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
Tanzania - Water Sector Project
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April 11, 2014Millennium Challenge Corporation
Social Impact (SI) is conducting an impact evaluation of the MCC Tanzania Water Sector Project. The impact of the WSP will be assessed through a rigorous, quasi-experimental impact evaluation design that combines a difference-in-differences (DD) approach with generalized propensity score matching (...Read more
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TanzaniaUN-Water Country Brief: Tanzania
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June 1, 2013U.S. Department of State
A data-rich water national snapshot that serves as an easy reference of aggregated national information for decision makers.Read more
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TanzaniaMeant to Keep Malaria Out, Mosquito Nets Are Used to Haul Fish In
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January 24, 2015The 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
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCongo, Democratic Republic of theTanzaniaFrom Curse to Cure: The Impact of Energy Exploration & Production in the Lake Tanganyika Basin
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September 10, 2014Lake 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
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Sub-Saharan AfricaBurundiCongo, Democratic Republic of theTanzaniaFacts & Figures about Lake Tanganyika
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September 1, 2014Lake 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
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCongo, Democratic Republic of theTanzaniaRecommended Reading: Lake Tanganyika
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September 1, 2014Lake 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
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Sub-Saharan AfricaCongo, Democratic Republic of theTanzaniaSave Lake Tanganyika: Treat it Like an Ocean
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November 30, 2011Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
A National Geographic News article describing Lake Tanganyika's unique number of fish species found nowhere else in the world and conservation approaches to protect the lake's rich biodiversity. Read more
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Congo, Dem. Rep.TanzaniaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.