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

Evaluation of Baseline Ground-Water Conditions in the Mosteiros, Ribeira Paul, and Ribeira Fajã Basins, Republic of Cape Verde, West Africa, 2005-06

Published: 
January 1, 2006
U.S. Geological Survey
This report documents current (2005-06) baseline ground-water conditions in three basins within the West African Republic of Cape Verde (Mosteiros on Fogo, Ribeira Paul on Santo Antão, and Ribeira Fajã on São Nicolau) based on existing data and additional data collected during this study. Ground-...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Published: 
January 1, 2008
U.S. Geological SurveyU.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 focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Data and Applications for Study of the Water Cycle in Africa

U.S. Geological Survey
http://earlywarning.usgs.gov/adds/pubs/verdin-isrse.pdfRead more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

USGS and USAID Partner to Conserve Forests, Water in Africa

U.S. Geological SurveyU.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 focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Published: 
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 focus: 
Sub-Saharan AfricaCongo, Democratic Republic of theTanzania

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

Published: 
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 focus: 
Sub-Saharan AfricaBurundiCongo, Democratic Republic of theTanzania

Facts & Figures about Lake Tanganyika

Published: 
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 focus: 
Sub-Saharan AfricaCongo, Democratic Republic of theTanzania

Recommended Reading: Lake Tanganyika

Published: 
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 focus: 
Sub-Saharan AfricaCongo, Democratic Republic of theTanzania

Solution Story: Cluster Repairmen Attend In-depth Rope Pump Repair Course

Published: 
December 1, 2010
Winrock International
A solution story about how technical training for community rope pump repair people ensures sustainability of community water points in Zinder, Niger.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Solution Story: Handwashing Stations, Convenient and Healthy

Published: 
December 1, 2010
Winrock International
A solution story about handwashing promotion in Zinder, Niger. Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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