Institutional Structures and Management

According to the International Water Management Institute(link is external), 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

Water Productivity and Efficiency for Instream Flow in the Colorado River Basin

This report summarizes efforts to explore whether water Productivity and Efficiency efforts can be linked in practice to improved instream flows in areas of the Colorado River basin. In brief, we found that practical possibilities to do this do exist within the current context of the river basin...Read more

World Water Day: How Cities Cause "Dead Zones"

World Resources Institute
World Water Day this year focuses on "Water for Cities," but what about water from cities? Urban runoff is one of the biggest threats to water quality around the world, with serious impacts on economies and people. However, it's a problem that most cities are only starting to address.Read more

Design and Evaluation of Small Plot Irrigation for Agricultural Development

iDE
This manual, based on iDE's practices, is intended for practitioners from all disciplines who are assisting smallholder farmers in designing and evaluating small-plot irrigation systems.Read more

Drought Preparedness and Response

Published: 
January 1, 2011
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Preparing for drought and water shortages before they occur is the best defense. Manual M60 will help water managers facing water shortages by illustrating how to employ tried-and-true strategies and tactics of drought mitigation, as well as new tools and methods.Read more

The Issues and Challenges of Reducing Non-Revenue Water

Published: 
January 1, 2010
Alliance for Water Efficiency
One of the major challenges facing water utilities is the high level of water loss in distribution networks. If a large proportion of water that is supplied is lost, meeting consumer demands is much more difficult. Since this water yields no revenue, heavy losses also make it harder to keep water...Read more

Protecting Waterways from a Deadly Problem

World Resources Institute
This article examines why nutrient pollution emerges as one of the greatest threats to water quality. Using examples such as in the Chesapeake Bay, where large schools of jellyfish scare away swimmers. In the Gulf of Mexico, a 3,000 square mile "dead zone"" threatens a multi-billion...Read more

Water Audits and Loss Control Programs, Third Edition

Published: 
January 1, 2009
Alliance for Water Efficiency
AWWA manual M36 provides complete operating guidance on water audits, leak detection, and water loss control programs for drinking water systems.The third edition is significantly expanded with important new information has been added on a major advancement in water-auditing methodology...Read more

Transforming Water: Water Productivity and Efficiency as Stimulus and Long-Term Investment

Water Productivity and Efficiency programs have an established track record as cost-effective long-term public resource investments. Less well understood are the short-term economic impacts of these rapidly scalable and adaptable programs, and the ability of these programs to quickly deliver...Read more

Creating Jobs and Stimulating the Economy through Investment in Green Water Infrastructure

Published: 
December 1, 2008
Alliance for Water Efficiency
This report demonstrates how investment in green infrastructure and water efficiency retrofit projects will have a significant stimulus effect on local, regional and national economies. While the environmental benefits of green infrastructure have been well documented, the short-term economic...Read more

Water Loss Control, Second Edition

Published: 
June 1, 2008
Alliance for Water Efficiency
This comprehensive guide takes you step by step through every stage of the development of a water loss control program--from measuring and auditing water loss, tracking losses to their root cause, to developing a loss control program for future efficiency. Inside, you'll find precise...Read more

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