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
Water Quality of Sri Lanka: A Review of 12 Water Bodies
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January 1, 1996U.S. Agency for International Development
The quality of Sri Lanka's surface waters has been adversely affected by a number of factors, including irrigation-related watershed practices, catchment land use, direct discharge of industrial wastes, and unplanned human settlement in highly urbanized areas. However, available data on the...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaInstitutional Framework for Irrigation: Proceedings of a Workshop, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1-5 November 1993
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November 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
Document outlines a key event in a sequence of workshops and seminars in Langkawi, Malaysia, of senior officials, from many departments concerned with irrigated agriculture and its consequences. A common theme at the meetings was the question of institutions. Leaders of the irrigated agriculture...Read more
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South East AsiaMethodology for Participatory Evaluation of O&M in Distributary and Field Canals
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July 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
During a tour of d- and f- canals, the Managing Director of MEA requested MARD to propose a low cost method of evaluating the state of tertiary system maintenance in System B. MARD's staff worked for several months, in consultation with MEA engineers and farmers' organizations, developing...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaInstitutions, Incentives, and Irrigation in Nepal
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October 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
Since 1950, government-managed irrigation development has been a cornerstone of public policy in Nepal. Numerous case studies, however, have shown that government-managed systems, despite their tremendous advantages in material and engineering resources, are outperformed by the farmer-led,...Read more
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Nepal, South East AsiaOn-Farm Drainage in Mahaweli System B
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August 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The main objective in conducting this study was to find the effectiveness of subsurface drainage system in maintaining the water table below the root zone throughout the year to facilitate the cultivation of OFCs.Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaSurface Drainage Manual for Pakistan
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The concept of this Manual is to develop and improve upon the drainage practices established in Pakistan, and not to replace them. With the intention of preparing a manual that would be accepted and adopted as an official document, the participation of local authorities was sought. The authors...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaImplementation of Canal Automation on the Tungabhadra HLC
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March 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This program implemented canal automation in India, taking its first formative steps during the first year of the project. Read more
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India, South East AsiaPromoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of guiding principles and feasible strategies on trade and fiscal policies affecting irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka, which would contribute to achieving high profitability in these systems in the future. The paper also sets out broad guidelines for...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaExecutive Summary: Final Report on Institutional Development of The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB)
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August 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The implementation timeframe of this institutional development effort was almost six a half years of continuing consultant input. Many lessons were l earned in this this period and many of these lessons are highly relevant, not just to the specific case of the National Water Supply and Drainage...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaInstitutional Framework for Management of Irrigation Systems and Building Farmers' Organizations
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January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the second of the ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is a synthesis of eight staff working papers on the issues related to this topic. The paper describes the institutional arrangements for irrigation management at the policy and field levels and in all...Read more
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