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

Coping with Intermittent Water Supply: Problems and Prospects -- Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India

Published: 
October 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the methodology and results of a water use survey and presents a prefeasibility study of options for improving water quality. The study was based on a random sample of 1,100 households in Dehra Dun in Uttar Pradesh, India, for the purpose of estimating the real costs of an...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Water Quality of Sri Lanka: A Review of 12 Water Bodies

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Institutional Framework for Irrigation: Proceedings of a Workshop, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1-5 November 1993

Published: 
November 1, 1995
U.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
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Methodology for Participatory Evaluation of O&M in Distributary and Field Canals

Published: 
July 1, 1995
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Institutions, Incentives, and Irrigation in Nepal

Published: 
October 1, 1994
U.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
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

On-Farm Drainage in Mahaweli System B

Published: 
August 1, 1993
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Surface Drainage Manual for Pakistan

Published: 
April 1, 1993
U.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
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Implementation of Canal Automation on the Tungabhadra HLC

Published: 
March 1, 1993
U.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
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Promoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Executive Summary: Final Report on Institutional Development of The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB)

Published: 
August 1, 1991
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

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