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

Culverts as Flow Measuring Devices

Published: 
February 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Culverts are encountered throughout irrigation systems. Many of these culverts operate under free surface flow conditions. Usually, the flow depths in the culvert are governed by downstream flow conditions. This particular flow condition can be described as free surface outlet control. Only an...Read more

Impact on Rural Incomes of Improved Water Management Practices in Milagro County, Ecuador

Published: 
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
Farm budgets based on survey data are used to calculate the net revenue for average irrigated and unirrigated farms for four tenure classes on the Milagro irrigation project, Ecuador. Differences in net revenues between irrigated and unirrigated farms within each tenure class are assumed to be the...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Estimation of Irrigation Requirement for Venezuela

Published: 
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
Christiansen's formula was used to compute evaporation and potential evapotranspiration using 1013 months of data from 19 stations in Venezuela. Thirteen probability levels of precipitation were determined for each station. Potential irrigation requirements for 16 stations were computed based...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

The Indus Rivers and Tarbel Dam

Published: 
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
A FAIRLY BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INDUS RIVER BASIN, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE HISTORY OF THE TARBELA DAM. THE REPORT BEGINS WITH A QUICK DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUS RIVER BASIN AND THEN DISCUSSES THE INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA AND THE CREATION OF PAKISTAN. WITH PARTITION CAME CONFLICT OVER THE RIVER AND IN...Read more

Analysis and Application of a Digitally Simulated Electronic Watershed Analog

Published: 
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
Watershed modelers are faced with two conflicting requirements in selecting a model for the simulation of watershed hydrologic processes. The first is to select a model that is as descriptive as possible and second is to avoid over-complexity. The electric watershed analog described in this report...Read more

Evaluation of Water Deficiencies

Published: 
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
With increasing demands for development and for greater agricultural production, improved methodology in planning becomes more important. This paper proposes concepts that further define both needs for moisture and its availability.Read more

Irrigation Requirements in Latin American Countries

Published: 
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
A study on irrigation requirements in Latin American Countries. With increasing needs for the developments of their natural resources, many Latin American countries are placing increased emphasis upon irrigation and the evaluation of the availability of moisture requirements for agricultural...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Irrigation Requirements for Turf

Published: 
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
There is much over irrigation of turf. Some is unavoidable but significant savings of water can be had from a better understanding of the principles of scheduling irrigation. Irrigation scheduling is greatly facilitated by uniformity of soil depth and moisture storage capacity. This paper describes...Read more

Summary of Proceedings, Selected Papers - Regional Workshop on Water Resources, Environment, and National Development, Singapore

Published: 
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
A summary of proceedings and selected papers from the Regional Workshop on Water Resources, Environment and National Development.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Techniques for Assessing Water Resource Potentials in the Developing Countries With Emphasis on Stream flow, Erosion and Sediment Transport, Water Movement in Unsaturated Soils, Ground Water, and Remote Sensing in Hydrologic Applications

Published: 
December 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
Hydrologic instrumentation and methodology for assessing water-resource potentials have originated largely in the developed countries of the temperate zone. The developing lie largely in the tropic zone, which contains the countries full gamut of the earth's climatic environments,...Read more

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