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
Why the Groundwater Management Act?
Published:
October 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
Groundwater is being pumped from aquifers faster than it is able to be naturally replenished. The Groundwater Management Act (GMA) was established by the Arizona State legislature to regulate groundwater use and determine a safe yield goal for recharge of water and recovery.Read more
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United States, North AmericaArizona Rural Water Issues Attracting Attention: What Is Best Plan for Managing Non-Active Management Areas?
Published:
March 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
Water management involves more than just the hydrological process. Successful water management should reflect the physical, social and cultural characteristics unique to the area. In Arizona, urban water affairs are recognized as a priority, however rural regions are often overlooked, which has...Read more
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United States, North AmericaLand Subsidence in the United States
Published:
December 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior
Publication is one in a series of fact sheets that describe ground-water-resource issues across the United States, as well as some of the activities of the U.S. Geological Survey that provide information to help others develop, manage, and pretext ground-water resources in a sustainable manner.Read more
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United States, North AmericaWeed Risk Assessment for Aquatic Plants
Published:
January 1, 2012The Nature Conservancy
Research paper testing the accuracy of an invasive aquatic plant risk assessment system in the United States, modified from a system originally developed by New Zealand's Biosecurity Program. The high accuracy with which these methods can distinguish non-invaders from harmful invaders suggests...Read more
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United States, North AmericaBuilding Regional Threat Based Networks for Estuaries in the Western United States
Published:
January 1, 2011The Nature Conservancy
This study categorizes estuaries of the western United States into hierarchical networks that share similar threat characteristics to analyze the spatial extent of estuary threats. Read more
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United States, North AmericaCreating Clean Water Cash Flows: Developing Private Markets for Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Philadelphia
Published:
January 1, 2013The Nature Conservancy
Taken together, the chapters suggest that although
Philadelphia's parcel-based fee system is a good first step
toward drawing private investment to green infrastructure,
many economic barriers remain. In the current market
environment, the discounted payback periods of most green...Read more
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United States, North AmericaStepping up to the Challenge: The Whole System Approach to Conservation in North America
Published:
July 7, 2011The Nature Conservancy
This concept paper presents the newly developed whole system conservation approach that will be fundamental to the Conservancy's thinking regarding how to achieve meaningful conservation outcomes in an era of large-scale disturbances. ...Read more
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North America, United StatesLandsat and Water- Case Studies of the Uses and Benefits of Landsat Imagery in Water Resources
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January 1, 1970U.S. Geological Survey
The majority of the case studies in this report focus on the use of Landsat data in the area of water resource management, including both U.S. and international uses and benefits. The report begins with a broad examination of laws and policies supporting the Landsat program and best available...Read more
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United States, North AmericaNebraska's Natural Resources Districts: An Assessment of a Large-Scale Locally Controlled Water Governance Framework
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March 1, 2015Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
A report produced by the Water for Food Global Institute on the development and structure of Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts, a unique groundwater management institution based on local governance...Read more
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United States, North AmericaTowards Global Water Security
Published:
August 1, 2016Report that assesses the conditions under which
a global Water Grand Strategy (WGS) might be
created and implemented by stakeholders in the
United States within the next one to two years. Read more
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