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
Partnering for Water and Energy Savings Webinar
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November 1, 2013Alliance for Water Efficiency
This webinar explores the options for water and energy utilities to work together, and provides guidance as well as specific examples of successful programs in the field.�Featured in the webinar�are two research reports that address the opportunities for partnership and the current barriers...Read more
One-Quarter of World's Agriculture Grows in Highly Water-Stressed Areas
World Resources Institute
This document provides analytical insight into WRI's Agricultural Commodities Map that reveals the tension between water availability and agricultural production.Read more
Need Clean Water? Invest in Nature
World Resources Institute
This post is the first installment of our blog series, Nature for Water. In this series, we'll explore the benefits, opportunities, and best practices of using natural infrastructure like forests to secure clean water. Securing clean water is becoming increasingly difficult in the United...Read more
Conflicting Reporting Systems May Hinder Companies' Water Risk Strategies
World Resources Institute
This blog analyzes how a lack of consistent definitions of water stress and scarcity can impede companies ability to properly measure water risks.Read more
Interactive Map of Eutrophication and Hypoxia Data Set
World Resources Institute
This provides the full dataset of eutrophic and hypoxic coastal areas used to construct the Interactive Map of Eutrophication and Hypoxia.Read more
Interactive Map of Eutrophication and Hypoxia
World Resources Institute
This interactive map represents 762 coastal areas impacted by eutrophication and/or hypoxia. There are 479 sites identified as experiencing hypoxia, 55 sites that once experienced hypoxia but are now improving, and 228 sites that experience other symptoms of eutrophication, including algal blooms,...Read more
Water And Energy Nexus. Research: Summary & Recommendations
This webinar provides new information on the Water-Energy Nexus, an issue that is more important than ever and increasingly drawing national attention in the wake of President Obama's commitment to more sustainable resource management. AWE and ACEEE's related report reveals the gaps in...Read more
Water-Energy Nexus. Research: Recommendations for Future Opportunities
Water-Energy Nexus Research: Recommendations for Future Opportunities report identifies gaps in publicly available water-energy nexus research. Critical research needs include embedded energy and water values, guidelines and protocols, and regulatory barriers. The research recommendations support a...Read more
Can Nutrient Trading Shrink the Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone?
World Resources Institute
Reducing the growing dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is a huge scientific, technical, economic, and political challenge. It's a conundrum that agricultural and environmental experts from across the United States deliberated at the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force meeting in Louisville,...Read more
Green Versus Gray: Nature's Solutions to Infrastructure Demands
World Resources Institute
Substitution of nature's services with technological alternatives has been pursued as societies have industrialized over the past three centuries. But the time for reverse substitution may be upon us. In a wide variety of settings, from water purification to climate change adaptation,...Read more
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