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.

Institutional Structures and Management Resources

Washfunders.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
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Washfunders.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
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Washfunders.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
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Washfunders.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
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

WASH 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
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Recommended Reading from Washfunders.Org

Foundation Center
This research collection includes reports, case studies, evaluations, and fact sheets on water, sanitation, and hygiene. This database is not intended to be exhaustive -- other online resources, such as the'IRC WASH library, already serve that function. Rather, this collection represents a...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Does Micro-Irrigation Matter? a Quasi-Experimental Impact Evaluation in Zambia

iDE
This study is an evaluation of the impact of micro-irrigation technology investment, farmer-group membership, and agricultural training on various measures of household income, crop production, crop diversification, and value added for an innovative project conduced by iDE with smallholder farmers...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa

Webinar on "Living Shorelines - Types, Tools and Techniques"

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This webcast will introduce living shoreline projects and explain the values of such projects and their implementation methodologies. Important points to be covered include: site selection criteria, appropriate techniques for differing energy regimes, innovative practices, and implementation tools.Read more

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