Indian women carry drinking water from a road side water pump on the outskirts of Ajmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan on May 25, 2024. © Reuters
_Syed Munir Khasru is chairman of IPAG Asia Pacific, a Melbourne-based think tank. (www.syedmunirkhasru.org)_
With International Women's Day and World Water Day both observed this month, it is important to question whether the world is doing enough to acknowledge the contribution made by women to water resource management. The United Nations estimates that 2.2 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water. Across the globe, women are disproportionately affected by water shortages, contamination and climate change-related disruptions.