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

Water Runs Down Hill and Evaporates: Human Organization and the Management of Water Environments

Published: 
July 31, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is concerned with such an approach to the institutional and organizational requirements of irrigated agriculture. To deal with this concern, several related topics will be discussed. First, a brief look at some historical attempts at irrigation development are presented. Next, a more...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Housing, Transportation, and Water Resources

Published: 
April 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
The subjects considered in the course of the symposium and therefore in these volumes were construction, transportation, housing, water resources and nutrition -- all highly relevant to concerns of the developing countries and all subjects of current interest at MIT. The four volumes of this report...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Forecasting Water Use in U.S. Irrigated Agriculture With Different Alternative Futures

Published: 
February 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
The results of the forecasting effort of the National Water Commission show both how (a) the economic demands for water in irrigated agriculture can be estimated and (b) how water use will be affected by policy decisions and the life styles of U.S. citizens. The importance of varying certain...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Water Resources Perspectives With Regard to USAID/Dap Visit to Senegal and Mali, Oct.21 to Nov. 9, 1974

Published: 
January 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
Deficiencies in natural rainfall can be made up by supplemental irrigation, thus minimizing periodic crop failures or near failures. If food production is to stay ahead of expected population increases there will have to be substantial development of water resources and expansion of irrigation.Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Groundwater Management and Salinity Control

Published: 
January 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK REQUIRED FOR AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE WATER-SALINITY MANAGEMENT PROBLEM. IN THE SECTION ON THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT MODEL, SUCH A FRAMEWORK IS PRESENTED. IN THE SECTION ON DECISION RULES, POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THIS APPROACH ARE EXAMINED, PARTICULARLY AS THEY RELATE...Read more

Water Management Research in Arid and Sub-Humid Lands of Less Developed Countries; Annual Progress Report, 1973/1974

Published: 
January 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
The general objective of this research is to increase food production in the arid and sub-humid lands of the less developed countries through the improvement of water management practices and the integration of those with other good management practices in the semi-arid lands of the Latin American...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

More Water for Arid Lands: Promising Technologies and Research Opportunities

Published: 
January 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
Arid regions today face more difficult problems than ever before. The world's sand deserts appear to be enlarging, and droughts are contributing to the economic devastation of whole nations. The six drought-stricken Sahelian nations provide an extreme illustration, but industrialized and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Effect of Agricultural Use on Water Quality for Downstream Use for Irrigation

Published: 
July 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
Studies the effect of irrigation return flow on downstream irrigation water quality in the Sevier, Colorado, and Rio Grande river systems, and in the Imperial Valley of Southern California. The report begins by reviewing significant literature on irrigation return flow. Next, water quality criteria...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Predicting the Hydrologic Effects of Land Modification

Published: 
June 20, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
In summary, by comparing the "before" and "after" predicted hydrologic outputs from a coupled stochastic rainfall model and a deterministic method for estimating runoff, a procedure for comparing the hydrologic effects of land use changes on ungauged watersheds has been...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Economics of Water Development on Government Lands in Southern and Southeastern Ethiopia

Published: 
May 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
A regional range development project has been established in southern and southeastern Ethiopia, and the planning area has been jointly studied by the Imperial Ethiopian Government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Water development in combination with veterinary...Read more
Regional focus: 
EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa

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