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

Circles of Life

Valmont Industries Inc.
This presentation makes an argument for mechanized irrigation as the most efficient way to grow more food with less water.Read more

Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility

U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the fact sheet for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility (BGNDRF) facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This research facility is a focal point for developing technologies for the desalination of brackish and impaired groundwater...Read more

Invasive Mussel Detection and Monitoring Program for Reclamation Reservoirs

Published: 
June 1, 2012
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
"Invasive Mussel Detection and Monitoring Program for Reclamation Reservoirs" is a fact sheet that describes an invasive quagga and zebra mussel detection and monitoring program. This fact sheet outlines the threat, the goal and the program. Specific water testing details are also...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Use of agro-climatic zones to upscale simulated crop yield

Published: 
November 30, 2012
A Field Crops Research article on simulated crop yield potentialRead more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Estimating crop yield potential at regional to national scales

Published: 
November 27, 2012
A Field Crops Research article on estimating crop yield potential at varying scalesRead more

2009 Water for Food Conference Proceedings

Published: 
May 5, 2009
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of NebraskaCH2M HILL
Proceedings of the 2009 Water for Food ConferenceRead more

2011 Water for Food Conference Proceedings

Published: 
May 4, 2011
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Proceedings of the 2011 Water for Food ConferenceRead more

2012 Water for Food Conference Proceedings

Published: 
June 1, 2012
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Proceedings of the 2012 Water for Food ConferenceRead more

2013 Water for Food Conference Proceedings

Published: 
May 8, 2013
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Proceedings of the 2013 Water for Food ConferenceRead more

Valuing Water for Better Governance: How To Promote Dialogue To Balance Social, Environmental, And Economic Values?

Published: 
March 10, 2003
Pacific Institute
Solving the freshwater crisis requires significantly more investment and spending in the water sector. But getting more money requires broader agreement among stakeholders than exists at present. A powerful way of obtaining broader agreement is to clarify through dialogues our values, value...Read more

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