Dina Indrasafitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 05/26/2010 6:24 PM
Women have a major role in water management and conservation, but are often excluded from the effort, a minister says.
Women could help conserve, recycle and save water during shortages in Indonesia, said Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar at a water conservation workshop in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Women could teach their children about the importance of protecting the environment and the maintaining the ecosystem’s balance, Linda said.
“That’s why women’s participation in environmental conservation is highly significant,” she added.
Firdaus Ali, a water expert for the University of Indonesia, said that a large part of Indonesia’s water supply is used domestically and that women were responsible for two-thirds of home water use.
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