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
Utilization of Wastewater on the United States/Mexico Border: Management Options for Mexican Effluent in Ambos Nogales
National Water Research Institute
Along the Arizona-Sonora border, the same wastewater that was once considered only a threat to public health is now seen as a valuable commodity. In the present period, growing populations, more demand for fixed supplies of water and extended drought have made people realize effluent's true...Read more
Arizona's Water Future: Challenges and Opportunities, 85Th Arizona Town Hall Background Report
National Water Research Institute
The 85th Arizona Town Hall was held at Grand Canyon, October 31 - November 3, 2004 and addressed 'Arizona's Water Future: Challenges and Opportunities.' This Town Hall examined Arizona's future water supply as it relates to our state's continuing rapid population growth,...Read more
A Model for Pro-Poor Wealth Creation Through Small-Plot Irrigation and Integrated Service Provision
iDE
This paper relates to the field experience of iDE in strengthening linkages between irrigation development and poverty alleviation. Data from field projects in Nepal and India suggest that iDE's methodology can lead to significant additional income for small farmers and other micro and small...Read more
Meeting Community Environmental Health Needs Through Environmental Health Laboratories (Website)
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Web-based resource for communities to engage in the environmental health laboratory system.Read more
Lab Matters Magazine
Association of Public Health Laboratories
An archive of Lab Matters magazine, a quarterly publication of APHA covering a wide variety of laboratory issues.Read more
Sustainability for the Public Health Laboratory System - Laboratory Efficiencies Initiative
Association of Public Health Laboratories
The Laboratory Efficiencies Initiative (LEI), a collaboration between APHL and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, helps laboratories to maintain public health testing services despite decreased funding and supports a sustainable public health laboratory system.Read more
Water Loss Control - Productivity and Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector
With water resources'increasingly stressed due to climate change and growing populations, water utilities must become water-efficient throughout the entire supply process.' By employing improved methods of water auditing and loss control, water utilities have potential to reduce the large...Read more
Dam Safety Best Practices and Risk Methodology
Published:
December 1, 2012U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation has been using risk analysis as the primary support for dam safety decision-making for about 15 years, and has developed procedures to analyze risks for a multitude of potential failure modes. Manuals, guidelines, standards, and practical reference material on how to...Read more
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United StatesGroundwater: Wells
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Geological Survey
This resource provides an overview of the different types of wells and their purposes. It also goes into a bit of detail about the way in which aquifer water levels affect wells.Read more
Meant to Keep Malaria Out, Mosquito Nets Are Used to Haul Fish In
Published:
January 24, 2015The LTFHC was glad to serve as a resource to journalist Jeffrey Gettleman in the preparation of this article featured in The New York Times. The article describes the potential environmental problems of treated mosquito nets being used to catch fish. Millions of mosquito nets are handed out to...Read more
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, TanzaniaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.