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
Water for agriculture: How one innovative project is helping African farmers grow more food
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March 20, 2015Overseas Private Investment Corporation
This blog highlights OPIC partner Pamiga Finance S.A., an investment company developed to bring financial resources to rural microfinance institutions in Africa. One key aim of the project was to provide dedicated loans to African farmers so they could invest in micro-irrigation systems and improve...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaProject Spotlight: Hamma Desalination Plant provides clean drinking water for hundreds of thousands of Algerian families.
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January 30, 2014Overseas Private Investment Corporation
With Algeria's capital city of Algiers suffering from a severe shortage of clean drinking water, resulting in strict rationing, stockpiling, as well as the consumption of dirty water by households and farms, the solution showed a requirement in a large investment in infrastructure. The...Read more
Belstar Corp: Modernizing Ghana's water system
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November 19, 2014Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Shortage of clean water and sanitation systems in Ghana is associated with multiple health problems as well as 20,000 deaths per year. Belstar Corp., a Florida company, and Deutsche Bank Trust Co., have been retained by the government of Ghana to implement a project to rehabilitate 38 eisting...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaInternational Rescue Committee, winner of OPIC's Impact Award for Development Impact
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May 16, 2014Overseas Private Investment Corporation
In Cote d'Ivoire, women draw water from a well built by International Rescure Committee, a nonprofit that works to respond to humanitarian crises around the world with a broad spectrum of services related to healthcare, improved living conditions, and social serices. OPIC provides political...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaDesalination, irrigation, sanitation, and more: how OPIC supports access to clean water in the developing world
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March 22, 2016Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Clean water is essential to life and also to address many of the world's biggest development challenges from poverty to malnutrition. OPIC has long supported access to clean water through a variety of projects from major infrastructure construction to small-scale microfinance lending. OPIC...Read more
BIOSAND FILTER VIDEOS IN BURMESE HELP PEOPLE GET SAFE WATER AT HOME
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May 1, 2017Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)
Article on how biosand filters are helping people obtain clean drinking water in Burma. Read more
2017 Snowmelt Runoff Signals Good News for Walker Lake but Raises Flooding Concerns Along Walker River
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April 24, 2017Desert Research Institute
CARSON CITY, Nev. The U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the Desert Research Institute and the Walker Basin Conservancy have produced estimates for potential river flows and changes to Walker Lake from the 2017 snowpack melt. The USGS model simulations indicate that high flows will be...Read more
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North AmericaRocky Mountain haze - Study finds a link between drought and air quality in the western wilderness
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March 1, 2017Desert Research Institute
Article exploring the correlation between wildfires and droughts, as exposed by a study by Gannet Hallar, Ph.D., a professor of atmospheric science at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the University of Utah. Read more
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GlobalWFWSF
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May 10, 2021Women have a massive role in shaping the sustainability of the fashion industry. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs’ Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER) initiative and U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City in partnership with U.S. Water...Read more
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