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

Arizona Conserve Water Educators' Guide

National Water Research Institute
Arizona Conserve Water is a publication dedicated to the premise that it is never too early to learn to conserve water. The K-12 educators' guide is a tool to help Arizona teachers develop among their students a knowledge and respect for water in their semi-arid home state.Read more

Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project (KERP)

National Water Research Institute
This report provides a description of the Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration project, a project that's primary purpose was to reestablish ecosystems representing Arizona's riparian environment throughout the detention basin. The project also detained storm water and preserved the...Read more

Water and Growth, Chapter 4, 88Th Arizona Town Hall Background Report

National Water Research Institute
There have been eighty-eight Town Halls to date. The eighty-eighth was held in Prescott on April 9-12, 2006, and addressed 'Arizona's Rapid Growth and Development: Natural Resources and Infrastructure.' The implications of growth and development have a profound effect on all...Read more

Business District Streetscapes, Trees, and Consumer Response

National Water Research Institute
A multistudy research program has investigated how consumers respond to the urban forest in central business districts of cities of various sizes. Trees positively affect judgments of visual quality but, more signi?cantly, may in?uence other consumer responses and behaviors. Survey respondents from...Read more

Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Policy Responses

National Water Research Institute
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was carried out from 2001-2005 to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being. This report provides an overview of the policy responses as a result of this assessment.Read more

Environmental Restoration in Urban Arizona: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Approach Final Report

Publication date:
June 1, 2005
National Water Research Institute
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The focus of this paper is on Ecosystem Restoration Projects undertaken in Arizona by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), under their Civil Works Mission, in conjunction with local governments in the state. It reports on projects in Pima and Maricopa Counties, the two most populated...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

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