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
Haiti - Success Story: Helping Communities Rebuild, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a success story showcasing the effort to help communities in Haiti rebuild after the 2010 earthquake.Read more
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HaitiLatin America and the CaribbeanIndonesia - 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
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IndonesiaEast Asia and PacificBarriers to Expanding Irrigated Agriculture in Sub-Sahara Africa Imposed By Pumping Costs
U.S. Agency for International Development
The costs associated with irrigation pumping, in particular the cost of energy, are assessed in relation to their potential impact on irrigation expansion plans, agricultural economics, and the energy sector. In the Sahel, where the percentage of irrigated agricultural land requiring pumping will...Read more
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SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaWest Africa Water Initiative: Improving Rural and Peri-Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Through Partnerships
Foundation Center
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has been at the forefront of the West African Water Initiative (WAWI), contributing close to $24 million to support the project from 2002-2008. The initiative was a public-private partnership involving 14 strategic partners, and it generated more than $56 million in...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaElectrical Grid Expansion in iDE African Regions
iDE
This paper synthesizes information gathered by iDE Technology and Innovation Group on electric grid expansion and rural electrification in iDE's 5 African Country Programs (Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Mozambique).Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaSome Ideas on Water
National Water Research Institute
Water issues have often divided the Tucson, Arizona community, but our core views may be more similar than we thought. That is one of the conclusions I draw from sifting through almost 350 comments from the Community Conversation on Water held in late October. The one-day program was designed first...Read more
Water and Growth, Chapter 4, 88Th Arizona Town Hall Background Report
National Water Research Institute
There have been eighty-eight Town Halls to date. The eighty-eighth was held in Prescott on April 9-12, 2006, and addressed 'Arizona's Rapid Growth and Development: Natural Resources and Infrastructure.' The implications of growth and development have a profound effect on all...Read more
Tunnel Is a One-Of-A-Kind Solution to Flash Flooding
Xylem, Inc.
An award-winning storm water solution using Xylem instruments and pumps is preventing major floods in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.Read more
Xylem Sensor Technology Revolutionizes Oceanographic Data Collection
Xylem, Inc.
Marine scientists were seeking a deep water probe that would allow them to gather vital data from beneath the ocean. Xylem's EXO2 sonde was just what they needed.Read more
Steering Wastewater Away from a River
Xylem, Inc.
In California's high desert country, flash floods damaged a pipeline and sent wastewater into key water source. Xylem pumps are part of the new bypass project that will protect the river.Read more
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