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

Optimum Utilization of Water Resources: Annual Report for 1975/1976

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The primary focus has been on delivery and removal components of the water chain with emphasis on practices applicable to the small farmer and on drain-systems. A secondary focus also was maintained on other elements of the water chain. Response capabilities have been augmented resulting in notable...Read more

Assessment and Field Review of Water Management Research

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The general objective of this research is to increase food production in the arid and sub-humid lands of the less developed countries with appropriate consideration given to increasing employment in the rural sector and utilizing local resources through the improvement of water management practices...Read more

Optimum Utilization of Water Resources for Agriculture With Special Emphasis on Systems Analysis of Watershed Management; Annual Technical Report, 1974/1975

Published: 
December 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
Plan have been initiated in conceptualizing and organizing a multidimensional information network among universities involved in AID programs. A week long watershed-management short course was held to serve as a base for the development of a set of materials which can be civilized in LDCs as...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

Design of Small Water Storage and Erosion Control Dams

Published: 
June 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The design criteria and construction methods for small earth and rock-filled dams are presented. The materials and methods to be used are considered for both mechanical and manual labor. Several types of ponds, foundation conditions, and water uses are discussed as design considerations. Special...Read more

Erosion At Santo Tomas River Diversion Dam site and Sediment Problems At Diversion Structures in the Philippines

Published: 
May 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentU.S. Department of the Interior
This report documents the evaluation and analysis of the Agno River and Santo Tomas River in the Philippines and addresses issues with sedimentation, erosion, and dam site diversion. The report also presents the results of water surface profiles that were computed by electronic computer by the...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Watershed Management in Arid Zones: A Prototype Short Course

Published: 
March 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource evolved from a short course in Saltillo, Mexico during March 1974 which was designed to help extend knowledge of water resource development and research techniques in arid and semiarid systems applicable to developing nations.Read more
Regional focus: 
Mexico

Study of Village Organizational Factors Affecting Water Management Decision Making in Pakistan

Published: 
March 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study is to examine the social factors which affect the water management decision making of Punjabi farmers in a sample of fifteen Pakistani villages. In essence the study design is as follows: The focus of inquiry is on three dependent variables -- (1) decisions of farmers to...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Project Paper: Soil and Water Resources Survey of the Helmand-Arghandab Valleys

Published: 
February 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of U.S. assistance in Afghanistan is to increase farm incomes. Under the first phase of the project, a soil and water survey of the areas around the Helmand-Arghandab rivers will be conducted with special reference to possible irrigation/drainage/conservation projects already identified.Read more
Regional focus: 
AfghanistanSouth East Asia

Project Paper - Inland Fisheries Development

Published: 
February 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
A project paper on the Inland Fisheries Development Project, which aimed to improve the nutritious content of indigenous Jamaican foods through the creation of a viable inland fish industry.Read more
Regional focus: 
JamaicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Review of the Bureau of Reclamation Senegal River Basin - Water Resources Development Analysis

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document reviews the Senegal River Basin in USAID's efforts to combat the Sahel drought in 1970. It offers short and long term recommendations for capital assistance. One recommendation is the use of green infrastructure for the short term. In the medium term it proposes that USAID assist...Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

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