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

Paying for Environmental Performance: Potential Cost Savings Using a Reverse Auction in Program Sign-Up

Published: 
July 1, 2008
World Resources Institute
This policy note compares two ways to allocate conservation funding: the current allocation approach through EQIP and a reverse auction.Read more

Promoting Community Participation in Municipal Services: Potable Water Project in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Published: 
July 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
In March 1991, the Municipality of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, reached an agreement with the national water authority to allow the municipality to assume administration of the municipal water system. This would be the nation's first experiment with decentralization of a utility service. Under the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

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

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Document for Lake Maryout Study

Published: 
September 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document outlines the chemical, physical, and biological data quality assurance standards by which the sampling and analysis efforts shall be conducted at the Laboratories of the High Institute of Public Health, Environmental Health Dept.This document presents the detailed site-specific field...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Senegal River Basin Monitoring Activity, Hydrological Issues, Part II: A Report based on Discussions and Bibliographical Work in Senegal, Fieldwork around Matam and Subsequent Data Analysis

Published: 
November 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This brief study involved literature review, discussions, field work and analysis. Thirty-two recommendations are made. The most important is that Manantali's long term operation should be changed to include the release of water to augment the natural flood in the valley. A new real time...Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Sustainability of Us-Supported Health, Population, and Nutrition Programs in Guatemala: a Review of Water Supply and Sanitation Projects (1955-1987)

Published: 
March 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. government support for water supply and sanitation (WS&S) projects in Guatemala was initiated in 1943 by the Inter-American Cooperative Service for Public Health (SCISP). Except for a brief period during the 1950's, U.S. support for the sector has been continuous and has grown to...Read more
Regional focus: 
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean

Case of Lam Chamuak, Thailand

Published: 
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The fourth volume in the Water Management Synthesis II special studies series reports on findings of a study of farmers and main irrigation system officials in Lam Chamuak, Thailand. It examines bureaucracy and river management within Thailand.Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Preparation of a National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Plan in Zaire

Published: 
May 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
A Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) consultant team visited Zaire in April 1986 to review the draft plan for the rural water and sanitation (WS) subsector prepared by a subcommittee of the National Action Committee for Water and Sanitation (CNAEA). The team concluded that: (1) although the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Design of a National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Plan in Zaire

Published: 
February 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
A Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) team visited Zaire in January 1986 to help the National Action Committee for Water and Sanitation (CNAEA) develop the first draft of a national rural water supply/sanitation (WS/S) plan. The team recommended that CNAEA: (1) encourage full participation by...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Community Participation and Irrigation Development: a Case Study from Indonesia

Published: 
July 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The High Performance Sederhana Irrigation Systems (HPSIS) Project, which is a farmer-oriented pilot project involving 14 sites in Indonesia, was funded jointly by USAID/Jakarta and the Ford Foundation. In this case study, background information is presented on irrigation development in Indonesia,...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

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