5.3.7 Water Resources Management
The survey affirmed that most of the women (84.3%) play an effective role in
managing water resources (Fig. 5.6). Al-Naber and Shatanawi (2004) conducted a
study on the role played by women in irrigation management and water resource
development in Jordan and reached similar findings. Moreover, Olanrenwaju and
Ogunleye (2007) indicated that women provide water for their various domestic
activities in their rural living areas and that the search for and transport of water are
solely their responsibility. Rural women have to trek several kilometers to procure
water for their domestic activities. The mode and habit of obtaining water from the
river bank pollute the water.
5.4 Conclusion
As stated by the past studies that women are the best contributors in protecting the
natural resources and caring for environmental in Asia, Africa, in some European
countries, and also South and North America, it can also prove that the Palestinian
47.1
52.9
Yes
No
Fig. 5.5 Women
involvement in managing
flood and drainage
84.3
35.7
Yes
No
Fig. 5.6 Women
involvement in managing
water resources
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