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

Guidelines for Institutional Assessment Water and Wastewater Institutions

Published: 
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Arguing from the premise that the basic problems facing the water and wastewater (W&WW) sector are institutional in nature, this document provides a set of procedures for diagnosing deficiencies in W&WW institutions. The guidelines are based on team field investigation procedures which...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

The USU Unit Command Area Model

Published: 
December 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
The potential benefits of irrigation cannot be achieved unless the collection, storage, transmission, and delivery of water are coordinated with the characteristics and demands of the unit command areas, i.e., the areas where irrigation water is used to increase agricultural production. This study...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Pre-Rehabilitation Diagnostic Study of Sehra Irrigation System, Sind Pakistan

Published: 
May 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
The feasibility report for the project places crop yield in Pakistan considerably below most other countries with similar agricultural resources. The low yields were attributed to a broad spectrum of constraints which included inefficiencies and inequities in water distribution, a poor extension...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) Report

Published: 
January 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
The 10th anniversary report for ICLARM, a program that works with laboratories and universities of countries seeking assistance to aid in water management.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

A Workshop Design for Rainwater Roof Catchment Systems

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The following training guide provides systematic skill development for training local project promoters in the steps and techniques necessary for a project in rainwater roof catchment systems. It provides training in setting up systems intended for either dry or wet areas. The guide is a response...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

A Derived Flood Frequency Distribution Based on the Density Function of Rainfall Excess

Published: 
July 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The geomorphoclimatic theory is used, along with the joint probability density function of storm duration and storm intensity and the representation of the infiltration process, to derive the flood frequency distribution for a given catchment. The infiltration process is represented by two...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Incorporation of Channel Losses in the Geomorphologic IUH

Published: 
July 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Methodologies relating river response to basin geomorphology are useful in the estimation of hydrologic behavior in regions with sparse or no data. This study describes research of potential value in traditional hydraulic routing applications. In it the infiltration losses along the streams of a...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Program Implementation for the Decade for Water

Published: 
July 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
A summary of a book entitled "Safe Water and Waste Disposal for Rural Health: A Program Guide" published as a part of a "Water for the World" materials.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Irrigation Projects Document Review

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Environmental Studies and Natural Resource Management: an Annotated Guide to University and Government Training Programs in the United States

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report was prepared by the Sierra Club and addresses university courses with emphasis on environmental sustainability and the impact of human activities on areas such as forests, waterways, islands, mountains, and grazing lands.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

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