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-use Efficiency and Productivity: Rethinking the Basin Approach
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December 4, 2011Pacific Institute
This article analyzes three fundamental flaws in the traditional approach to water-efficiency or the “basin approach,” including the assumption that all consumptive water use is beneficial, a lack of attention to water productivity measures, and the numerous, important “co-benefits” that are...Read more
Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS): Recommendations for a Robust and Sustainable Approach
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March 14, 2012Pacific Institute
This report examines Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS), a water-provision and management approach that has emerged as a way to realize the poverty alleviation potential of water projects. By connecting livelihoods to water supply, MUS seeks to improve nutrition, boost income, and help the rural and...Read more
Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: Separating the Frack from the Fiction
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June 12, 2012Pacific Institute
This research identifies issues around the impacts of hydraulic fracturing on water and points to the need for better and more transparent information in order to clearly assess the key water-related risks and develop sound policies to minimize those risks.Read more
Urban Water Demand in California to 2100: Incorporating Climate Change
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August 28, 2012Pacific Institute
This report describes how warming due to climate change is causing increases in water demand for landscapes, and will continue to drive up future water demand, particularly as more Californians settle in warmer, drier inland areas.Read more
Key Issues in Seawater Desalination in California: Costs and Financing
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November 27, 2012Pacific Institute
This report assesses desalination costs, financing, and risks associated with desalination projects. Read more
California's Water Footprint
Pacific Institute
This report analyzes the state's water footprint, that is the amount of water required to produce the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the beverages we drink, and the other goods on which we rely. Read more
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United StatesCalifornia's Water Footprint
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December 11, 2012Pacific Institute
This report analyzes the state's water footprint – that is the amount of water required to produce the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the beverages we drink, and the other goods on which we rely. Read more
A Twenty-First Century U.S. Water Policy
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July 2, 2021Pacific Institute
Environmental justice is a trending topic among water officials, especially for those who are trying to reorient federal water policy to increase equity. Environmental justice advocates are attempting to correct the decades of water injustices that have targeted disenfranchised communities,...Read more
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