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

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in the Sahel: Review and Perspectives

Published: 
April 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
The strategy and the program had an irrigated farming development component with a double purpose: to assure that part of cereals production would be protected from climatic vagaries and to contribute towards food self-sufficiency by producing part of the crops which require irrigation in the Sahel...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Watercourse Improvement Manual

Published: 
February 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
In the arid and semiarid regions which comprise 50% of the world's arable land, water is the critical input on which food production increases depend. This manual discusses processes (of interest to planners) and techniques (of use to engineers, economists, and sociologists) to improve the...Read more

Field Evaluation of Methods for Measuring Basin Irrigation Performance

Published: 
February 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Even though basin irrigation methods have been practiced for millennia and are used today to irrigate more of the world's land than any other method, little research has been conducted to evaluate the hydraulic performance of basin irrigation or to develop criteria for improving present basin...Read more

Citanduy River Basin Development Project: Citanduy Upper Watershed Management Project; Feasibility Report

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Soil and Water Conservation planning studies for the Citanduy River Basin has been in progress for over a decade. A Citanduy River Basin Development 'Master Plan' and 'Feasibility Report', published in May 1975, presented a plan for the water conservation phase of...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Citanduy River Basin Development Project: Panawangan Pilot Watershed Implementation and Evaluation Report

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Severe erosion of irreplaceable topsoil in Indonesia decreases agricultural productivity, requiring annual rice imports amounting to 2.6 million metric tons. The Panawangan Pilot Watershed Project was designed to reverse this trend by establishing soil and water conservation practices capable of...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Environmental Studies and Natural Resource Management: an Annotated Guide to University and Government Training Programs in the United States

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report was prepared by the Sierra Club and addresses university courses with emphasis on environmental sustainability and the impact of human activities on areas such as forests, waterways, islands, mountains, and grazing lands.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Sahel River Basin Development

Published: 
January 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Four river basins in the Sahel cross national boundaries. It is important to note that these rivers in general have their sources in the more abundant rainfall areas to the South and carry significant quantities of water north to drier areas and, in the case of the Niger River, over 2,000 km across...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Tuntang/Jragung Rivers Basins Integrated Development Plan; Special Report I, Municipal and Industrial Water Supply

Published: 
November 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report projects water demands for the city of Semarang to the year 2000. This was done by making population projections to the year 2000 based upon acquired population data in 1978 and analysis of anticipated growth. The analysis of anticipated growth will be based substantially upon historic...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Upper Volta: Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985

Published: 
October 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
A study mission went to Upper Volta to examine conditions in the irrigated farming sector with the competent authorities, reviewed the status of programs and their implementation and discussed operations for the coming years. The conclusions and recommendations are presented in this report.Read more
Regional focus: 
Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Gambia: General Overview and Prospects, Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985

Published: 
October 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
A mission of experts examined the present status of irrigation and irrigated farming projects in Gambia with national officials, drafted an appraisal of the first program, analyzed prospects and compiled the necessary materials and data for the design of the second program. Specifically the mission...Read more
Regional focus: 
Gambia, TheSub-Saharan Africa

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