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

Report on Review of Plans for Flood Control and Reclamation on the Pampanga River in Central Luzon

Published: 
December 1, 1962
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is confined to flood control and reclamation plans, together with other pertinent discussions for the Pampanga River Basin.Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Sanitation Marketing: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Enterprise Development (Watershed) Project - Cambodia

U.S. Agency for International Development
One pager on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Enterprise Development (WaterSHED) Project in Cambodia.Read more
Regional focus: 
CambodiaEast Asia and Pacific

China's Response to Air Pollution Poses Threat to Water

World Resources Institute
The China State Council announced an initiative last year to address persistent smog in major cities, however, this WRI document addresses that while the Air Pollution Control Action Plan has ambitious goals of cutting air particulates and coal consumption, it may create unintended problems for the...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific

Majority of China's Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants Located in Water-Stressed Regions

World Resources Institute
This document analyzes the future of coal-power in China, focusing on the impacts the construction of these plants will have in already water-stressed regions. Such impacts include further straining already-scare resources and threatening water security for China's farms, other industries, and...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific

Improving China's Yellow River: Why Business and Government Need to Work Together

World Resources Institute
Today, the Yellow River and the people who depend on it face severe challenges. Stress of limited water resources, pollution, and flooding pose significant risks to communities and business that rely on the river. In September 2012, water experts from government, research institutes, the private...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific

Keeping Beijing from Going Underwater

Xylem, Inc.
After a massive flood overwhelmed Beijing's storm water system, the capital city has begun installing Xylem's submersible pumps capable of handling even the heaviest rainstorms.Read more
Regional focus: 
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific

Indonesia - Success Story: Humanitarian Transportation Bridge Enables Tsunami Response to Remote Islands, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012

U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a success story showcasing a humanitarian transportation bridge built to enable tsunami response to remote islands in Indonesia.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Development of Low Cost Drip Irrigation in Myanmar

iDE
This paper is a more condensed version of "Low Pressure Drip Irrigation for Commercial Vegetables in Myanmar" and describes the experience of Proximity Designs (formerly iDE Myanmar) of drip irrigation for smallholder farmers.Read more
Regional focus: 
MyanmarEast Asia and Pacific

China Urban Water Blueprint

Published: 
April 21, 2016
The Nature Conservancy
The China Urban Water Blueprint provides a scientific understanding of the current status of urban water sources and the potential for nature-based conservation in China. This report surveyed the source water catchments of the 30 fastest growing, large cities in China and compared and analyzed the...Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

WASH and Freshwater Conservation in Southeast Asia

Published: 
July 24, 2014
Millennium Water AllianceConservation InternationalU.S. Agency for International Development
This webinar explores the question of integrating WASH and freshwater conservation with a case study on urban groundwater recharge for water supply in Indonesia.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

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