title: The role of women in water management and conflict resolution in Marsabit, Kenya.
abstract: We employed qualitative methods to explore how conflict over water collection and use impacts women, and the role that women play in water management and conflict resolution in Marsabit, Kenya. Conflicts between domestic and livestock water led to insufficient water for domestic use and intra-household conflict. Women's contributions to water management were valued, especially through informal initiatives, though involvement in statutory water management committees was not culturally appropriate. Promoting culturally appropriate ways to involve women in water management, rather than merely increasing the percentage of women on water committee, may reduce conflicts and increase women's access to domestic water supplies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, CNR 2027, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yerian
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hennink
authors.forename: Leslie E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kiptugen
authors.forename: Jared
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buri
authors.forename: Matthew C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods; D003657:Decision Making; D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D058751:Livestock; D008297:Male; D017008:Negotiating; D012919:Social Behavior; D014881:Water Supply; D014930:Women