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.

Watershed Management and Restoration Resources

Litani River Walk Through Survey

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Lebanon
Middle East and North Africa

Havasu Canyon Watershed

Publication date:
June 1, 2010
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Assessment involving the collection of readily available quantitative and qualitative information to develop a watershed profile, and sufficient analysis of that information to generate an appraisal of the conservation needs of the watershed.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Philadelphia Water Department "Green City - Clean Water" Program

Publication date:
October 1, 2009
The National Institutes for Water Resources
PWD's 'Green City - Clean Water' program integrates management of Philadelphia's watersheds into this larger context. It is designed to provide many benefits beyond the reduction of combined sewer overflows, so that every dollar spent provides a maximum return in benefits to the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Water Quality Trading Programs: an International Overview

Publication date:
March 1, 2009
World Resources Institute
This issue brief provides an overview of water quality trading programs, outlines the various approaches to program design, and explores the program design elements that are important for implementing effective water quality trading programs.Read more

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