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

Irrigation Water Production Functions: Report on a Training Course

Published: 
April 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
In Spring 1985, a 3-person team from Utah State University's International Irrigation Center presented a course in agricultural water production functions at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. This report briefly describes the course's field practice component, which...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Development of Fishing and Fisheries in Djibouti

Published: 
April 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project was to assist the Ministry of Agriculture in its efforts to create a viable system for the improved harvesting, handling/storage and marketing of fish. At the same time, the project provided assistance toward strengthening the institutional capacity of the Fisheries...Read more
Regional focus: 
DjiboutiMiddle East and North Africa

Understanding Potable Water Storage

Published: 
January 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is one of a series published by Volunteers in Technical Assistance to provide an introduction to specific state-of-the-art technologies of interest to people in developing countries. The lack of good, dependable, environmentally protected stores of water is a serious problem I many...Read more

Irrigation in Southern Africa: an Annotated Bibliography

Published: 
January 1, 1985
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Ecuador: Assistance to National Water and Sewerage Authority (IEOS) in Engineering Aspects of Microcomputer Application

Published: 
October 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The National Water and Sewerage Authority of Ecuador (IEOS) requested assistance in developing the capability of their engineers to use its Alpha Micro computer for evaluating engineering alternatives during the design of drinking water and basic sanitation projects. This report covers the efforts...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Evaluation of the SEDRI/IEOS Rural Water and Sanitation Program in Ecuador

Published: 
September 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project component to develop and implement a model rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) program to be coordinated by Ecuador's Secretariat of Integrated Rural Development (SEDRI) and implemented primarily by the Ecuadorian Institute of Sanitary Works (IEOS). Special mid-term...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Conjunctive Water Use: The State of the Art and Potential for Egypt

Published: 
September 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The state of the art and potential application to Egypt of the conjunctive (or combined) use of surface and groundwater via an integrated reservoir system are reviewed in this report. Following introductory remarks on Egypt's water situation, the art and science of conjunctive water use are...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Operation and Maintenance of Rural Drinking Water and Latrine Programs in Honduras

Published: 
September 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
To combat high mortality resulting from water-related diseases, A.I.D. has conducted a project to develop safe drinking water and sanitation systems for rural residents of northwest Honduras. This report evaluates the Government of Honduras' (GOH) operation and maintenance (O&M) of these...Read more
Regional focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

Surface Water Treatment for Communities in Developing Countries

Published: 
September 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technologies appropriate for use by developing country communities in designing water treatment plants for public water supplies are presented in this report, which advocates the design of low-cost, labor-intensive plants using indigenous resources. After a chapter on considerations to be addressed...Read more

Review of Institutions in the Water and Sanitation Sector in the Near East

Published: 
July 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The substantial increase in recent years in investments in the water and sanitation sector of the Middle East has focused on developing infrastructure in urban areas, with little sustained effort to strengthen the management capacity of sector institutions. This report, based on a review of...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

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