Summit Calls for Women’s Inclusion in Water Policy Decisions.
They urged institutions to move beyond token participation to give Policy advocates and cultural leaders have called for greater representation of women in water governance and budgetary decisions in Nigeria.
The call was made at the UNFPA Office in Copenhagen during a multimedia exhibition titled ‘Stories of a Broken Water Cycle’, organised by the Lokoja Dialogues Climate Initiative.
Featuring creative expressions, panel sessions and community perspectives from regions including Argungu, the exhibition highlighted how failing water infrastructure disproportionately affects women’s health, privacy, menstrual hygiene and economic mobility.
The summit was attended by prominent figures, including the Head of the UN Women Nordic Liaison Office, Sarah Brun; UNFPA Nordic Representative, Ulla E. Muller; Nigeria’s Ambassador to Denmark, Sweden and Finland, Lola Akande; Polly Alakija and Adwoa Edun, both co-founders of Lokoja Dialogues Climate. Speaking during a panel session on gender and governance, advocate Patricia Emmanuel said women must be included in decisions on water management. “We cannot fix the broken water cycle with half the population excluded from the solution.
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