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

Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network

Publication date:
January 1, 2014
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Suat Irmak leads this network, which works with natural resources districts and farmers to implement water and soil moisture sensors on growers' fields.Read more

U.S. Drought Monitor Statistics

Publication date:
January 1, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
national Drought Monitor statistical grid comparing current conditions vs. last week, 3 months ago, start of calendar year, start of water year and one year agoRead more

National Drought Mitigation Center

Publication date:
January 1, 2014
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Several DWFI faculty fellows work for the National Drought Mitigation Center, located at the University of Nebraska-LincolnRead more

Drought Reporter

Publication date:
January 1, 2014
interactive display of drought impacts on state scale (agriculture, fire, water supply, society & public health, etc.)Read more

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center

Publication date:
January 1, 2014
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
The center researchers team with policymakers and other stakeholders to actively inform public policy. DWFI faculty fellow Alan Tomkins is the center's director.Read more

Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

Publication date:
June 1, 2004
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Several affiliated faculty work with natural resources management graduate students to create new information useful for management Read more

Water Conservation, Yesterday and Today: a Story of History, Culture and Politics

The National Institutes for Water Resources
Recently very much center stage and in the spotlight, water conservation seems to be an idea whose time has come. If, however, we define water conservation as the careful use of water to better maintain current supplies, then water conservation is not a recent development. What is relatively new is...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Managing Watersheds to Improve Land and Water

The National Institutes for Water Resources
At first glance, the term watershed management appears to be self-explanatory, its meaning apparent in its very wording. Watershed management is the managing of a watershed. At best, however, this definition is merely the starting point and might appropriately be compared to the initial upland flow...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

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