Institutional Structures and Management
According to the International Water Management Institute, institutions evolve depending on the nature of water resource issues that a river basin faces and, in that sense, are not static systems but adaptive and dynamic systems. IWRM’s potential contribution to increasing water productivity lies in its ability to approach natural resource management problems in an integrated fashion. Resources available in this sub-theme include models and evaluations of water management systems, examples of institutional frameworks and others that support managing integrated water resources.
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Institutional Structures and Management Resources
Pre-Rehabilitation Diagnostic Study of Sehra Irrigation System, Sind Pakistan
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May 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The feasibility report for the project places crop yield in Pakistan considerably below most other countries with similar agricultural resources. The low yields were attributed to a broad spectrum of constraints which included inefficiencies and inequities in water distribution, a poor extension...Read more
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United States, North AmericaInternational Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) Report
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January 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The 10th anniversary report for ICLARM, a program that works with laboratories and universities of countries seeking assistance to aid in water management.Read more
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United States, North AmericaProgram Implementation for the Decade for Water
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July 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
A summary of a book entitled "Safe Water and Waste Disposal for Rural Health: A Program Guide" published as a part of a "Water for the World" materials...Read more
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United States, North AmericaIrrigation Projects Document Review
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project.Read more
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United States, North AmericaEvaluation Plan for Rural Water Supply Projects
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January 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
Presents a system for evaluating rural water-supply projects. Stresses clarifying project design and identifying promising evaluation approaches. Though field work was conducted in Upper Volta, in Western Africa, the evaluation plan is designed to be generally applicable to rural water projects...Read more
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United States, North AmericaHow Trees Can Retain Stormwater Runoff
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December 31, 1969The 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
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United States, North AmericaThe Understanding Water Supply: General Considerations
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is one of a series published by Volunteers in Technical Assistance to provide an introduction to specific state-of-the-art technologies of interest to people in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to provide basic information and data for those individuals responsible for...Read more
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United States, North AmericaO&M Costs in Irrigation: Reappearing Government and Farmer Responsibilities and Rights
U.S. Agency for International Development
The amount of money governments spend on irrigation development continues to be a matter of major policy concern, the more so as "the fiscal crisis" constraints governments not only in the developing world but in the U.S. as well. A discussion of the state of the art in this policy area...Read more
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United States, North AmericaProgram Assistance Initial Proposal (PAIP) for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program
U.S. Agency for International Development
A program assistance initial proposal for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program, a program with objectives to secure fishing rights for U.S. boats and by providing additional resources to the South Pacific region for non-military uses.Read more
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United States, North AmericaNational Water Reuse Action Plan
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February 1, 2020This National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation (Version 1) describes 37 actions, with over 200 implementation milestones, to be taken by various water partners to support consideration of water reuse, which can improve the portfolio of available fresh water.Read more
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