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

Egypt Water/Wastewater Sector Strategy

Publication date:
March 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Mission's goals of greater access to reliable urban services and cost recovery can not be met in the water and wastewater sector without policy and institutional reform. As a result, Sector Reform is a core element of the Mission's strategy. The GOE must commit themselves to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Promoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies

Publication date:
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of guiding principles and feasible strategies on trade and fiscal policies affecting irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka, which would contribute to achieving high profitability in these systems in the future. The paper also sets out broad guidelines for...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Crafting Institutions: Self-Governing Irrigation Systems

Publication date:
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report outlines an approach to the design of irrigation institutions that is useful to officials in donor agencies, host governments, and other organizations involved in designing irrigation projects in developing countries. The crafting of irrigation institutions is an ongoing process that...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Local Development II Urban Project: National Conference on the Environment of Lake Manzala -- October 27-29, 1991

Publication date:
October 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is to record, in an English language account, the proceedings of an important natonal conference (in Arabic) addressing a major ecological problem in Egypt. Lake Manzala, a large, shallow, saline water body adjacent to the 6ty of Port Said, has long been the recipient of...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Executive Summary: Final Report on Institutional Development of The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB)

Publication date:
August 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The implementation timeframe of this institutional development effort was almost six a half years of continuing consultant input. Many lessons were l earned in this this period and many of these lessons are highly relevant, not just to the specific case of the National Water Supply and Drainage...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Technical Assistance Program for the Ministry of Water Resources, Sultanate of Oman -- Task 2B: Training

Publication date:
February 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
In response to a ministry request for technical assistance, the Omani-American Joint Commission (OAJC) contracted with the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project to help MWR's training department develop plans and strategies for the next five years. WASH provided a consultant to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

Institutional Framework for Management of Irrigation Systems and Building Farmers' Organizations

Publication date:
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the second of the ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is a synthesis of eight staff working papers on the issues related to this topic. The paper describes the institutional arrangements for irrigation management at the policy and field levels and in all...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Modernizing the Irrigated Agriculture Sector: Transformations at the Macro-Institutional Level

Publication date:
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the fourth in the series of ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on five Staff Working Papers on the issues related to the topic. Many factors affect the productivity and profitability of irrigated agriculture, but it is generally agreed...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Senegal River Basin Monitoring Activity, Hydrological Issues, Part II: A Report based on Discussions and Bibliographical Work in Senegal, Fieldwork around Matam and Subsequent Data Analysis

Publication date:
November 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This brief study involved literature review, discussions, field work and analysis. Thirty-two recommendations are made. The most important is that Manantali's long term operation should be changed to include the release of water to augment the natural flood in the valley. A new real time...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

Senegal River Basin Monitoring Activity, Hydrological Issues: Part I

Publication date:
August 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This review is organized into four sections. The review of the status of the hydrological documentation concentrates heavily on the data that is available for the existing and future studies. The two main sections of the report discuss, first the issues that can be accepted from literature, and...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa

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