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

Water Recycling FAQs

Published: 
May 1, 2012
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Increasing demands on limited water resources have made wastewater recycling (reclamation or reuse) an attractive option for extending water supplies. Treatment technologies have evolved such that recycled water is of sufficient quality to satisfy most non-potable demands, and as such, recycled...Read more

Testing the Waters: Tucson Links Water Conservation With Environmental Benefits

Published: 
February 1, 2012
The National Institutes for Water Resources
This article describes the WRRC's Conserve to Enhance (C2E) Tucson pilot project from concept to implementation and preliminary results. C2E aims to connect conservation actions with water for the environment by developing mechanisms for funding water-related environmental enhancements. The...Read more

World Resources Institute Issue Brief: Insights from the Field: Forests for Water

Published: 
February 1, 2012
World Resources Institute
This issue brief describes analyses by WRI in support of emerging payments for watershed services (PWS) programs in two watersheds in Maine and North Carolina and insights gleaned from work in progress.Read more

Jordan Institutional Support and Strengthening Program (ISSP) Year 1 Annual Report

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is to present the annual activities and achievements of ISSP over the initial program period from contract award on November 24, 2010 to December 31, 2011. It further reports on activities envisioned for the next period from January to March 2012. This annual report...Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

WRECP Russeifah Area 1 (Landfill) and Area 2 (Pit) Remediation Feasibility Assessment Jan 2012

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
The primary focus of this Feasibility Assessment (FA) will be the remediation and beneficial use of Area 1 (Landfill) and Area 2 (Pit). The remaining areas will be the subject of future reports. Based upon available information, this FA provides background and other information about existing...Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

Knowledge Assessment Survey in the Litani River Basin, Lebanon

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
The LRMBS Program is a four-year program to improve water management in the Litani River Basin in the Bekaa. It is undertaken by IRG, in cooperation with LRA, and is funded by USAID. The program began in September 2009 and has four components: Building institutional capacity, Water monitoring,...Read more
Regional focus: 
LebanonMiddle East and North Africa

LRBMS: Farmer Satisfaction Survey-2012

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
The LRMBS Program is a four-year program aimed at improving the quality of water management in the Litani River Basin (South and Central Bekaa). It is undertaken by IRG, in cooperation with LRA, and is funded by USAID. The program began in late 2009 and has four components: Building institutional...Read more
Regional focus: 
LebanonMiddle East and North Africa

Water Pollution Awareness Campaign in the Litani River Basin

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
The LRMBS Program is a four-year program to improve water management in the Litani River Basin in the Bekaa. It is undertaken by IRG, in cooperation with LRA, and is funded by USAID. The program began in October 2009 and has four components: Building institutional capacity, Water monitoring,...Read more
Regional focus: 
LebanonMiddle East and North Africa

Assisting the Vulnerable Conflict-Affected in Darfur Quarterly Report (Oct-Dec 2011)

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
The violence and insecurity continue due to ongoing fighting between the GoS and the rebel group, Justice Equity Movement (JEM), in North and South Darfur resulting in inaccessibility of innumerable program locations. In Nyala Town, the security situation continues to be unpredictable...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

Assisting the Vulnerable Conflict-Affected in Darfur Quarterly Report (Jan-Mar 2012)

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Seventh Quarter, January-March 2012, saw continued violence in Darfur. Fighting was reported between government and rebel forces as well as between different tribes in South and North Darfur. The kidnapping of an international staff member, a UK citizen, in broad daylight in Nyala in early...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

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