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

A Global Perspective on Water Scarcity/Poverty: Achievements and Challenges for Water Resource Management

Publication date:
January 1, 2000
U.S. Agency for International Development
Poverty eradication through sustainable development can be regarded as the central goal of CGIAR, of most agricultural research and development institutions in the developing world, and of the national governments that support their research in regions including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast AsiaRead more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

From Bucket to Basin: Managing River Basins to Alleviate Water Deprivation

Publication date:
January 1, 2000
U.S. Agency for International Development
Today there are no agreed upon concepts on water poverty alleviation that: define the nature of the problem for poor people; capture the multiple aspects and linkages of poverty and water deprivation in a comprehensive way; analyze the different processes in society that contribute to the problem...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Supporting The Creation of a Watershed Authority in The Souss-Massa River Basin of Morocco

Publication date:
June 1, 1999
U.S. Agency for International Development
The aim of this report is to develop an initial vision for new watershed planning and management of integrated water resources with the objectives of: conducting situational analysis of water resources in the basin, suggesting approaches for participatory planning and identifying areas in which...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Morocco
Middle East and North Africa

Urban Forest Values: Economic Benefits of Trees in Cities

Publication date:
November 1, 1998
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Many important decisions in American cities are based on careful cost and benefit analysis of options. Yet the values of trees and plants in our urban centers are often overlooked. Urban forests are a significant and increasingly valuable asset of the urban environment. Scientists have measured the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Egyptian Farmers Towards Water Resources: A National Survey

Publication date:
October 1, 1998
U.S. Agency for International Development
The objectives of this national survey of Egyptian farmers were to: Provide information to help GreenCOM and the WCU design appropriate communication interventions; identify baseline measures for male and female farmers knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning water resource management; and...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Evaluation of the Jamaican Urban Environmental Program for On-Site Sanitation

Publication date:
July 1, 1997
U.S. Agency for International Development
Final evaluation of an onsite environmental sanitation program (7/95-7/97) implemented as part of a Housing Guaranty Project in two peri-urban communities in Montego Bay, Jamaica. the Sanitation Support Unit (SSU) of the Construction Resource and Development Center (CRDC), a Jamaican NGO, was the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Jamaica
Latin America and the Caribbean

Reclaiming Poland's Riverine Resources: Final Report Covering Period 9/14/92-4/31/96

Publication date:
March 1, 1997
U.S. Agency for International Development
The overall objective of this project was the development of a verifiable, spatially extensible Geographic Information System model of vegetation, soils, land use, topography, and nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics within the Olawa River watershed inwestern Poland. We have completed the overall GIS...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Europe and Central Asia

Coping with Intermittent Water Supply: Problems and Prospects -- Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India

Publication date:
October 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the methodology and results of a water use survey and presents a prefeasibility study of options for improving water quality. The study was based on a random sample of 1,100 households in Dehra Dun in Uttar Pradesh, India, for the purpose of estimating the real costs of an...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
India
South East Asia

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