Socially-inclusive Responses to Climate Change Impacts on WASH - Timor-Leste Case Study

Author(s)
Leahy, C., Kohlitz, J. & Chong, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
13pp
Date published
15 Dec 2020
Publisher
The Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology (ISF-UTS)
Type
Case study
Keywords
Local capacity, Environment & climate, Gender, Inclusion, NGOs, Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG), Climate Action (SDG), Water, sanitation and hygiene
Countries
Timor-Leste
Organisations
WaterAid, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Link
https://waterforwomen.uts.edu.au/climate-change-response/#

The Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney (ISF-UTS) is partnering with civil society organisations (CSOs) Plan International in Indonesia (YPII), Plan International Australia (PIA), WaterAidTimorLeste and WaterAid Australia to conduct research to inform how the CSOs address the impacts of climate change on their Water for Women projects. The research project draws from a range of climate change adaptation, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and gender and social inclusion concepts and on recent research approaches for assessing climate change.

This project provides a means by which CSOs can:

  • Assess how climate change affects WASH service, gender and inclusion outcomes
  • Use the assessment information and replicate the methods in their Water for Women projects
  • Encourage adoption of climate change assessment findings and methods by other WASH practitioners and CSO partners
Authors: 
The Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology (ISF-UTS)