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

Design of Small Water Storage and Erosion Control Dams

Published: 
June 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The design criteria and construction methods for small earth and rock-filled dams are presented. The materials and methods to be used are considered for both mechanical and manual labor. Several types of ponds, foundation conditions, and water uses are discussed as design considerations. Special...Read more

Erosion At Santo Tomas River Diversion Dam site and Sediment Problems At Diversion Structures in the Philippines

Published: 
May 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentU.S. Department of the Interior
This report documents the evaluation and analysis of the Agno River and Santo Tomas River in the Philippines and addresses issues with sedimentation, erosion, and dam site diversion. The report also presents the results of water surface profiles that were computed by electronic computer by the...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Watershed Management in Arid Zones: A Prototype Short Course

Published: 
March 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource evolved from a short course in Saltillo, Mexico during March 1974 which was designed to help extend knowledge of water resource development and research techniques in arid and semiarid systems applicable to developing nations.Read more
Regional focus: 
Mexico

Study of Village Organizational Factors Affecting Water Management Decision Making in Pakistan

Published: 
March 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study is to examine the social factors which affect the water management decision making of Punjabi farmers in a sample of fifteen Pakistani villages. In essence the study design is as follows: The focus of inquiry is on three dependent variables -- (1) decisions of farmers to...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Project Paper: Soil and Water Resources Survey of the Helmand-Arghandab Valleys

Published: 
February 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of U.S. assistance in Afghanistan is to increase farm incomes. Under the first phase of the project, a soil and water survey of the areas around the Helmand-Arghandab rivers will be conducted with special reference to possible irrigation/drainage/conservation projects already identified.Read more
Regional focus: 
AfghanistanSouth East Asia

Review of the Bureau of Reclamation Senegal River Basin - Water Resources Development Analysis

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document reviews the Senegal River Basin in USAID's efforts to combat the Sahel drought in 1970. It offers short and long term recommendations for capital assistance. One recommendation is the use of green infrastructure for the short term. In the medium term it proposes that USAID assist...Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Optimum Utilization of Water for Agriculture, With Emphasis on On-Farm Water Management; Annual Technical Report, 1974/1975

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The report details findings on optimum utilization of water for agriculture, finding evidence that in developing countries there is an urgent need for more food and better nutrition. Food production is closely linked to the water available for transpiration by the growing crop and the water...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

A Study for the Organization Pour Mise En Valeur Du Fleuve (OMVS) Organization and Training Program

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study's approach was to acquire all possible information about OMVS and its member nations. This includes information on the governments, economies, social structure, health education, climate, geography, religion, attitudes, and problems.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Framework for Evaluating Long-Term Strategies for the Development of the Sahel - Sudan Region, Annex 8: an Approach to Water Resource Planning

Published: 
December 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report describes a systematic framework for the analysis of long run investment needs in the water resources of the Sahel-Sudan region. The work was conducted as part of a larger project resulting from a contract between the United States Agency for International Development and the...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

Numerical Model of Flow in a Stream - Aquifer System

Published: 
November 5, 1974
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A three-dimensional, finite difference model was developed for simulating steady and unsteady, saturated and unsaturated flow in a stream-aquifer system. The basis of the model is the finite difference form of Richard's equation for unsaturated and saturated subsurface flow. Effects of stream...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

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