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
Ruhengeri Water Resources Study Rwanda
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May 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
The major findings and conclusions of a watershed resources/water supply analysis prepared for the Ruhengeri Resource Analysis and Management Project in Rwanda are presented. The report's eight substantive chapters: (1) furnish the basic hydrologic data on which the analysis was based and...Read more
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Rwanda, Sub-Saharan AfricaAgricultural Research Corporation Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project
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October 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
A trip was taken from July 3-17 1985 to Sudan to study the El Obeid compartmented reservoir system. This system supplies most of the domestic water to the city of El Obeid which has a population of 200,000 to 250,000 people. This water supply was exhausted in March 1985 and the town was out of...Read more
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Sudan, Sub-Saharan AfricaAn Annotated Bibliography of Factors Affecting Pumping and Irrigation in Africa
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October 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This bibliographic search was started in order to provide the background documents for the development of a methodology of economic analysis of water pumping projects, particularly the energy trade-offs in water pumping.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaIrrigation in Southern Africa: an Annotated Bibliography
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January 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a bibliography of articles related to: increased agricultural output, food security, irrigation, socio-economic and institutional aspects of irrigated agriculture in Southern Africa.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaThe Water Resource in Tropical Africa and Its Exploitation
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December 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Insight into the wide range of problems concerning water development in tropical Africa, particularly for the benefit of nonspecialists in the field, is provided in this report. The report examines the mechanics of the hydrological cycle, the origins of the wide variations in rainfall, the...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaMalawi Self-Help Rural Water Supply Program: a Mid-Term Evaluation of the USAID-Financed Project
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January 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to help the Government of Malawi expand its rural piped water system and provide health education. Special mid-term evaluation covers the period 8/80-8/83 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with Ministry of Health (MOH), Departments of Lands, Valuation...Read more
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Malawi, Sub-Saharan AfricaProject Review for Bakel Small Irrigated Perimeters Project: Senegal
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
Evaluates irrigation/integrated farming project in Senegal's Bakel region. Special evaluation covers the period 3/80-11/81 and is based on document review, extensive site visits, and interviews with farmers, administrators, and project and other-donor personnel. The project has not adhered to...Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaPublic Health Assessment of Proposed Dams, Water-Related Diseases and Community Water Supplies
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March 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
The construction of 12 improved dams with reinforced release control structures has been proposed to improve the water supply in Mauritania's Brakna/Gorgol region. This report assesses the possible impacts of the dams on water-related disease incidence due to standing water, and makes...Read more
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Mauritania, Sub-Saharan AfricaIrrigation Projects Document Review: Near East and Africa
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in Africa.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaInvestments in Large Scale Infrastructure: Irrigation and River Management in the Sahel
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January 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
To determine whether large-scale irrigation infrastructure projects (IIP) in the Sahel are consistent with the Congressional mandate that A.I.D. projects benefit the poor majority, this report reviews existing IIP's and the Sahel's current irrigation needs in light of the mandate's...Read more
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