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

Promoting Community Participation in Municipal Services: Potable Water Project in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Published: 
July 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
In March 1991, the Municipality of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, reached an agreement with the national water authority to allow the municipality to assume administration of the municipal water system. This would be the nation's first experiment with decentralization of a utility service. Under the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Methodology for Participatory Evaluation of O&M in Distributary and Field Canals

Published: 
July 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
During a tour of d- and f- canals, the Managing Director of MEA requested MARD to propose a low cost method of evaluating the state of tertiary system maintenance in System B. MARD's staff worked for several months, in consultation with MEA engineers and farmers' organizations, developing...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Annual Management Plan for the Fishery Sector in Guinea-Bissau

Published: 
April 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
As a strategy to prevent the depletion of the commercially valuable fishery stocks in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Guinea-Bissau and increase socioeconomic benefits to the country, the Minsitry of Fisheries proposes the introduction of the 1995 Fisheries Management Plan. The Plan is the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

Services of Provincial Irrigation Offices to Communal Irrigation Systems in Western Visayas, the Philippines

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
With NIA's efforts toward institutional development and turnover of irrigation systems, donor-assisted irrigation projects in the recent past have included the development of Irrigators' Associations and irrigation management transfer as major components in project implementation. This...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

New guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part II -- Promotion of the Private Sector and Development of a National Fishing Fleet

Published: 
November 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The factor that most affects the fishery private sector in Guinea-Bissau is the continual intervention of the Government in the commercial activities of the sector. The problem is complicated by either the delay caused in the execution of the privatization plans by the Government or by, through new...Read more
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

Institutions, Incentives, and Irrigation in Nepal

Published: 
October 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
Since 1950, government-managed irrigation development has been a cornerstone of public policy in Nepal. Numerous case studies, however, have shown that government-managed systems, despite their tremendous advantages in material and engineering resources, are outperformed by the farmer-led,...Read more
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

New Guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part I -- Assessment and Recomendations for the Foreign Fishery Policy of Guinea-Bissau

Published: 
October 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The proposals presented in these New Guidelines for the National Fishery Policy for Guinea-Bissau are the result of a study commissioned by the Trade andInvestment Promotion Support, funded by USAID-Bissau. The preliminary document was discussed and enriched with contributions and suggestions from...Read more
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation Management Transfer: Selected Papers from the International Conference on Irrigation Management Transfer

Published: 
September 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
Transfer of irrigation management responsibilities from governments to farmer organizations has become national policy in many countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In September, 1994, an international conference on the subject, the first of its kind, was convened in Wuhan, China. This...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific

Oman Project Paper Amendment: Water Resources Development

Published: 
August 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
An amendment to expand the Oman project for three years to improve the capability of key water resources institutions necessary to plan, develop and manage Oman's limited water resources in a rational and coordinated manner, and to strengthen the institutions and physical facilities which...Read more
Regional focus: 
OmanMiddle East and North Africa

Water Quality Improvement and Conservation -- Project Number 278-0288: Project Paper Supplement

Published: 
June 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The potential improvement in relations with neighboring countries and the prospects for peace in the region have opened the door for improved economic growth in Jordan, including increased demands on Jordan's scarce water resources. The improved political and economic climate has led to a...Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

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