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.

River Management Resources

The Asia Foundation - Political Economy Analysis of the Teesta River Basin

Publication date:
March 1, 2013
Skoll Global Threats Fund
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Asia Foundation (TAF) in partnership with civil society organizations in India and Bangladesh began a political economy analysis of the Teesta River Basin. Based on field work on either side of the India-Bangladesh border, the analysis sought to identify the drivers of change for reforming...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Reclaiming Poland's Riverine Resources: Final Report Covering Period 9/14/92-4/31/96

Publication date:
March 1, 1997
U.S. Agency for International Development
The overall objective of this project was the development of a verifiable, spatially extensible Geographic Information System model of vegetation, soils, land use, topography, and nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics within the Olawa River watershed inwestern Poland. We have completed the overall GIS...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Europe and Central Asia

The Caia Ferry Final Report to USAID

Publication date:
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the Caia Ferry project, a project to develop the Caia Ferry in Egypt and increase economic development in the region.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Zambezi Survey: A Report to USAID

Publication date:
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/Country 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

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

Senegal River Basin Monitoring Activity, Hydrological Issues: Part I

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

Niger River Basin Planning River Systems Analysis - After Action Report

Publication date:
July 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.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/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

A Derived Flood Frequency Distribution Based on the Density Function of Rainfall Excess

Publication date:
July 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The geomorphoclimatic theory is used, along with the joint probability density function of storm duration and storm intensity and the representation of the infiltration process, to derive the flood frequency distribution for a given catchment. The infiltration process is represented by two...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Incorporation of Channel Losses in the Geomorphologic IUH

Publication date:
July 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Methodologies relating river response to basin geomorphology are useful in the estimation of hydrologic behavior in regions with sparse or no data. This study describes research of potential value in traditional hydraulic routing applications. In it the infiltration losses along the streams of a...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

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