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

H2infO DC Launch Program - State Department

Published: 
October 3, 2014
Thank you so much for joining us today at the U.S. Department of State. We hope you enjoy today's event. Please click the green button above to access the program.Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development

U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage of Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development. Launched at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm, Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish...Read more

USAID: Water and Sanitation

U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage for the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) work on water and sanitation. From this page, users can navigate through case studies, as well as lessons learned and best practices. Users will also find the Water and Development Strategy available on...Read more

Tennessee Valley Authority Act (1933)

Published: 
May 18, 1933
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Act of 1933 established the Tennessee Valley Authority to oversee the construction of dams to control flooding, improve navigation and create cheap electric power in the Tennessee Valley basin. It serves to improve the navigability and to provide for the flood...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Dam Safety Best Practices and Risk Methodology

Published: 
December 1, 2012
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation has been using risk analysis as the primary support for dam safety decision-making for about 15 years, and has developed procedures to analyze risks for a multitude of potential failure modes. Manuals, guidelines, standards, and practical reference material on how to...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Sedimentation and River Hydraulics: Two-Dimensional Model (SRH-2D)

Published: 
August 1, 2012
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
Sedimentation and River Hydraulics – Two-Dimensional model, is a two-dimensional (2D) hydraulic, sediment, temperature, and vegetation model for river systems.Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

West-Wide Climate Risk Assessments

Published: 
December 15, 2014
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
Impact Assessments present an overview of the current climate and hydrology in a basin, an analysis of observed trends in temperature and precipitation over the past decade, and a comparison of these trends against model projections. They also present hydrologic projections developed from global...Read more

Basin Study Reports

Published: 
January 15, 2014
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
Basin Studies address basin-wide efforts to evaluate and address the impacts of climate change. These are comprehensive water studies that define options for meeting future water demands in river basins in the western United States where imbalances in water supply and demand exist or are projected. Read more

Reclamation Desalination web portal

Published: 
April 15, 2014
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's main desalination web portal.  This portal highlights information about various desalinating activities that Reclamation is involved in.Read more

Desalination and Water Purification Research

U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This site highlights the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's external research program, Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) program. Through this site, you can navigate to a program description, cost share and funding information by state, solicitation information, research results...Read more

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