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

Preparation of a National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Plan in Zaire

Published: 
May 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
A Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) consultant team visited Zaire in April 1986 to review the draft plan for the rural water and sanitation (WS) subsector prepared by a subcommittee of the National Action Committee for Water and Sanitation (CNAEA). The team concluded that: (1) although the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Ruhengeri Water Resources Study Rwanda

Published: 
May 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
The major findings and conclusions of a watershed resources/water supply analysis prepared for the Ruhengeri Resource Analysis and Management Project in Rwanda are presented. The report's eight substantive chapters: (1) furnish the basic hydrologic data on which the analysis was based and...Read more
Regional focus: 
RwandaSub-Saharan Africa

Design of a National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Plan in Zaire

Published: 
February 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
A Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) team visited Zaire in January 1986 to help the National Action Committee for Water and Sanitation (CNAEA) develop the first draft of a national rural water supply/sanitation (WS/S) plan. The team recommended that CNAEA: (1) encourage full participation by...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Agricultural Research Corporation Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project

Published: 
October 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
A trip was taken from July 3-17 1985 to Sudan to study the El Obeid compartmented reservoir system. This system supplies most of the domestic water to the city of El Obeid which has a population of 200,000 to 250,000 people. This water supply was exhausted in March 1985 and the town was out of...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

An Annotated Bibliography of Factors Affecting Pumping and Irrigation in Africa

Published: 
October 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
This bibliographic search was started in order to provide the background documents for the development of a methodology of economic analysis of water pumping projects, particularly the energy trade-offs in water pumping.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation in Southern Africa: an Annotated Bibliography

Published: 
January 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a bibliography of articles related to: increased agricultural output, food security, irrigation, socio-economic and institutional aspects of irrigated agriculture in Southern Africa.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Assessment of Problems and Needs for Water Supplies At Ethiopian Drought - Victim Camps

Published: 
December 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
In November 1984, A.I.D. sent two consultants from the Water and Sanitation for Health project to Ethiopia to develop recommendations for emergency water-supply relief at camps for drought victims. The consultants found that the areas around camps in Wello and Tigray clearly qualify for emergency...Read more
Regional focus: 
EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa

The Water Resource in Tropical Africa and Its Exploitation

Published: 
December 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Insight into the wide range of problems concerning water development in tropical Africa, particularly for the benefit of nonspecialists in the field, is provided in this report. The report examines the mechanics of the hydrological cycle, the origins of the wide variations in rainfall, the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi Self-Help Rural Water Supply Program: a Mid-Term Evaluation of the USAID-Financed Project

Published: 
January 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to help the Government of Malawi expand its rural piped water system and provide health education. Special mid-term evaluation covers the period 8/80-8/83 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with Ministry of Health (MOH), Departments of Lands, Valuation...Read more
Regional focus: 
MalawiSub-Saharan Africa

Proceedings of a Workshop on Water Quality Management and Pollution Control

Published: 
August 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The proceedings a workshop on water quality management and pollution control, sponsored by the Government of Kenya and USAID in 1982.Read more
Regional focus: 
KenyaSub-Saharan Africa

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