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

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

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

Litani River Walk Through Survey

Published: 
January 1, 2011
U.S. Agency for International Development
During May-September 2011, IRG conducted a walk-through survey of the Litani River and its tributaries. The objective of this walk-through was to qualitatively assess the gradual degradation of the Litani River as it flows from source to outlet and use this information to raise awareness among...Read more
Regional focus: 
LebanonMiddle East and North Africa

Paying for Environmental Performance: Potential Cost Savings Using a Reverse Auction in Program Sign-Up

Published: 
July 1, 2008
World Resources Institute
This policy note compares two ways to allocate conservation funding: the current allocation approach through EQIP and a reverse auction.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

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

Case of Lam Chamuak, Thailand

Published: 
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The fourth volume in the Water Management Synthesis II special studies series reports on findings of a study of farmers and main irrigation system officials in Lam Chamuak, Thailand. It examines bureaucracy and river management within Thailand.Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Irrigation Water Management in Ecuador

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
The thesis describes and analyzes irrigation water management in Ecuador. One of the primary thesis objectives is to discuss the different private and public administered entities which have irrigation water delivery programs and describe the function and role of each as water management...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Impact on Rural Incomes of Improved Water Management Practices in Milagro County, Ecuador

Published: 
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
Farm budgets based on survey data are used to calculate the net revenue for average irrigated and unirrigated farms for four tenure classes on the Milagro irrigation project, Ecuador. Differences in net revenues between irrigated and unirrigated farms within each tenure class are assumed to be the...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

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