Watershed Management and Restoration
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, watershed management is the continuous process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects with partners using a multi-disciplinary and adaptive approach to sustain and enhance natural watersheds. Resources available in this sub-theme include watershed management technical reports, tools to assess flows in ecosystems, and other resources that support sustainable watershed management and restoration.
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Watershed Management and Restoration Resources
Surface Drainage Manual for Pakistan
Published:
April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The concept of this Manual is to develop and improve upon the drainage practices established in Pakistan, and not to replace them. With the intention of preparing a manual that would be accepted and adopted as an official document, the participation of local authorities was sought. The authors...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaCase Study of the Niazbeg Distributary in Punjab, Pakistan
Published:
March 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
The second volume in the Water Management Synthesis II reports findings of farmers and irrigation system management in Punjab, Pakistan near Lahore. Special attention was paid to the main system irrigation bureaucracy.Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaWatercourses Losses in Sabinal Tehsil
Published:
December 12, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
Huge loss of water in the Irrigation System of the Indus Basin has resulted in the menace of water logging and salinity whereas there is less water available at farmers' fields than the actual crop water requirements. There are a considerable amount of losses in watercourse conveyance system...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaImproving Irrigation Management of Farms: Annual Technical Report, 1977/1978
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January 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
This report details the accomplishments of the Mona Reclamation Experimental Project, a project to develop a fund of water management information and gain experience in the factor limiting or accelerating its adaptation in new countries. Pakistan was the country where the study was implemented.Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaStudy of Village Organizational Factors Affecting Water Management Decision Making in Pakistan
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March 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study is to examine the social factors which affect the water management decision making of Punjabi farmers in a sample of fifteen Pakistani villages. In essence the study design is as follows: The focus of inquiry is on three dependent variables -- (1) decisions of farmers to...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.