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 and Sustainbility (Volume1): Research Plan

Published: 
January 1, 2002
Electric Power Research Institute
The objective of this study was to determine the likelihood, magnitude, and timing of water shortages, and the degree of electric supply and demand dependency on water -- and to develop a research plan to address the water and sustainability issue before it becomes critical. This research plan...Read more

Water and Sustainability (Volume2): An Assessment of Water Demand, Supply, and Quality in the U.S. -- The Next Half Century

Published: 
January 1, 2002
Electric Power Research Institute
The objective of this study was to characterize the probable magnitude of the quantity of water demanded and supplied, as well as the quality of such water, in the United States for the next half-century -- from 2000 to 2050 -- and identify regional deficits (if any). This study also identifies...Read more

Water and Sustainability (Volume 3): U.S. Water Consumption for Power Production -- The Next Half Century

Published: 
January 1, 2002
Electric Power Research Institute
The objectives of this report are to identify major water-consuming power plant types, determine typical water consumption per unit of generation for each plant type, determine current generation and estimate future generation by power plant and cooling system type, and estimate future aggregate...Read more

Jordan - Water Sector

Published: 
September 5, 2014
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Social Impact (SI) has been contracted by the Millennium Challenge Corporation to measure the impact of the Compact activities on economic and social outcomes. This Impact Evaluation (IE) design report lays out how the SI team aims to establish a causal relationship between program interventions...Read more
Regional focus: 
Jordan

Landsat and Water - Case Studies of the Uses and Benefits of Landsat Imagery in Water Resources

Published: 
January 1, 2014
U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Department of the Interior
The majority of the case studies in this report focus on the use of Landsat data in the area of water resource management, including both U.S. and international uses and benefits. The report begins with a broad examination of laws and policies supporting the Landsat program and best available...Read more

Evaluation of Baseline Ground-Water Conditions in the Mosteiros, Ribeira Paul, and Ribeira Fajã Basins, Republic of Cape Verde, West Africa, 2005-06

Published: 
January 1, 2006
U.S. Geological Survey
This report documents current (2005-06) baseline ground-water conditions in three basins within the West African Republic of Cape Verde (Mosteiros on Fogo, Ribeira Paul on Santo Antão, and Ribeira Fajã on São Nicolau) based on existing data and additional data collected during this study. Ground-...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Stratification Framework and Water Quality Monitoring Design Strategy for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Africa

Published: 
January 1, 2008
U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Department of the Interior
Mauritania anticipates an increase in mining activities throughout the country and into the foreseeable future. Because mining-induced changes in the landscape are likely to affect theirlimited ground-water resources and sensitive aquatic ecosystems, a water-quality assessment program was designed...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Data and Applications for Study of the Water Cycle in Africa

U.S. Geological Survey
http://earlywarning.usgs.gov/adds/pubs/verdin-isrse.pdfRead more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

USGS and USAID Partner to Conserve Forests, Water in Africa

U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Agency for International Development
This resource offers an overview of the partnership between USAID and USGS working to conserve forests in Guinea. One of the many reasons that this project is critical is that Guinea's forest reserves replenish many of West Africa's life-sustaining waterways.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

MUS Factsheet

iDE
The MUS factsheet gives an overview of Multiple Use Services in Nepal. It provides an outline of the MUS approach, MUS configurations, impacts and challenges in the planning and implementation of MUS.Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

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