Practical Tools and Tips on Mainstreaming Gender for Water Utilities

Access to clean water is vital for everyone, but some groups need special consideration. One such group is women and girls, who are often responsible for duties such as collecting, storing, and managing household water supplies. We often hear about the importance of gender mainstreaming, but do we really understand how to do it?

This webinar covered the following topics:

Vita Sanderson​

Vita is a chartered structural engineer who currently works at Arup where she supports development clients on the implementation of infrastructure, particularly in health and education. She is currently also the Chair of the board at the Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) operational HQ in Amsterdam which has governance over programming decisions for their portfolio of humanitarian response projects globally as well as an elected trustee of MSF UK.   

Harnessing Digital Technologies To Improve Water Utility Performance

Digital technology is revolutionizing how we manage water, offering opportunities to improve water security and resilience for water utilities worldwide. Harnessing digital innovations and solutions has the potential to streamline operations, reduce operational costs, enhance system efficiencies, and ensure the sustainable management of water for all.

Reynar Rollan

Reynar R. Rollan is a Hydrogeologist with parallel expertise and experience in engineering geology, solid waste management and environmental assessments. Mr. Rollan utilizes his skills in remote sensing, geomorphology and geographic information system (GIS) to facilitate processing and analysis of spatial and thematic data for groundwater studies.

Tony Falkland

Tony has worked as a hydrologist and engineer specializing in water and sanitation projects, particularly on islands in the Pacific and Indian Ocean over the past 45 years.  Most of his work has been related to groundwater resources assessment and management of small coral sand and limestone islands in Kiribati, Tonga, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, and Maldives. 

He has also worked on water resources management projects involving surface water, rainwater, and desalination in other Pacific Islands countries.