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

Environmental justice organizing as commoning practice in groundwater reform: Linking movement and management in the quest for more just and sustainable rural futures

Published: 
July 22, 2021
Despite the commons being a site of conflict, the role of social movements in resource management has been under addressed. By exploring the role of environmental justice organizing during California’s groundwater reform process as a commoning practice, this article seeks to fill this gap and...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Hydrogeologic Framework and Simulation of Predevelopment Groundwater Flow, Eastern Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Published: 
July 22, 2021
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Environment Agency—Abu Dhabi cooperated on an investigation to integrate existing hydrogeologic information and to answer questions about regional groundwater resources in Abu Dhabi by developing a numerical groundwater flow model. The flow model simulates steady-...Read more

Powder River: Data for Cross-Channel Profiles at 22 Sites in Southeastern Montana, 1975 through 2019

Published: 
July 22, 2021
Powder River rises in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming and flows northward through a semi-arid landscape in Wyoming and Montana to the Yellowstone River. The river drains an area of 34,700 square kilometers and has an average discharge of about 500 million cubic meters per year. Cross-channel...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Transboundary Assessments of Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest

Published: 
July 22, 2021
In 2019, the USGS began studying the baseline water-quality of selected transboundary rivers in the Pacific Northwest. These studies are designed to characterize current water-quality conditions so as to facilitate future assessments of potential impacts related to upstream mining activities...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

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