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

Using Collective Impact to Improve Water Security

Publication date:
July 26, 2016
Achieving water security is a complex challenge. Across the U.S. and around the world, communities are struggling to balance water usage between four competing needs: human well-being, economic activities, ecosystem health, and climate resilience. Yet many of our typical responses: rationing, price...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Bridging The Water Treatment Innovation Gap

Publication date:
May 12, 2015
The U.S. Water Partnership with support from Microvi Biotech Inc., Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) convened a webinar with various perspectives on the development and marketing of innovative water treatment technologies. The...Read more

CH2M Hill WaterMatch

Publication date:
May 30, 2013
CH2M HILL
This webinar describes WaterMatch, a social network connecting water users with water genertors to promote the beneficial reuse of municipal effluent for industrial, agriculturual, and other municipal uses.Read more

NOAA nowCOAST

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
nowCOAST is a GIS-based web mapping portal displaying near real-time observations, analyses, tide predictions, model guidance, watches/warnings, and forecasts for the coastal United States.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

United States Interagency Elevation Inventory

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This catalog of publicly available, high-accuracy elevation data for the United States and its territories is collaboratively maintained by six federal agencies. The inventory provides an important central location for information about elevation data sets and decreases duplicate data collection...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

3D Elevation Program

Publication date:
August 9, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) initiative is being developed to respond to growing needs for high-quality topographic data and for a wide range of other three-dimensional representations of the Nation's natural and constructed features. The primary goal of 3DEP is to systematically collect...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

National Flood Insurance Program: Flood Hazard Mapping

Publication date:
September 19, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Through FEMA's flood hazard mapping program, Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (MAP), FEMA identifies flood hazards, assesses flood risks and partners with states and communities to provide accurate flood hazard and risk data to guide them to mitigation actions.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

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