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

Solution Story: Peter Mbuya - Improved Poultry Production

Publication date:
September 1, 2013
Winrock International
A solution story about Peter Mbuya, a Tanzanian poultry and goat farmer who benefited from water for productive activities and received targeted support to professionalize and expand his operation.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Video: Managing Integrated Water Services with SolutionMUS

Publication date:
May 1, 2015
Winrock International
Ensuring sustainable water service delivery requires effective management. SolutionMUS accomplishes this by ensuring that four key building are in place: structures for governance, sustainable financing, a functioning supply chain and post-construction support. The SolutionMUS approach to...Read more

Climate Resilience Evaluation Tool (CREAT)

Publication date:
January 1, 1970
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has developed CREAT, a software tool to assist drinking water and wastewater utility owners and operators in understanding potential climate change threats and in assessing the related risks at their individual utilities. CREAT provides users with access to the most recent national assessment...Read more

Climate Resilience Evaluation Tool (CREAT) Fact Sheet

Publication date:
January 1, 1970
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT), developed under EPA’s Climate Ready Water Utilities initiative, assists drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utility owners and operators in assessing risks to utility assets and operations. This fact sheet outlines its features...Read more

Water Quality Index for Runoff Water from Agricultural Fields (WQIag)

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Water Quality Index for Runoff from Agricultural Fields (WQI) is currently being developed by the USDA/NRCS-WNTSC National Water Quality/Quantity Team in Portland, Oregon. The purpose/benefits of this tool include: comparative assessment over time & space, no substitute for monitoring/...Read more

Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender (APEX)

U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender (APEX) model was developed for use in whole farm/small watershed management. The model was constructed to evaluate various land management strategies considering sustainability, erosion (wind, sheet, and channel), economics, water supply and quality,...Read more

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