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Institutional Structures and Management

  • Integrated Water Resource 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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Saving Water and Energy Together: Helping Utilities Build Better Programs

Published: 
October 1, 2013
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Water and energy are inherently linked, intersecting at both the supply side (electric generation and water/wastewater facilities) and the end-use side (residential, commericial, industrial, and agriculture sectors). This intersection is commonly called the "energy-water nexus." On the...Read more

Tackling the Nexus: Exemplary Programs that Save Both Energy and Water

Published: 
January 1, 2013
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Energy and water have an inherent relationship. Energy is needed to transport, treat, heat, cool, and recycle water and, conversely, water is needed in energy production. As a result, saving water saves energy and saving energy saves water. This intersection and interaction between energy and water...Read more

Water Conservation in Urban Households

Published: 
April 1, 2014
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Conservation of water resources is one of the important aspects of ensuring sustainable development of cities and should incorporate environmental, social and economic dimensions. This book highlights the importance of using water efficiently in urban households, in both developed and developing...Read more

Creating Jobs and Stimulating the Economy through Investment in Green Water Infrastructure

Published: 
December 1, 2008
Alliance for Water Efficiency
This report demonstrates how investment in green infrastructure and water efficiency retrofit projects will have a significant stimulus effect on local, regional and national economies. While the environmental benefits of green infrastructure have been well documented, the short-term economic...Read more

Water-Energy Nexus Research: Recommendations for Future Opportunities

Published: 
June 1, 2013
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Water-Energy Nexus Research: Recommendations for Future Opportunities report identifies gaps in publicly available water-energy nexus research. Critical research needs include embedded energy and water values, guidelines and protocols, and regulatory barriers. The research recommendations support a...Read more

Transforming Water: Water Efficiency as Stimulus and Long-Term Investment

Published: 
December 1, 2008
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Water Efficiency programs have an established track record as cost-effective long-term public resource investments. Less well understood are the short-term economic impacts of these rapidly scalable and adaptable programs, and the ability of these programs to quickly deliver economic benefit as...Read more

Water Efficiency for Instream Flow in the Colorado River Basin

Published: 
October 1, 2011
Alliance for Water Efficiency
This report summarizes efforts to explore whether water efficiency efforts can be linked in practice to improved instream flows in areas of the Colorado River basin. In brief, we found that practical possibilities to do this do exist within the current context of the river basin. Given a stream...Read more

Assessing the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Industrial Water Use Efficiency within the Great Lakes Region

Published: 
November 1, 2012
Alliance for Water Efficiency
This report assessed five representative industries within the Great Lakes watershed that are supplied with treated drinking water and that discharge to a local wastewater utility. The assessments that were conducted focused on four factors: 1. Potential water conservation opportunities; 2...Read more

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