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

Identification, Estimation and Validation of Some River Catchment Models With Application

Published: 
October 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is directed towards the identification, estimation and validation of some physical data based river catchment models. Two general classes of models, with a variety of mathematical formulations and estimation methodologies are presented.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Tunisia: Care Water Projects

Published: 
October 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Some 100,000 Tunisians living in dispersed rural settlements are using wells and springs that have been improved with U.S. assistance. This report evaluates a series of projects conducted by Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE), with partial funding by A.I.D. and assistance from the...Read more
Regional focus: 
TunisiaMiddle East and North Africa

Survey of Water Activities Under Foreign Assistance in the Yemen Arab Republic

Published: 
October 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Due to the complexities in the Y.A.R.'s field of water, both the institutional responsibilities of national agencies and the number and diversity of foreign funded water projects, a systematic study of all the national institutions and of technical assistance was needed in order to improve the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Yemen, Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, V. Iii, Appendix B, Staff Papers, Section 4 of 4

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Document discusses the cost of delivery of irrigation water and setting fees to cover the cost of irrigation water delivery.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, Vol. Iv, Appendix C, Technical Articles

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Document offers methods to upgrade farm operation for a better crop yield, including water management and proper irrigation.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, V. Iii, Appendix B, Staff Papers, Section 3 of 4

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Document offers alternative methods to good irrigation and water management to satisfy the evapotranspiration needs of the crop.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, Vol. V, Appendix D, Training Manual

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This training manual and the accompanying training program is central to the purpose of the Egyptian Water Use Project (EWUP). Training skilled personnel in Water Management is essential to the achievement of the project goals and objectives, which include: developing improved irrigation water...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, Vol. Vi, Appendix E, Training: How to Do It Series

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Volume I of the Problem Identification Training Manual consists of a number of short, technical "How-To-Do-It" articles. The purpose of these articles is to provide specific instructions on how to carry out the tasks of problem identification. The How-To-Do-It series is merely a...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in the Sahel: Review and Perspectives

Published: 
April 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
The strategy and the program had an irrigated farming development component with a double purpose: to assure that part of cereals production would be protected from climatic vagaries and to contribute towards food self-sufficiency by producing part of the crops which require irrigation in the Sahel...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Sahel River Basin Development

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Four river basins in the Sahel cross national boundaries. It is important to note that these rivers in general have their sources in the more abundant rainfall areas to the South and carry significant quantities of water north to drier areas and, in the case of the Niger River, over 2,000 km across...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

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