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

Report on the Groundwater Levels in Parts of Bernard Lodge and Caymanas Areas and Adjoining Coastal Area St. Catherine Plains

Publication date:
July 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Crop Diversification and Irrigation Project started functioning officially from October 1985, to reinforce the instructional capacity of Agro-21 Corporation Limited to promote and develop private commercial agriculture investment in Jamaica.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Jamaica
Latin America and the Caribbean

Case Study of the Niazbeg Distributary in Punjab, Pakistan

Publication date:
March 1, 1988
U.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
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

Proceedings of the Forum on the Performance of Irrigated Agriculture in Africa

Publication date:
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report contains a number of different reports on the topic of irrigated agriculture in Africa. Delineating the important issue which constrain the performance of irrigated agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa; and strengthening the effectiveness of African irrigation professionals in dealing with...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Two Tank Systems in Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka

Publication date:
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The fifth volume in the Water Management Synthesis II special studies series reports on findings of a study of farmers and main irrigation system officials in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lank. It examines bureaucracy, farmer water control, and adequacy of organizational structures.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Case of Lam Chamuak, Thailand

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Thailand
East Asia and Pacific

Tank System in Madhya Pradesh, India

Publication date:
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The third volume in the Water Management Synthesis II special studies series reports on findings of a study of farmers and main irrigation system officials in central India. It examines bureaucracy and minor tank irrigation projects.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
India
South East Asia

Electromagnetic Inductance for Mapping Soil Salinity in the Serry Command Area: a Preliminary Investigation

Publication date:
October 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is the result of activities of the Ministry of Irrigation's Regional Improvement Project (RIIP). Presented findings of an effort to assess the applications of electromagnetic inductance techniques for mapping soil salinity levels in the irrigated Nile River Valley and Delta regions...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Yemen Sana'A Basin Water Resources Assessment

Publication date:
June 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This assessment was requested by AID/Yemen is recognition of the severity of the water resources situation in the Sana'a Basin.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Yemen, Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Report on the Groundwater Resources of Project - C (Small Farmers' Area) Caymanas Area, St. Catherine Plains

Publication date:
September 25, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Crop Diversification and Irrigation Project started functioning officially from October 1985, to reinforce the instructional capacity of Agro-21 Corporation Limited to promote and develop private commercial agriculture investment in Jamaica.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Jamaica
Latin America and the Caribbean

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