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

Current Research in the U.S. Applicable to Systems Analysis of Watershed Management

Published: 
January 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this compilation is to summarize current research projects being carried out by federal and state agencies and universities in the US that may be pertinent to the objectives of AID Institutional Grant 211d. Systems analysis of watershed management implies integrating hydrologic,...Read more

Computerized Hydrologic Data Acquisition System, a Facility for Upgrading Instruction in Watershed Management

Published: 
January 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technological explosion, population expansion, urban sprawl, changing patterns of land and water use and increasing emphasis on environmental quality control are presenting vast new challenges to natural resource scientists and land managers. These scientists and managers need an understanding of...Read more

Appendix A: Abstracts Pertaining to Arid Regions

Published: 
January 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
The abstracts contained were obtained to gain insight into what was accomplished in the realm of research of hydrologic and range phenomena in an arid watershed. The abstracts are classified into categories: range management, climatology, rainfall, water quality, drought, surface runoff, soils,...Read more

How Trees Can Retain Stormwater Runoff

Published: 
December 31, 1969
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Trees in our communities provide many services beyond the inherent beauty they lend to streets and properties. One of the most overlooked and underappreciated is their ability to reduce the volume of water rushing through gutters and pipes following a storm. This means less investment in expensive...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Report on Water Demand Study

Published: 
January 1, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
A scope of services for the study was proposed by IPSED, and these included: (1) consultation with members of the Sanitary Engineering staff at San Carlos University regarding the study, (2) assistance with collection and analysis of water usage and other data, (3) continual liaison and...Read more
Regional focus: 
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean

Water Resources Survey and Development Project - Central Senegal

Published: 
January 1, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report details basic hydrogeological data for central Senegal; the provision of sanitary water supplies in central Senegal; and the provision of a fully-equipped and adequately trained well-drilling team to the government of Senegal.Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Methods of Analysis for Waters, Organic Matter, and Pond Bottom Soils Used in Fisheries Research

Published: 
January 1, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report provides guidance on water quality testing with respect to fisheries and increasing fish production and the methods to doing so.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Application of a Computer Model to a Desert Watershed

Published: 
January 1, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
Only about 5% of precipitation which fall son the dry deserts of Arizona is retained for use. Efficient watershed management could increase this percentage. This requires accurately predicting runoff from storms. Watershed modeling using computers is the most promising of methods.Read more

Construction and Use of a Physical Model of the Rainfall-Runoff Process

Published: 
June 1, 1966
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes the design, construction, and initial use of a complete physical model of the rainfall-surface runoff process. The complete physical model consists basically of a rainfall generator, scaled model, and a weighing device for recording the model runoff. The rainfall...Read more

Water Regulation and Land Use: A Colombian Example

Published: 
January 1, 1966
U.S. Agency for International Development
The use of water regulation as a means of improving or modifying land use and tenure patterns has received great emphasis in Latin America. This paper provides an overview of water regulation and land use in the case example of Colombia.Read more
Regional focus: 
ColombiaLatin America and the Caribbean

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