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
Climate Change and Conflict in Africa and Latin America: Findings and Preliminary Lessons from Uganda, Ethiopia, and Peru; African and Latin American Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC)
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July 18, 2014U.S. Agency for International Development
In 2007, the Fourth Annual Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that rising global temperatures would contribute to a steady upsurge in severe storms, floods, droughts, glacier melt, and sea level rise. Since then, extreme and erratic weather in much...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaEvaluation of Baseline Ground-Water Conditions in the Mosteiros, Ribeira Paul, and Ribeira Fajã Basins, Republic of Cape Verde, West Africa, 2005-06
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January 1, 2006U.S. Geological Survey
This report documents current (2005-06) baseline ground-water conditions in three basins within the West African Republic of Cape Verde (Mosteiros on Fogo, Ribeira Paul on Santo Antão, and Ribeira Fajã on São Nicolau) based on existing data and additional data collected during this study. Ground-...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaData and Applications for Study of the Water Cycle in Africa
U.S. Geological Survey
http://earlywarning.usgs.gov/adds/pubs/verdin-isrse.pdfRead more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaMeant to Keep Malaria Out, Mosquito Nets Are Used to Haul Fish In
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January 24, 2015The LTFHC was glad to serve as a resource to journalist Jeffrey Gettleman in the preparation of this article featured in The New York Times. The article describes the potential environmental problems of treated mosquito nets being used to catch fish. Millions of mosquito nets are handed out to...Read more
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, TanzaniaFrom Curse to Cure: The Impact of Energy Exploration & Production in the Lake Tanganyika Basin
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September 10, 2014Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
New study charts risks and rewards of the forthcoming oil boom in the African Great Lakes:
The LTFHC released a white paper on the burgeoning hydrocarbon sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the surrounding African Great Lakes region. The unprecedented study details how the oil and gas...Read more
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, TanzaniaUsing Monitoring Data to Identify Water and Sanitation Service Delivery Improvement Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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June 25, 2021Universal access to basic sanitation and water services and their progressive improvement are important for human development, health, and human rights; and are recognized in program, national, and international policies such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Monitoring data are...Read more
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