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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Meeting Community Environmental Health Needs Through Environmental Health Laboratories (Website)
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Web-based resource for communities to engage in the environmental health laboratory system.Read more
Lab Matters Magazine
Association of Public Health Laboratories
An archive of Lab Matters magazine, a quarterly publication of APHA covering a wide variety of laboratory issues.Read more
Sustainability for the Public Health Laboratory System - Laboratory Efficiencies Initiative
Association of Public Health Laboratories
The Laboratory Efficiencies Initiative (LEI), a collaboration between APHL and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, helps laboratories to maintain public health testing services despite decreased funding and supports a sustainable public health laboratory system.Read more
Outline of Water Resources Development in the West African Sahel
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study was to draw up a first inventory of the quantities of water of all categories available for humans, livestock and irrigation in the various regions of the Sahel to locate the geographically, to compare them with the requirements and to see how far their use is compatible...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaWater Loss Control - Productivity and Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector
With water resources'increasingly stressed due to climate change and growing populations, water utilities must become water-efficient throughout the entire supply process.' By employing improved methods of water auditing and loss control, water utilities have potential to reduce the large...Read more
Economies of Scale and Scope in River Basin Management
Published:
November 15, 2004Pacific Institute, iDE
New approaches to water planning, like Integrated Water Resources Management, are growing in popularity, but have often gotten bogged down, or even been abandoned, because stakeholders don't feel they are getting enough out of these efforts. Economies of scale and scope are the payoff for the...Read more
California Water 2030: An Efficient Future
Published:
September 15, 2005Pacific Institute
The report details how smart technology, strong management, and appropriate rates and incentives can allow the state to meet its needs well into the future with less water. The report concludes that California can cut its wasteful use of water by 20 percent in the next 25 years while satisfying a...Read more
Policy Options for Water Management in the Verde Valley, Arizona
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June 24, 2011Pacific Institute
This report examines possible futures for the Verde River within the Verde Valley. The researchers provide information for stakeholders and decision-makers on the river's resources, economic value, and tools for promoting sustainable water management...Read more
Flowing Forward
Published:
January 1, 1970World Wildlife Fund
Written by WWF and commissioned by the World Bank, Flowing Forward develops guiding principles, processes, and methodologies for incorporating climate change adaptation for water sector projects with a particular emphasis on impacts on ecosystems. Read more
Developing a Western Energy Strategy for the Black Sea Region and Beyond
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November 1, 2015Steps that need to be taken by the West in order to stabalize the furutre of the Black Sea. Read more
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