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

Water Questions and Answers

Publication date:
March 17, 2014
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of the Interior
A part of the USGS Water Science School, this page provides a series of questions and answers surrounding water. Topics include Water at Home, Water Use, Measuring Water, Water Chemistry and Quality, and the Water Around Us.Read more

Environmental Stratification Framework and Water Quality Monitoring Design Strategy for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Africa

Publication date:
January 1, 2008
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of the Interior
Mauritania anticipates an increase in mining activities throughout the country and into the foreseeable future. Because mining-induced changes in the landscape are likely to affect theirlimited ground-water resources and sensitive aquatic ecosystems, a water-quality assessment program was designed...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

USGS and USAID Partner to Conserve Forests, Water in Africa

U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource offers an overview of the partnership between USAID and USGS working to conserve forests in Guinea. One of the many reasons that this project is critical is that Guinea's forest reserves replenish many of West Africa's life-sustaining waterways.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

MUS Factsheet

iDE
The MUS factsheet gives an overview of Multiple Use Services in Nepal. It provides an outline of the MUS approach, MUS configurations, impacts and challenges in the planning and implementation of MUS.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

MUS Video (Gravity MUS)

iDE
This Gravity MUS video is about the MUS programs that were designed and implemented by iDE in different districts in Nepal. Video production credited to Bimala Rai Colavito (a volunteer at iDE).Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Meant to Keep Malaria Out, Mosquito Nets Are Used to Haul Fish In

Publication date:
January 24, 2015
The LTFHC was glad to serve as a resource to journalist Jeffrey Gettleman in the preparation of this article featured in The New York Times. The article describes the potential environmental problems of treated mosquito nets being used to catch fish. Millions of mosquito nets are handed out to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Tanzania

From Curse to Cure: The Impact of Energy Exploration & Production in the Lake Tanganyika Basin

Publication date:
September 10, 2014
Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
New study charts risks and rewards of the forthcoming oil boom in the African Great Lakes: The LTFHC released a white paper on the burgeoning hydrocarbon sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the surrounding African Great Lakes region. The unprecedented study details how the oil and gas...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Tanzania

Facts & Figures about Lake Tanganyika

Publication date:
September 1, 2014
Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
Lake Tanganyika is one of the most geopolitically significant places you have never heard of. Learn more about the second largest body of fresh water in the world and its global strategic importance.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Tanzania

Recommended Reading: Lake Tanganyika

Publication date:
September 1, 2014
Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
Despite being so isolated, the future and fate of the Lake Tanganyika Basin could not be more connected to the rest of the world. Rich in natural resources like oil and minerals and a place of enormous environmental importance because it contains one fifth of the world’s fresh water, the lake...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Tanzania

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