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

Operation and Maintenance of Rural Drinking Water and Latrine Programs in Honduras

Published: 
September 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
To combat high mortality resulting from water-related diseases, A.I.D. has conducted a project to develop safe drinking water and sanitation systems for rural residents of northwest Honduras. This report evaluates the Government of Honduras' (GOH) operation and maintenance (O&M) of these...Read more
Regional focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

Surface Water Treatment for Communities in Developing Countries

Published: 
September 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technologies appropriate for use by developing country communities in designing water treatment plants for public water supplies are presented in this report, which advocates the design of low-cost, labor-intensive plants using indigenous resources. After a chapter on considerations to be addressed...Read more

Review of Institutions in the Water and Sanitation Sector in the Near East

Published: 
July 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The substantial increase in recent years in investments in the water and sanitation sector of the Middle East has focused on developing infrastructure in urban areas, with little sustained effort to strengthen the management capacity of sector institutions. This report, based on a review of...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

A Workshop Design for Rainwater Roof Catchment Systems

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The following training guide provides systematic skill development for training local project promoters in the steps and techniques necessary for a project in rainwater roof catchment systems. It provides training in setting up systems intended for either dry or wet areas. The guide is a response...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Socioeconomic Aspects of the Fisheries of Oman

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is the realization of four objectives: (1) the analysis of sociocultural survey data collected in 1979; (2) the updating of this analysis with observations made in Oman in 1984; (3) the utilization of the information generated to make sociocultural and economic recommendations...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Funding Requirements for Adequate Irrigation System Operation and Maintenance - Pakistan

Published: 
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
A consulting team visited Pakistan in 4/84 to review provincial funding levels for irrigation system operation and maintenance (O&M) and to propose new O&M funding targets as dictated by an expanded maintenance program and by changes in Provincial Irrigation Department (PID) staffing and...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Establishing a Human Resource Development Unit Within the Directorate of Sanitary Engineering in Peru

Published: 
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
A two-month consultation was carried out through WASH to provide technical assistance in the planning and organization of a training unit for the Directorate of Sanitary Engineering, a unit of the Ministry of Health in Peru.Read more
Regional focus: 
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean

Pakistan USAID Long-Range Strategy Options for Water Resources

Published: 
April 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report discusses AID/Pakistan's strategy in water resources. It results from a three-week study by the author in Pakistan made at the request of the Mission. The objective of the study was to produce a report that delineates a recommended long-term strategy for AID/Pakistan's...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Irrigation System Improvement By Simulation and Optimization, Pt. 1: Theory

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A theory to evaluate improvement alternatives for an irrigation system by way of simulation and optimization is presented. A mathematical simulation model combining existing models of conveyance, application, and water use subsystems was developed and verified using available field data from...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

The Water Resource in Tropical Africa and Its Exploitation

Published: 
December 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Insight into the wide range of problems concerning water development in tropical Africa, particularly for the benefit of nonspecialists in the field, is provided in this report. The report examines the mechanics of the hydrological cycle, the origins of the wide variations in rainfall, the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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