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

Irrigation Water Cost Recovery in Egypt: Determination of Water Costs

Publication date:
January 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study addresses the problem of identifying incremental operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation (OM&R) expenditures needed to raise the performance of the water delivery system in Egypt to DO adequate level. Emphasis is placed on developing a procedure for allocating the costs of the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Zambezi Survey: A Report to USAID

Publication date:
January 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
A report that covers a survey of the Zambezi river depths during the dry season of 1993 and the challenges faced in the basin.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Performance Indicators for Selected Water Supply and Sanitation Utilities in Ecuador

Publication date:
November 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study was to develop performance indicators for 13 selected water, wastewater, and combined water and wastewater utilities in Ecuador from data supplied by the utilities themselves. The performance indicators cover operational, financial, and personnel activities. Of the 13...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ecuador
Latin America and the Caribbean

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Document for Lake Maryout Study

Publication date:
September 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document outlines the chemical, physical, and biological data quality assurance standards by which the sampling and analysis efforts shall be conducted at the Laboratories of the High Institute of Public Health, Environmental Health Dept.This document presents the detailed site-specific field...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Aid Grant No. Hne-0158-G-00-2062-00 to Texas a & M Research Foundation for a Cooperative Marine Technology Program for The Middle East

Publication date:
September 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided to Texas A&M Research Foundation to lead collaborative research by Egyptian and Israeli entities to improve the management of commercial freshwater fisheries. Research will measure the effect of the trophodynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean coastal shelf ecosystem on...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

Development of a Behavior-Based Monitoring System for the Health Education Component of the Rural Water and Health Project, CARE-Guatemala

Publication date:
July 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
During February 1992, the WASH project provided technical assistance to CARE-Guatemala to develop a simple monitoring system for assessment and improvement of its water and sanitation program, with a special focus on health education. This effort resulted in a ground-breaking technical approach...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Guatemala
Latin America and the Caribbean

Field Report: Water and Wastewater Demonstration Projects for Small Urban Areas in Chile

Publication date:
June 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
Chile's water resources have been extensively contaminated by municipal and industrial effluents. USAID is funding feasibility studies and providing loan guarantees for up to four demonstration projects to show how private initiatives can solve the water quality problems of such communities...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Chile
Latin America and the Caribbean

Final Report: Water Optimization of Rain Fed Tropical Cropping

Publication date:
June 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The project was conducted as an effort to produce information on how to better deal with water shortages and excesses that keep yields of rain fed crop production low and highly variable. As part of the project, an analytical tool in the form of a water balance computer model was to be developed...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Costa Rica
Latin America and the Caribbean

Mega Watersheds in Ethiopia and Botswana: Prefeasibility Study Report -- Ethiopia - Refugee Relief/Disaster Mitigation, Botswana - Drought Relief/Disaster Mitigation

Publication date:
June 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
In recent times, predictable, recurring droughts induced famine and related disaster in Eastern and Southern Africa. International and bilateral donors, including the United States (US), have pumped billions of dollars into sometimes "band aid" solutions, which save some lives, but do...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Country Program Strategy, FY 1992-1996: Water and Wastewater

Publication date:
May 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The importance of potable water and sanitary drainage to the Egyptian economy and quality of life can not be overstated. the Nile is the source of 80 percent of Egyptian drinking water and it is to the Nile that the wastewater effluent eventually drains. Pollutants in this closed system have...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

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