people on board, advocacy can be used to lobby for gender mainstreaming. The resources here show the users how this can be done through the use of case studies and demonstrate the need for advocacy.

1) Untapped Connections. Gender, water and Poverty.
2) Advocacy Manual for Gender & Water Ambassadors HL Engagement Gender & Water Alliance.   

How to Make Gender Strategies
In order to accommodate Gender into an IWRM plan, first a Gender strategy needs to be created that could then be incorporated into the overall IWRM plan. These documents present an overview of how Gender strategies can be planned and what is needed to do it.
 
1) The EPM Source Book Series Integrating Gender Responsiveness in Environmental Planning and Management. Sustainable Cities Programme.
2) Monitoring Gender in Programmes
3) Gender and Evaluation
4) A Project Level Handbook. The Why and How of Gender Sensitive Indicators. Canadian International Development Agency     

Gender MainstreamingGender Mainstreaming is achieving Gender equality in an IWRM project. The resources here build on the themes above and demonstrate how you can add mainstreaming into a Gender strategy and eventually into the IWRM plan.

1) Accelerating Change. Resources for Gender Mainstreaming. Canadian International Development Agency        
2) Policy Brief 3.  Gender mainstreaming an essential component of sustainable water management. (GWP)

Case StudyThe case studies show some Gender policies initiated in the Pacific to tackle Gender as a serious issue. The case studies provide an insight into how Gender mainstreaming can be achieved in practical terms. They can be useful in trying to develop a practical Gender inclusive IWRM plan.

1) ADB. Country Gender Assessment. Republic of the Fiji Islands
2) Translating CEDAW into law. CEDAW Legislative compliance in the Cook  Islands (UNDP/UNIFEM)
3) Turning Natural Assets into Wealth.  Chapter 5.
4) A world of decisions: Case Studies. World Resources 2002-2004. Chapter 8
5) The Best of Two Worlds? Methodology for Participatory Assessment of Community Water Services TP 38, IRC - International Water and Sanitation Centre
6)  Gender 21: women's recommendations to the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Water. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: International Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement (IIAV).