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
Havasu Canyon Watershed
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June 1, 2010The National Institutes for Water Resources
Assessment involving the collection of readily available quantitative and qualitative information to develop a watershed profile, and sufficient analysis of that information to generate an appraisal of the conservation needs of the watershed.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaHow Bay-wide Nutrient Trading Could Benefit Maryland Farms
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June 1, 2010World Resources Institute
This working paper evaluates the opportunities for Maryland farms to sell nutrient credits in a proposed nutrient trading program in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.Read more
Quarterly Progress Report (January - March 2010) Egypt Water and Wastewater Sector Support Project
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April 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
This USAID quarterly report outlines the activities for the USAID funded Egypt Water and Wastewater Sector Support (WWSS) program. Specifically, the report focuses on business planning, financial management, program management, unaccounted for water, and public outreach and education. The program...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaEast Asia and the Pacific - Newsletter: April FY 2010
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April 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
Brief document offers snapshot of USAID/OFDA disaster response in the East Asia and Pacific Region for April 2010.Read more
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East Asia and PacificHow Bay-wide Nutrient Trading Could Benefit Virginia Farms
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April 1, 2010World Resources Institute
This working paper evaluates the opportunities for Virginia farms to sell nutrient credits in a proposed nutrient trading program in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.Read more
How Nutrient Trading Could Help Restore the Chesapeake Bay
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February 1, 2010World Resources Institute
This working paper describes the rationale for nutrient trading in the Chesapeake Bay region and estimates the economic benefits, including potential benefits to the agriculture, wastewater, and storm water sector.Read more
USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Burundi
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
Since Burundi's independence in 1962, ethnically based political parties have vied for control of the country, resulting in decades of violent conflict. Families have been forced to flee successive waves of conflict, and tens of thousands have been internally displaced or temporarily resettled...Read more
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BurundiSub-Saharan AfricaUSAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Central African Republic
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
The Central African Republic (R'publique Centrafricaine, CAR) is a landlocked, sparsely populated country that is well-endowed with natural resources. CAR has abundant land, adequate soil, dense tropical forests, and a wealth of unexploited minerals. However, the country has a history of...Read more
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Central African RepublicSub-Saharan AfricaUSAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Democratic Republic of Congo
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as Congo (Kinshasa), is still emerging from a decade of violent conflict. From the time that foreign-based rebel forces ended President Mobutu's 32-year rule in 1997 to Joseph Kabila's election as President and establishment of the...Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan AfricaUSAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Egypt
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
The vast majority of Egypt's territory is unusable or low-value desert. Its agriculture and population are largely confined to the narrow Nile River Valley and Delta, about 4% of Egypt's total land area. All of the limited agricultural land is irrigated and most is productive, but...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.