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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Improving Water Quality: A Review of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) to Target U.S. Farm Conservation Funds
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January 1, 2014World Resources Institute
This paper, first of a 3-part series, provides an assessment of the USDA's Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI), a promising new approach to achieving cleaner water in agriculturally dominated watersheds in the United States. The initiative concentrates a portion of...Read more
Natural Infrastructure: Investing in Forested Landscapes for Source Water Protection in the United States
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October 1, 2013World Resources Institute
This publication offers comprehensive guidance on the economics, science, partnerships, and finance mechanisms underlying successful efforts to secure the water-related functions of networks of forests and other ecosystems.Read more
World Resources Institute Issue Brief: Insights from the Field: Forests for Water
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February 1, 2012World Resources Institute
This issue brief describes analyses by WRI in support of emerging payments for watershed services (PWS) programs in two watersheds in Maine and North Carolina and insights gleaned from work in progress.Read more
How Bay-wide Nutrient Trading Could Benefit Maryland Farms
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June 1, 2010World Resources Institute
This working paper evaluates the opportunities for Maryland farms to sell nutrient credits in a proposed nutrient trading program in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.Read more
How Bay-wide Nutrient Trading Could Benefit Virginia Farms
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April 1, 2010World Resources Institute
This working paper evaluates the opportunities for Virginia farms to sell nutrient credits in a proposed nutrient trading program in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.Read more
How Nutrient Trading Could Help Restore the Chesapeake Bay
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February 1, 2010World Resources Institute
This working paper describes the rationale for nutrient trading in the Chesapeake Bay region and estimates the economic benefits, including potential benefits to the agriculture, wastewater, and storm water sector.Read more
Eutrophication: Policies, Action, and Strategies to Address Nutrient Pollution
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September 1, 2009World Resources Institute
This policy note provides an overview of the range of actions, policies, and institutions around the globe that address nutrient pollution and eutrophication.Read more
Water Quality Trading Programs: an International Overview
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March 1, 2009World Resources Institute
This issue brief provides an overview of water quality trading programs, outlines the various approaches to program design, and explores the program design elements that are important for implementing effective water quality trading programs.Read more
Belize's Coastal Capital: the Economic Contribution of Belize's Coral Reefs and Mangroves
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November 1, 2008World Resources Institute
This study evaluated the average annual contribution of reef and mangrove-associated tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection services to the economy of Belize.Read more
Paying for Environmental Performance: Using Reverse Auctions to Allocate Funding for Conservation
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January 1, 2007World Resources Institute
This publication explains how reverse auctions can be used as a cost-effective method for allocating funding in US Farm Bill Conservation Programs.Read more
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