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
Aid Grant No. Hne-0158-G-00-2062-00 to Texas a & M Research Foundation for a Cooperative Marine Technology Program for The Middle East
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September 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided to Texas A&M Research Foundation to lead collaborative research by Egyptian and Israeli entities to improve the management of commercial freshwater fisheries. Research will measure the effect of the trophodynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean coastal shelf ecosystem on...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaDevelopment of a Behavior-Based Monitoring System for the Health Education Component of the Rural Water and Health Project, CARE-Guatemala
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July 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
During February 1992, the WASH project provided technical assistance to CARE-Guatemala to develop a simple monitoring system for assessment and improvement of its water and sanitation program, with a special focus on health education. This effort resulted in a ground-breaking technical approach...Read more
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GuatemalaLatin America and the CaribbeanField Report: Water and Wastewater Demonstration Projects for Small Urban Areas in Chile
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June 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
Chile's water resources have been extensively contaminated by municipal and industrial effluents. USAID is funding feasibility studies and providing loan guarantees for up to four demonstration projects to show how private initiatives can solve the water quality problems of such communities...Read more
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ChileLatin America and the CaribbeanFinal Report: Water Optimization of Rain Fed Tropical Cropping
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June 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The project was conducted as an effort to produce information on how to better deal with water shortages and excesses that keep yields of rain fed crop production low and highly variable. As part of the project, an analytical tool in the form of a water balance computer model was to be developed...Read more
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Costa RicaLatin America and the CaribbeanMega Watersheds in Ethiopia and Botswana: Prefeasibility Study Report -- Ethiopia - Refugee Relief/Disaster Mitigation, Botswana - Drought Relief/Disaster Mitigation
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June 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
In recent times, predictable, recurring droughts induced famine and related disaster in Eastern and Southern Africa. International and bilateral donors, including the United States (US), have pumped billions of dollars into sometimes "band aid" solutions, which save some lives, but do...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCountry Program Strategy, FY 1992-1996: Water and Wastewater
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May 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The importance of potable water and sanitary drainage to the Egyptian economy and quality of life can not be overstated. the Nile is the source of 80 percent of Egyptian drinking water and it is to the Nile that the wastewater effluent eventually drains. Pollutants in this closed system have...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaEgypt Water/Wastewater Sector Strategy
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March 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The Mission's goals of greater access to reliable urban services and cost recovery can not be met in the water and wastewater sector without policy and institutional reform. As a result, Sector Reform is a core element of the Mission's strategy. The GOE must commit themselves to...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaPromoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of guiding principles and feasible strategies on trade and fiscal policies affecting irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka, which would contribute to achieving high profitability in these systems in the future. The paper also sets out broad guidelines for...Read more
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Sri LankaSouth East AsiaCrafting Institutions: Self-Governing Irrigation Systems
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
This report outlines an approach to the design of irrigation institutions that is useful to officials in donor agencies, host governments, and other organizations involved in designing irrigation projects in developing countries. The crafting of irrigation institutions is an ongoing process that...Read more
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United StatesLocal Development II Urban Project: National Conference on the Environment of Lake Manzala -- October 27-29, 1991
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October 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is to record, in an English language account, the proceedings of an important natonal conference (in Arabic) addressing a major ecological problem in Egypt. Lake Manzala, a large, shallow, saline water body adjacent to the 6ty of Port Said, has long been the recipient of...Read more
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