Integrated Water Resource Management
As defined by the Global Water Partnership, integrated water resource management is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. Resources available within this theme provide guidance on how to conserve and restore watersheds, reduce pollution, adapt to climate change and reduce risks from floods and droughts.
Integrated Water Resource Management Resources
Coping with Intermittent Water Supply: Problems and Prospects -- Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India
Published:
October 1, 1996U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the methodology and results of a water use survey and presents a prefeasibility study of options for improving water quality. The study was based on a random sample of 1,100 households in Dehra Dun in Uttar Pradesh, India, for the purpose of estimating the real costs of an...Read more
Regional focus:
India, South East AsiaImplementation of Canal Automation on the Tungabhadra HLC
Published:
March 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This program implemented canal automation in India, taking its first formative steps during the first year of the project. Read more
Regional focus:
India, South East AsiaWater Production Functions as Related to Time and Amount of Irrigation and Rain
Published:
May 29, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development, Winrock International
The workshop had the following objectives: 1. Consider the basic processes that determine crop water use and soil water balance characteristics. 2. Discuss the theoretical and experimental methods for evaluation of evapotranspiration (soil evaporation and transpiration). 3. Consider the effect...Read more
Regional focus:
India, South East AsiaWater Resources Management and Training Program: Irrigation Management and Training Program -- Handbook for Improving Irrigation System Maintenance Practices
Published:
January 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
In this handbook four maintenance plans, namely (a) essential structures maintenance, (b) normal maintenance, (c) "catch-up" maintenance, and (d) preventive maintenance, have been developed to provide guidelines to identify problems, develop solutions and implement the same for improving...Read more
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India, South East AsiaTank System in Madhya Pradesh, India
Published:
January 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
The third volume in the Water Management Synthesis II special studies series reports on findings of a study of farmers and main irrigation system officials in central India. It examines bureaucracy and minor tank irrigation projects.Read more
Regional focus:
India, South East AsiaCircle of Blue - Choke Point India (Wilson Center)
Skoll Global Threats Fund, U.S. Agency for International Development
Global Choke Point is a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, and explores the peril and promise of water, food, and energy, through frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise.Read more
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