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

An Analysis of Small-Scale Wind Pump Design for Use in Developing Countries

Published: 
January 1, 2013
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The aim of this project was to design and construct a wind pump that is able to provide water to a rural third world village. This was achieved by using a Savonius-Darrieus turbine connected to a rope pump in order to create a system that was robust and easy to construct in a low-technology area...Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

Ammonia Wastewater Treatment by Immobilized Activated Sludge

Published: 
January 1, 2010
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The increase in urbanization has created the need for proper management and treatment of wastewater. The activated sludge process is an alternative method to treat high strength ammonia wastewater. In this project, the effect of temperature and the nitrification performances in treating ammonia...Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

Improving Water Quality (2 of 3): A National Modeling Analysis on Increasing Cost Effectiveness Through Better Targeting of U.S. Farm Conservation Funds

Published: 
June 1, 2014
World Resources Institute
In this second installment of our 3-part series on better targeting of U.S. farm conservation funds, WRI found that combining geographic targeting with benefit-cost principles could potentially yield seven to 12 times more environmental benefits per dollar spent than the current approach. To...Read more

Somalia Livelihoods Support (Solis I and II)

Published: 
February 28, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Somalia Livelihoods Support (SOLIS) project was implemented in two phases of 12 and 17 months respectively, ending in November 2012. It started during the end of the rainy season in 2010, continued through the drought and subsequent famine of 2011 (the worst drought to hit Somalia in 60 years)...Read more
Regional focus: 
SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa

The Glacial Lake Handbook: Reducing Risk from Dangerous Glacial Lakes in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Published: 
February 1, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
Although glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) have occurred repeatedly in many places around the world, perhaps no country has as much experience with managing such lakes as Peru. This technical report is a distillation of the experiences and knowledge acquired during seven decades of active lake...Read more
Regional focus: 
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean

Final Performance Report: Emergency Assistance to Earthquake-Affected Populations in Central Visayas

Published: 
January 1, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
The two-month project addressed the emergency WASH and Hygiene needs among the vulnerable earthquake-affected residents of Bohol. The project slightly exceeded targets by distributing 901 hygiene and water kits with water purification solution (Hyposol) to a total of 5,406 beneficiaries from 901...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Improving Water Quality: A Review of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) to Target U.S. Farm Conservation Funds

Published: 
January 1, 2014
World Resources Institute
This paper, first of a 3-part series, provides an assessment of the USDA's Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI), a promising new approach to achieving cleaner water in agriculturally dominated watersheds in the United States. The initiative concentrates a portion of...Read more

Solutions for a Water-Scarce Future

Published: 
October 22, 2013
Xylem, Inc.
Of the many challenges facing cities around the world, water scarcity is one of the most pervasive. Municipal authorities are well aware of the highly visible dangers of floods, mudslides, tsunamis, and storm surges that have captured headlines around the world. But just as dangerous to the future...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Natural Infrastructure: Investing in Forested Landscapes for Source Water Protection in the United States

Published: 
October 1, 2013
World Resources Institute
This publication offers comprehensive guidance on the economics, science, partnerships, and finance mechanisms underlying successful efforts to secure the water-related functions of networks of forests and other ecosystems.Read more

Water Stress and Changing Hydrology in Glacier-Dependent Countries in Asia

Published: 
June 1, 2013
Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
Using data from FAO's global information system on water and agriculture (AQUASAT) and its own population estimates, the World Bank calculated the renewable water resources for 214 countries.Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

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