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
Paying for Environmental Performance: Estimating the Environmental Outcomes of Agricultural Best Management Practices
Published:
May 1, 2007World Resources Institute
This policy note provides recommendations for methodologies that can be used to estimate environmental performance in detail. It demonstrates how these recommendations can help to maximize the effectiveness of performance-based programs.Read more
Paying for Environmental Performance: Using Reverse Auctions to Allocate Funding for Conservation
Published:
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
Conservation Best Management Practices, Cost-Share and Water Quality Trading Programs in the United States Department of Agriculture
Published:
July 1, 2006World Resources Institute
This policy note outlines economic and "fairness" reasons why supporting the sale of the cost-share portion of agricultural nutrient and sediment reductions is not the most appropriate policy for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other government agencies to adopt...Read more
Fertile Ground: Nutrient Trading's Potential to Cost-Effectively Improve Water Quality
Published:
May 1, 2000World Resources Institute
This seminal publication explores the cost effectiveness and environmental performance of various strategies to reduce phosphorus loads in nutrient-impaired waterways.Read more
Big Business and the Amazon: Protecting Nature's Benefits
U.S. Agency for International Development, World Resources Institute
The Amazon rainforest boasts incomparable biodiversity- home to one thenth of all known species' and plays a vital role in regional water supply and global climate regulation. Yet, it is also a profitable working forest, benefiting both local businesses and international corporations. Trying...Read more
Regional focus:
Brazil, Latin America and the CaribbeanProtecting Drinking Water at the Source
Published:
October 1, 2016World Resources Institute
Watershed investment programs offer promising pathways to securing safe drinking water. But what does it take to establish and grow a successful watershed investment program? Program investors and practitioners are looking for guidance and ideas on how to build a program that works for their own...Read more
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