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

Tuul River Basin Report Card

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
The Tuul River Basin Report Card, the first of its kind in Mongolia, assesses the basin's health through social, environmental and economic values that can be tracked over time in response to management actions and/or external pressures. Although much research has been conducted on the water...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Mongolia

Proceedings of Bhutan's National Water Symposium 2017

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
With support from the USAID-funded WWF Asia High Mountains Project, UWICER organized Bhutan's second National Water Symposium in May 2017. This symposium brought together water resources professionals and agencies to take stock of current water resource knowledge in Bhutan and to identify...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Bhutan

Practitioner's Guide to Developing Water Basin Report Cards

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
This guide is designed for government or non-profit employees, development officials, river basin managers, private sector representatives, community organizers, academics, journalists, or any others interested in acting to secure the health and future of a freshwater resource. It provides an...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Belize Reef Scorecard

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
The Belize Barrier Reef is the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere, second in size globally only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (BBRRS) was the first marine World Heritage site in the Caribbean region when inscribed on the World Heritage...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Belize

Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide introduces an integrated framework for flood management, drawing on policy, green infrastructure and conventional engineering to help communities adapt and better manage growing flood risk. World Wildlife Fund (WWF), in partnership with the U...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

WWF and Royal Caribbean Partnership: 2016 Annual Report

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
WWF and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. launched a partnership in 2016 to help ensure the health of our oceans. Marking the one-year anniversary of our five-year partnership, we have made much progress towards achieving our first set of 2020 goals (WWF Description). Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines

Water Balance Targets

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
Companies are increasingly setting and pursing ‘water balance targets' as part of their water stewardship strategies. This paper explores the history, challenges and opportunities of water balance targets, and how important it is for such goals to be grounded in the realities of each unique...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

WWF's Implementation Guide to AWS' International Water Stewardship Standard

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
There is no substitute for water. Every business depends on this precious resource in one way or another: for growing agricultural commodities in the supply chain, processing or manufacturing at plants and facilities, or helping maintain community and employee health. As the global population grows...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Basin Report Card Fact Sheet

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
We depend on thriving, healthy freshwater basins for everything from food and health to energy and economic growth. But rapid development and environmental changes are impacting how well these ecosystems can provide for people and nature. We must act now to manage freshwater resources to ensure...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

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