River Management

According to The Nature Conservancy, integrated river basin management (IRBM) is the collaborative process of integrating the conservation, management, and development of water, land, and related resources across sectors within a given river basin. The purpose is to improve economic and social benefits derived from water resources in an equitable manner while preserving and, where necessary, restoring freshwater ecosystems. Resources available in this sub-theme include strategic decision-making guides, government funding information, and detailed urban policies on river basin management.

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River Management Resources

Zambezi Survey: A Report to USAID

Published: 
January 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
A report that covers a survey of the Zambezi river depths during the dry season of 1993 and the challenges faced in the basin.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Published: 
November 1, 1990
U.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
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Senegal River Basin Monitoring Activity, Hydrological Issues: Part I

Published: 
August 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This review is organized into four sections. The review of the status of the hydrological documentation concentrates heavily on the data that is available for the existing and future studies. The two main sections of the report discuss, first the issues that can be accepted from literature, and...Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Niger River Basin Planning River Systems Analysis - After Action Report

Published: 
July 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
This report summarizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' experience in West Africa, addresses current and future uses of the Niger River, and provides the principles for continuation of water resources planning in the Niger River Basin.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Comparative Evaluation of the Regional Institutions for the Development of the Senegal River, Niger River and Lake Chad Basins

Published: 
December 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the conditions in the Senegal River, Niger River and Lake Chad Basins, and the characteristics of the three regional institutions charged with the coordinated development of the basins.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Impact of a Large Tropical Reservoir; Guidelines for Policy and Planning Based Upon a Case Study of Lake Volta, Ghana in 1973 and 1974

Published: 
January 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
To date, guidelines specific to impact assessment of tropical dams have not been developed, particularly as regards hydrobiological and ecological impacts. The need for such guidelines motivated the Agency for International Development to commission the Smithsonian Institution's Office of...Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

Senegal River Basin Planning

U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper provides an overview of the Senegal River Basin and its uses, as well as a planning strategy for utilizing resources in the basin.Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

USGS and USAID Partner to Conserve Forests, Water in Africa

U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Agency for International Development
This resource offers an overview of the partnership between USAID and USGS working to conserve forests in Guinea. One of the many reasons that this project is critical is that Guinea's forest reserves replenish many of West Africa's life-sustaining waterways.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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