Monitoring and Evaluation
According to the Global Water Partnership, a strong monitoring and evaluation system has the potential to ensure that an IWRM strategy meets its main objective of fostering positive change, and also that the strategy can adapt to evolving needs and conditions. Resources available in this sub-theme include examples of performance indicators, technical methods of hydraulic monitoring, handbooks for appraisal of management systems, and other resources that support the wide variety of approaches for monitoring and evaluating water resources.
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Monitoring and Evaluation Resources
An Update on the Hydrodynamics of the Venice Canals
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January 1, 2012Worcester Polytechnic Institute
This project provides an update on the hydrodynamics of 93 canals segments in Venice. During the 1990's, students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) measured the currents in the entire canal system. Our team set out to verify whether the rumors that velocities are changing were founded...Read more
Case Study: Aqueduct Informs Owens Corning Corporate Water Strategy
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February 1, 2013World Resources Institute
This working paper aims to help Owens Corning, a leading producer of glass-fiber reinforcements and residential and commercial building materials, and other companies deepen their understanding of external water supply-related threats and inform on how to shape improvements to their corporate water...Read more
Case Study: Aqueduct Informs AU Optronics Corporate Water Strategy
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October 1, 2012World Resources Institute
WRI's Market and Enterprise Program conducted a global geographic water risk assessment with multinational electronics manufacturer AU Optronics. This assessment aims to identify which AUO fabrication plants are located in areas and draw from sources that face potential water risks...Read more
Senegal River Basin Monitoring Activity, Hydrological Issues, Part II: A Report based on Discussions and Bibliographical Work in Senegal, Fieldwork around Matam and Subsequent Data Analysis
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November 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
This brief study involved literature review, discussions, field work and analysis. Thirty-two recommendations are made. The most important is that Manantali's long term operation should be changed to include the release of water to augment the natural flood in the valley. A new real time...Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaXylem Sensor Technology Revolutionizes Oceanographic Data Collection
Xylem, Inc.
Marine scientists were seeking a deep water probe that would allow them to gather vital data from beneath the ocean. Xylem's EXO2 sonde was just what they needed...Read more
A Smart Monitoring System for Singapore's Drinking Water Network
Xylem, Inc.
Xylem teamed with a local company to develop a monitoring system that will help Singapore address - and avoid - leaks, clogs and water quality issues in its drinking water network.Read more
Jordan - Water Sector
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September 5, 2014Millennium Challenge Corporation
Social Impact (SI) has been contracted by the Millennium Challenge Corporation to measure the impact of the Compact activities on economic and social outcomes. This Impact Evaluation (IE) design report lays out how the SI team aims to establish a causal relationship between program interventions...Read more
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JordanAdvanced analytic solutions used to implement state-wide monitoring program to improve asset reliability and resiliency
Air Selangor partnered with Xylem to develop a long-term, state-wide monitoring program to prevent premature asset failure across the system.Read more
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