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

WRECP Aqaba Waste Management Feasibility Assessment and Environmental Considerations March 2014

Published: 
March 1, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report presents background information about the landfill site, describes current waste management operations in the Kingdom of Jordan as well as those in Aqaba, and provides other relevant background information. It also describes treatment and disposal alternatives for Aqaba City's...Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

Case Studies Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure Programs

Published: 
August 1, 2013
The National Institutes for Water Resources
This report was prepared to help utilities, state and municipal agencies, and other storm water professionals understand the potential benefits of their low impact development (LID) and green infrastructure (GI) programs. The objectives are to highlight different evaluation methods that have...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Case Study: Aqueduct Informs Owens Corning Corporate Water Strategy

Published: 
February 1, 2013
World 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

Aqueduct Metadata Document: Aqueduct Global Maps 2.0

Published: 
January 1, 2013
World Resources Institute
This document describes the specific characteristics of the indicator data and calculations for the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas Global Maps. Complete guidelines and processes for data collection, calculations, and mapping techniques are described fully in the Aqueduct Water Risk Framework.Read more

Aqueduct Water Risk Framework

Published: 
January 1, 2013
World Resources Institute
The Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas provides a set of indicators that capture a wide range of variables, and aggregates them into comprehensive scores using the Water Risk Framework. Companies can use this information to prioritize actions, investors to leverage financial interest to improve water...Read more

Arizona Groundwater Management

Published: 
October 15, 2012
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Arizona's water banking program is of interest to many, including Australian water management researchers and professionals. Our most populous areas' utilization of Colorado River water through the 336-mile constructed Central Arizona Project, which moves massive quantities of water...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Arizona Environmental Water Needs Assessment Report

Published: 
October 2, 2012
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Considering environmental water needs alongside human demands is an emerging paradigm in water policy. The science of environmental water needs (or e-flows) is ever growing and evolving. And yet, no compendium of efforts to define e-flows in Arizona had been compiled, until now. This Assessment...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Green Infrastructure for Southwestern Neighborhoods

Published: 
October 1, 2012
The National Institutes for Water Resources
As communities develop, vegetation is removed and soil is covered with asphalt, concrete, and rooftops. These impervious surfaces do not allow water to infiltrate into the ground. The cities of the Southwest are no exception, where automobile-centered infrastructure has created sprawling suburban...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Case Study: Aqueduct Informs AU Optronics Corporate Water Strategy

Published: 
October 1, 2012
World 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

World Resources Institute Issue Brief: Insights from the Field: Forests for Water

Published: 
February 1, 2012
World Resources Institute
This issue brief describes analyses by WRI in support of emerging payments for watershed services (PWS) programs in two watersheds in Maine and North Carolina and insights gleaned from work in progress.Read more

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