Enhancing Gender Equity in Water Resources Management in Peru - Image: Imleedh Ali,

The Intercultural Approach implies that the State values a nd incorporates the different cultural visions, conceptions of well-being and development of the various groups ethnic-cultural for the generation of services with cultural relevance, the promotion of intercultural citizenship based on dialogue and attention differentiated the indigenous peoples and the Afro-Peruvian population” [5].  Trad. [...] The ANA’s mission statement is “to administer, conserve, protect and to take advantage of hydro resources of the different locations in the nation, in a sustainable manner, while at the same time promoting good water use practices” [26]. The core values at the ANA include: respect, probity, efficiency, suitability, veracity, loyalty and obedience, justice and equity and loyalty to the Rule of Law . [...] How can the ANA incorporate the commitments from the National Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change into its water resources management policies and programming? Objective: Integrate National Gender Equality Policy and the Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change into water resources management policies and programming. [...] One tool for collecting baseline information about understandings of gender and GM at the ANA and water basin level would be to conduct and replicate a gender perceptions survey, similar to that conducted at the ANA HQ by the UBCRT [155].  Lack of consistent understandings and messaging about gender and the GM approach Internal gender workshops at the ANA do not facilitate a clear and consistent u. [...] Notable components of the policy include guaranteeing the access of and participation by women in decision-making; guaranteeing the exercise of women’s economic and social rights; and reducing the institutional barriers between men and women in public and private spheres [180].