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
Improving Sanitation, Building Skills in Household Latrine Construction
Published:
June 1, 2012Relief International, U.S. Agency for International Development
This success story is from the Ghana WASH, USAID-funded, project. It focuses on how the project built local capacity and demand for household latrines.Read more
Regional focus:
Ghana, Sub-Saharan AfricaSenegal 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, 1990U.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:
Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaPreparation of a National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Plan in Zaire
Published:
May 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
A Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) consultant team visited Zaire in April 1986 to review the draft plan for the rural water and sanitation (WS) subsector prepared by a subcommittee of the National Action Committee for Water and Sanitation (CNAEA). The team concluded that: (1) although the...Read more
Regional focus:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Sub-Saharan AfricaDesign of a National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Plan in Zaire
Published:
February 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
A Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) team visited Zaire in January 1986 to help the National Action Committee for Water and Sanitation (CNAEA) develop the first draft of a national rural water supply/sanitation (WS/S) plan. The team recommended that CNAEA: (1) encourage full participation by...Read more
Regional focus:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Sub-Saharan AfricaNon-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Systems: Past Experience and Implications for Planning and Design
Published:
July 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
A review of developing country experience in using irrigation water for domestic and other nonagricultural purposes prefaces this study of the feasibility of designing multipurpose irrigation systems. Technical and cultural factors affecting feasibility are addressed, and multipurpose systems in...Read more
Regional focus:
Sub-Saharan AfricaNon-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Systems: Household Water Supplies
Published:
June 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
The magnitude of the world's need for water signaled by the UN Drinking Water and Sanitation Decade, the adverse health effects of irrigation projects, and the increasing awareness of the basic link between water and health provide the background for this study of the feasibility of designing...Read more
Regional focus:
Sub-Saharan AfricaEnvironmental Impact of a Large Tropical Reservoir; Guidelines for Policy and Planning Based Upon a Case Study of Lake Volta, Ghana in 1973 and 1974
Published:
January 1, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
To date, guidelines specific to impact assessment of tropical dams have not been developed, particularly as regards hydrobiological and ecological impacts. The need for such guidelines motivated the Agency for International Development to commission the Smithsonian Institution's Office of...Read more
Regional focus:
Ghana, Sub-Saharan AfricaBarriers to Expanding Irrigated Agriculture in Sub-Sahara Africa Imposed By Pumping Costs
U.S. Agency for International Development
The costs associated with irrigation pumping, in particular the cost of energy, are assessed in relation to their potential impact on irrigation expansion plans, agricultural economics, and the energy sector. In the Sahel, where the percentage of irrigated agricultural land requiring pumping will...Read more
Regional focus:
Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaSolution Story: Cluster Repairmen Attend In-depth Rope Pump Repair Course
Published:
December 1, 2010Winrock International
A solution story about how technical training for community rope pump repair people ensures sustainability of community water points in Zinder, Niger.Read more
Regional focus:
Sub-Saharan AfricaSolution Story: Handwashing Stations, Convenient and Healthy
Published:
December 1, 2010Winrock International
A solution story about handwashing promotion in Zinder, Niger. Read more
Regional focus:
Sub-Saharan AfricaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.