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
African Irrigation Overview: Main Report
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December 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The key objective of this study was to provide services in irrigated regions of the world for improving water management practices in the design and operation of existing and future irrigation projects and give guidance for USAID for selecting and implementing development options and investment...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaUsers Manual for the Pascal Version of the Usu Main Hydraulic Model
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October 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The key objective of this study was to provide services in irrigated regions of the world for improving water management practices in the design and operation of existing and future irrigation projects and give guidance to USAID for selecting and implementing development options and investment...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaConjunctive Water Use: The State of the Art and Potential for Egypt
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September 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The state of the art and potential application to Egypt of the conjunctive (or combined) use of surface and groundwater via an integrated reservoir system are reviewed in this report. Following introductory remarks on Egypt's water situation, the art and science of conjunctive water use are...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaIrrigation System Improvement By Simulation and Optimization, Pt. 1: Theory
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A theory to evaluate improvement alternatives for an irrigation system by way of simulation and optimization is presented. A mathematical simulation model combining existing models of conveyance, application, and water use subsystems was developed and verified using available field data from...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaPlanning Irrigation Improvements in Egypt: the Impact of Policies and Prices on Farm Income and Resource Use
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August 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The most profitable use of resources on a typical Egyptian farm is analyzed in view of resource, institutional, and government policies constraints. The linear programming model of a farm management decision problem, based on an average sized farm found in a survey of 50 farms in Kafr El Sheikh,...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaFarm Irrigation Structures
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March 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A handbook of information on small irrigation structures is presented. Individual sections treat: delivery channels and ditches and control, water measuring, and other structures; low pressure pipe systems; construction and installation of ditches and pipes; and operation and maintenance...Read more
Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Sri Lanka
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September 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Rather than explicitly considering irrigation development options, this paper identifies the problems facing Sri Lanka's irrigation sector and offers recommendations for their resolution. First, the Government of Sri Lanka has not given sufficient attention to the role of irrigation in future...Read more
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Sri LankaSouth East AsiaIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: General Asian Overview
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May 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Four papers on A.I.D.'s irrigation investment options and strategies for Asia are presented. The first two papers review, respectively, reports prepared by interdisciplinary study teams for Bangladesh, Northwest India, Pakistan, and Northeast Thailand and reports prepared by an Asia Bureau...Read more
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East Asia and PacificProject Review for Bakel Small Irrigated Perimeters Project: Senegal
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Evaluates irrigation/integrated farming project in Senegal's Bakel region. Special evaluation covers the period 3/80-11/81 and is based on document review, extensive site visits, and interviews with farmers, administrators, and project and other-donor personnel. The project has not adhered to...Read more
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SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Thailand
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June 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A five-point USAID strategy to improve paddy farming in Northeast Thailand is detailed. The strategy calls for: (1) rehabilitating and/or completing existing small-scale irrigation systems with emphasis on on-farm water distribution; (2) developing new small-scale irrigation systems, i.e.,...Read more
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