Integrated Water Resource Management
As defined by the Global Water Partnership, integrated water resource management is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. Resources available within this theme provide guidance on how to conserve and restore watersheds, reduce pollution, adapt to climate change and reduce risks from floods and droughts.
Integrated Water Resource Management Resources
USAID Ecuador: 52 Years of Partnership
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December 1, 2013U.S. Agency for International Development
Since 1961, the Government of Ecuador and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have worked in partnership on countless innovative and sustainable programs to advance Ecuador's development objectives, including most recently the country's National Plan for Good...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanPerformance Indicators for Selected Water Supply and Sanitation Utilities in Ecuador
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November 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study was to develop performance indicators for 13 selected water, wastewater, and combined water and wastewater utilities in Ecuador from data supplied by the utilities themselves. The performance indicators cover operational, financial, and personnel activities. Of the 13...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanEcuador: Assistance to National Water and Sewerage Authority (IEOS) in Engineering Aspects of Microcomputer Application
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October 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
The National Water and Sewerage Authority of Ecuador (IEOS) requested assistance in developing the capability of their engineers to use its Alpha Micro computer for evaluating engineering alternatives during the design of drinking water and basic sanitation projects. This report covers the efforts...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanEvaluation of the SEDRI/IEOS Rural Water and Sanitation Program in Ecuador
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September 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project component to develop and implement a model rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) program to be coordinated by Ecuador's Secretariat of Integrated Rural Development (SEDRI) and implemented primarily by the Ecuadorian Institute of Sanitary Works (IEOS). Special mid-term...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanImplementacion Al Proyecto Santa Elena, MFM - Ecuador
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December 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
The scarcity of surface waters in the Santa Elena peninsula has created the need for development of underground waters. The NFM/FFH Director in Ecuador with assistance of AID and WASH, has directed the efforts to implement the project of developing underground water for agriculture and human...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanIrrigation Water Management in Ecuador
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January 1, 1973U.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
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanImpact on Rural Incomes of Improved Water Management Practices in Milagro County, Ecuador
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January 1, 1972U.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
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanFinal Report, June 1988 to May 1991: The Importance of Mangroves in Sustaining Fisheries and Controlling Water Quality in Coastal Ecosystems
U.S. Agency for International Development
This final report describes an ecosystem analysis of Guayas River estuary, Ecuador, along with ecological studies in Terminos Lagoon, Mexico, to quantify the function of mangroves in different environmental settings. Mangroves may provide food and habitat to a variety of trophic levels, as well as...Read more
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