Agriculture is the backbone of Myanmar’s economy, employing around two-thirds of the labour force and accounting for over one-third of GDP. Women, in turn, are the backbone of the agricultural sector and their active engagement, including in the provision, management and safeguarding of water, will yield substantial benefits for sustainable agriculture practice and food security.

Australian Water Partnership (AWP) has announced funding of a project that addresses the gender, water and food synergies in Myanmar. I have the pleasure of participating in the project as International Advisor. For their full announcement, see Link

The project ‘ Gender, Water and Food Synergies in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals in Myanmar’ is the first project in a partnership of the Australian Water Partnership and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to address agricultural water management in the Asia Pacific. Lead organisation is the Institute for Sustainable Futures of University of Technology, Sydney (UTS-ISF). Local Partners in the project include WRTC-Myanmar and Water Mothers of Myanmar.