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
Keeping Beijing from Going Underwater
Xylem, Inc.
After a massive flood overwhelmed Beijing's storm water system, the capital city has begun installing Xylem's submersible pumps capable of handling even the heaviest rainstorms...Read more
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China, East Asia and PacificWest Africa Water Initiative: Improving Rural and Peri-Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Through Partnerships
Foundation Center
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has been at the forefront of the West African Water Initiative (WAWI), contributing close to $24 million to support the project from 2002-2008. The initiative was a public-private partnership involving 14 strategic partners, and it generated more than $56 million in...Read more
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United States, North AmericaElectrical Grid Expansion in iDE African Regions
iDE
This paper synthesizes information gathered by iDE Technology and Innovation Group on electric grid expansion and rural electrification in iDE's 5 African Country Programs (Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Mozambique)...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaSome Ideas on Water
National Water Research Institute
Water issues have often divided the Tucson, Arizona community, but our core views may be more similar than we thought. That is one of the conclusions I draw from sifting through almost 350 comments from the Community Conversation on Water held in late October. The one-day program was designed first...Read more
Water and Growth, Chapter 4, 88Th Arizona Town Hall Background Report
National Water Research Institute
There have been eighty-eight Town Halls to date. The eighty-eighth was held in Prescott on April 9-12, 2006, and addressed 'Arizona's Rapid Growth and Development: Natural Resources and Infrastructure.' The implications of growth and development have a profound effect on all...Read more
Tunnel Is a One-Of-A-Kind Solution to Flash Flooding
Xylem, Inc.
An award-winning storm water solution using Xylem instruments and pumps is preventing major floods in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.Read more
Xylem Sensor Technology Revolutionizes Oceanographic Data Collection
Xylem, Inc.
Marine scientists were seeking a deep water probe that would allow them to gather vital data from beneath the ocean. Xylem's EXO2 sonde was just what they needed...Read more
Steering Wastewater Away from a River
Xylem, Inc.
In California's high desert country, flash floods damaged a pipeline and sent wastewater into key water source. Xylem pumps are part of the new bypass project that will protect the river...Read more
When Legionnaire's Disease Strikes, City Turns to Xylem for Water Disinfection
Xylem, Inc.
The quick installation of a Xylem ultraviolet system is helping Warstein, Germany combat an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease caused by bacteria in the municipal wastewater treatment plant...Read more
A Smart Monitoring System for Singapore's Drinking Water Network
Xylem, Inc.
Xylem teamed with a local company to develop a monitoring system that will help Singapore address - and avoid - leaks, clogs and water quality issues in its drinking water network.Read more
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