Institutional Structures and Management
According to the International Water Management Institute, institutions evolve depending on the nature of water resource issues that a river basin faces and, in that sense, are not static systems but adaptive and dynamic systems. IWRM’s potential contribution to increasing water productivity lies in its ability to approach natural resource management problems in an integrated fashion. Resources available in this sub-theme include models and evaluations of water management systems, examples of institutional frameworks and others that support managing integrated water resources.
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Water and Development Strategy: Implementation Field Guide
Foundation CenterU.S. Agency for International Development
This periodically updated document is intended to serve as a reference tool to help USAID Operating Units understand and apply the agency's 2013-2018 Water and Development Strategy. By publicly sharing the document, USAID aims to ensure coordination of their efforts with the wider water sector.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaO&M Costs in Irrigation: Reappearing Government and Farmer Responsibilities and Rights
U.S. Agency for International Development
The amount of money governments spend on irrigation development continues to be a matter of major policy concern, the more so as "the fiscal crisis" constraints governments not only in the developing world but in the U.S. as well. A discussion of the state of the art in this policy area...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaEveryone, Everywhere: A Vision for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Post-2015
Foundation CenterWaterAid America
This report holds the tone that as the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) era draws to a close, there is a growing consensus among sector professionals that, for the first time in history, this longstanding goal of universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene is now within reach...Read more
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North AmericaUnited StatesProgram Assistance Initial Proposal (PAIP) for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program
U.S. Agency for International Development
A program assistance initial proposal for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program, a program with objectives to secure fishing rights for U.S. boats and by providing additional resources to the South Pacific region for non-military uses.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWashfunders.Org Funder Profiles
Foundation Center
View a growing catalogue of funder profiles to learn more about grant making strategy, target populations and regions of leading foundations.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWashfunders.Org Funder Toolkit
Foundation Center
This toolkit aggregates resources for both new and established funders to inform their grant making related to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) promotion.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWashfunders.Org Outcomes Toolkit
Foundation Center
A collection of resources for monitoring project progress and measuring impact. This toolkit pulls together some of the best examples of efforts to monitor WASH projects and to measure their outcomes.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWashfunders.Org Map
Foundation Center
An interactive'mapping application'that shows where foundation grants are going, to which organizations, and for what purpose. Foundation funding is shown within the context of international funding as well as key development indicators.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWest Africa Water Initiative: Improving Rural and Peri-Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Through Partnerships
Foundation Center
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has been at the forefront of the West African Water Initiative (WAWI), contributing close to $24 million to support the project from 2002-2008. The initiative was a public-private partnership involving 14 strategic partners, and it generated more than $56 million in...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWASH Funders' Forum
Foundation Center
An online community that allows funders to coordinate their work more effectively, share pertinent resources, and discuss challenges and opportunities in the sector. It also offers new and prospective funders an opportunity to engage with more established funders as they embark upon the process of...Read more
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