Susan Bazilli,LL. B.,LL. M., University of British Columbia, International Transboundary Waters Project, susanbazilli@gmail.com
Introduction
This paper reviews the concepts of gender and gender mainstreaming in the context of water and governance. The paper first sets out the basic definitions of these concepts and terms. The paper next examines how the gender mainstreaming (GM) of water has been carried out by major multi-lateral agencies and organizations engaged in international development. Current literature is reviewed in the field to illustrate the conclusion that while there has been extensive scholarly and practitioner focused work on gender and governance, and gender and water, this theoretical and practical work has not addressed the issue of GM of international transboundary waters.