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

Senegal River Basin Planning

U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper provides an overview of the Senegal River Basin and its uses, as well as a planning strategy for utilizing resources in the basin.Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Somaliland Communities Resilience Enhancement (Score) Quarterly Performance Report October 1St 2013 - December 31, 2013

U.S. Agency for International Development
This is the third quarter report of the Somaliland Communities Resilience Enhancement (SCORE) program. The program addresses the severe water shortages of communities in Eastern Somaliland, whose livelihoods suffer as a result of recurrent droughts. It builds on the success of the previous quarter...Read more
Regional focus: 
SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa

Does Micro-Irrigation Matter? a Quasi-Experimental Impact Evaluation in Zambia

iDE
This study is an evaluation of the impact of micro-irrigation technology investment, farmer-group membership, and agricultural training on various measures of household income, crop production, crop diversification, and value added for an innovative project conduced by iDE with smallholder farmers...Read more
Regional focus: 
ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa

Seasonal Prediction of Hydro-Climatic Extremes in the Greater Horn of Africa under Evolving Climate Conditions to Support Adaptation Strategies

Published: 
January 1, 2014
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Tsegaye Tadesse is the lead PI on this multidisciplinary, multi-institution, 3-year, $1.4 million grantRead more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Electrical Grid Expansion in iDE African Regions

iDE
This paper synthesizes information gathered by iDE Technology and Innovation Group on electric grid expansion and rural electrification in iDE's 5 African Country Programs (Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Mozambique).Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Climate Change and Conflict in Africa and Latin America: Findings and Preliminary Lessons from Uganda, Ethiopia, and Peru; African and Latin American Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC)

Published: 
July 18, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
In 2007, the Fourth Annual Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that rising global temperatures would contribute to a steady upsurge in severe storms, floods, droughts, glacier melt, and sea level rise. Since then, extreme and erratic weather in much...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Flood Risk Mapping, Water Bodies Monitoring, and Climate Information for Disaster Management and Detecting Risk Areas of Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission

Published: 
May 1, 2013
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This project report provides information on a project of the SERVIR Applied Sciences Team, which is developing a tool for forecasting flood risks and assessing vector-borne disease risk for SERVIR-Africa in support of infectious disease monitoring and outbreak prediction. Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

East Africa Drought and Agricultural Productivity Assessment and Prediction

Published: 
May 1, 2013
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource includes: Water, food and drought monitoring using remote sensing and modeling; remote sensing and modeling for crop forecasting; and provides from near real-time to seasonal forecasts.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

African Drought Monitor

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The African Drought Monitor has been installed in Niamey, Niger (Feb 1 2012.) at AGRHYMET. NASA plans on adding weather and seasonal hydrological forecasting over the next 6 months and SMOS-based soil moisture through collaboration with CESBIO and crop water requirements and actual ET over the next...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Use of agro-climatic zones to upscale simulated crop yield

Published: 
November 30, 2012
A Field Crops Research article on simulated crop yield potentialRead more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Don't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.