Institutional Structures and Management

According to the International Water Management Institute, institutions evolve depending on the nature of water resource issues that a river basin faces and, in that sense, are not static systems but adaptive and dynamic systems. IWRM’s potential contribution to increasing water productivity lies in its ability to approach natural resource management problems in an integrated fashion. Resources available in this sub-theme include models and evaluations of water management systems, examples of institutional frameworks and others that support managing integrated water resources.

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Institutional Structures and Management Resources

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Gambia: General Overview and Prospects, Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985

Published: 
October 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
A mission of experts examined the present status of irrigation and irrigated farming projects in Gambia with national officials, drafted an appraisal of the first program, analyzed prospects and compiled the necessary materials and data for the design of the second program. Specifically the mission...Read more
Regional focus: 
Gambia, TheSub-Saharan Africa

Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Mali: General Overview and Prospects, Proposals for a Second Program, 1980-1985

Published: 
October 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
Experts visited Mali to study the status of irrigation and irrigated farming projects in Mali. The mission attempted to: analyze the main constraints to developing irrigation at the national level, making proposals to overcome these constraints, identifying future studies, gathering data on the new...Read more
Regional focus: 
MaliSub-Saharan Africa

Port Said Water and Wastewater Facilities Master Plan: Final Report, Volume Iii--Wastewater Facilities

Published: 
July 26, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
The objectives of this study and report are as follows: (1) to define the existing setting and the present and future needs to implement the Port Said Water and Wastewater Facilities Master Plan (WWFMP); (2) to assess the adequacy of existing wastewater facilities, improvement projects presently...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Port Said Water and Wastewater Facilities Master Plan: Final Report, Volume Ii--Water Facilities

Published: 
July 26, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
The objectives of this study and report are as follows: (1) to define the existing setting and the present and future needs to implement the Port Said Water and Wastewater Facilities Master Plan (WWFMP); (2) to assess the adequacy of existing water supply facilities, improvement projects presently...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Cameroon: Rural Water Sector - A Preliminary Study

Published: 
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study reflects that a water supply is a small part of a much larger social system , and that while there may be general agreement on what should be done, there is often general confusion on how to do it. This report provides an overview of the rural water sector in Cameroon and an introductory...Read more
Regional focus: 
CameroonSub-Saharan Africa

Comparative Evaluation of the Regional Institutions for the Development of the Senegal River, Niger River and Lake Chad Basins

Published: 
December 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the conditions in the Senegal River, Niger River and Lake Chad Basins, and the characteristics of the three regional institutions charged with the coordinated development of the basins.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Brackish Water Aquaculture Development in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Published: 
January 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
The government of Indonesia received technical assistance in brackish water aquaculture development from 1976 to September 1978 through a contract between USAID and Auburn University. This report outlines progress toward achieving objectives of brackish water aquaculture development during the two-...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Evaluation Plan for Rural Water Supply Projects

Published: 
January 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
Presents a system for evaluating rural water-supply projects. Stresses clarifying project design and identifying promising evaluation approaches. Though field work was conducted in Upper Volta, in Western Africa, the evaluation plan is designed to be generally applicable to rural water projects...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Project Paper Factsheet - Inland Fisheries Development

Published: 
January 1, 1977
U.S. Agency for International Development
A proposal to create within the Government of Jamaica the institutional capacity and technical expertise to design and implement an inland fisheries program involving applied research, experimentation and an inland fisheries extension program.Read more
Regional focus: 
JamaicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Watercourse Improvement in Pakistan; Pilot Study in Cooperation With Farmers At Tubewell 56L

Published: 
January 1, 1977
U.S. Agency for International Development
Over half the water supplied to the watercourse at Tubewell 56L was lost before it reached the farmers' fields. This loss was primarily through the upper porous portions of the banks and in the vicinity of junctions where banks were thin. The 35 farmers in the 900-acre area served by this...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

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