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 Requirements in Latin American Countries

Publication date:
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
A study on irrigation requirements in Latin American Countries. With increasing needs for the developments of their natural resources, many Latin American countries are placing increased emphasis upon irrigation and the evaluation of the availability of moisture requirements for agricultural...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Latin America and the Caribbean

Irrigation Requirements for Turf

Publication date:
January 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
There is much over irrigation of turf. Some is unavoidable but significant savings of water can be had from a better understanding of the principles of scheduling irrigation. Irrigation scheduling is greatly facilitated by uniformity of soil depth and moisture storage capacity. This paper describes...Read more

Techniques for Assessing Water Resource Potentials in the Developing Countries With Emphasis on Stream flow, Erosion and Sediment Transport, Water Movement in Unsaturated Soils, Ground Water, and Remote Sensing in Hydrologic Applications

Publication date:
December 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
Hydrologic instrumentation and methodology for assessing water-resource potentials have originated largely in the developed countries of the temperate zone. The developing lie largely in the tropic zone, which contains the countries full gamut of the earth's climatic environments,...Read more

Problem of Water Scheduling in West Pakistan, Research Studies and Needs

Publication date:
November 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
The capacity to build and maintain the irrigation system has exceeded the capacity to manage the allocation of water for maximum agricultural production. The irrigation system was not designed to supply total crop water needs plus leaching requirements, but rather to provide sufficient water during...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

Maximum Water Delivery in Irrigation

Publication date:
August 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
In order to increase the water delivery efficiency of an existing irrigation system, it is proposed that modern mathematical optimization techniques be applied to the management of irrigation water delivery. A deterministic mathematical model is developed to simulate the events that occur in...Read more

Report of Weed Control and Water Quality Study in the Zapotitan Valley

Publication date:
January 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
Report on research related to weed control in the Zapotitan Valley. An integral part of the research was to include a water quality study, dealing with the contamination of irrigation water by herbicides.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
El Salvador
Latin America and the Caribbean

Irrigation Requirements and Climatic Evaluations for Venezuela

Publication date:
January 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
A study on irrigation requirements and climatic evaluations for Venezuela. With increasing agricultural and natural resource development in Venezuela there is a correspondingly greater need for evaluating irrigation requirements for use in planning, design and in project operations and for a better...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Latin America and the Caribbean

Water Management Research in Arid and Sub-Humid Lands of Less Developed Countries; Annual Progress Report

Publication date:
January 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
The general objective of this research is to increase food production in the arid and sub-humid lands of the less developed countries through the improvement of water management practices and the integration of those with other good management and cultural procedures. This specific research was...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Latin America and the Caribbean

On-Site Study of Major Watershed Installations in the Southeastern U.S.

Publication date:
January 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
The subject matter discussed and studied on this trip can be divided into four general, categories: '(1) Evapotranspiration (ET) phenomena and their physical relationship to stream flow, (2)Hydrologic prediction of stream flow by mathematical models, (3) Erosion and land rehabilitation...Read more

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