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

Report on Review of Plans for Flood Control and Reclamation on the Pampanga River in Central Luzon

Published: 
December 1, 1962
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is confined to flood control and reclamation plans, together with other pertinent discussions for the Pampanga River Basin.Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Geologic and Hydrologic Aspects of Test Well Drilling

Published: 
April 1, 1962
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentU.S. Geological Survey
Information on test-well drilling was compiled in 1957 in the Resources Div., U.S. Geological Survey, Tucson, Arizona, for use in the training of participants from foreign countries. The data pertains largely to the geologic and hydrologic aspects of test-well drilling and supplement instructions...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

U.S. Agency for International Development
USAID/OFDA leads and coordinates the U.S. Government's humanitarian assistance efforts overseas. The Office responds to an average of 70 disasters in more than 50 countries every year, ensuring that aid reaches people affected by rapid onset disasters, including earthquakes, volcanoes, and...Read more

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Kabul Municipality; Sanitation Policy; Sanitation Department

U.S. Agency for International Development
Kabul Municipality's Department of Sanitation is the primary body responsible for solid waste removal, drainage, and maintenance of public toilets within Kabul city limits. The legal basis for the Municipality's authority in this area resides in the 2000/1397 Law on Municipalities; this...Read more
Regional focus: 
AfghanistanSouth East Asia

Big Business and the Amazon: Protecting Nature's Benefits

U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWorld Resources Institute
The Amazon rainforest boasts incomparable biodiversity- home to one thenth of all known species' and plays a vital role in regional water supply and global climate regulation. Yet, it is also a profitable working forest, benefiting both local businesses and international corporations. Trying...Read more
Regional focus: 
BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean

Sanitation Marketing: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Enterprise Development (Watershed) Project - Cambodia

U.S. Agency for International Development
One pager on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Enterprise Development (WaterSHED) Project in Cambodia.Read more
Regional focus: 
CambodiaEast Asia and Pacific

Thrust: First Annual Report

U.S. Agency for International Development
The seismic sea wave, or tsunami, has been one of the most destructive natural hazards within the Pacific Basin. Mitigation procedures are especially vital to these coastal populations in areas close to the source of the tsunami. Developing countries, with minimal or no regional warning systems,...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChileLatin America and the Caribbean

Study of Real-Time Adaptive Closed-Loop Control Algorithm for Reservoir Operation

U.S. Agency for International Development
Recent studies on the optimal control of the High Aswan Dam in Egypt have illustrated the usefulness of steady-state stochastic dynamic programming techniques for deriving optimal release policies.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Annual Report: Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Project

Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
Approximately sixteen projects made up the season with seven either completed or will not be started again next season. The work covered projects in both Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. This report will cover some of the preparatory work as well as the specific projects themselves.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

From Water to Electrification, WatSan Committees Promote Development

Relief InternationalU.S. Agency for International Development
This is a short document that describes how RI and its partners leveraged Water and Sanitation (WatSan) Committees to promote clean water and appropriate sanitation practices in Ghana.Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

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