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

New guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part II -- Promotion of the Private Sector and Development of a National Fishing Fleet

Published: 
November 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The factor that most affects the fishery private sector in Guinea-Bissau is the continual intervention of the Government in the commercial activities of the sector. The problem is complicated by either the delay caused in the execution of the privatization plans by the Government or by, through new...Read more
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

Institutions, Incentives, and Irrigation in Nepal

Published: 
October 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
Since 1950, government-managed irrigation development has been a cornerstone of public policy in Nepal. Numerous case studies, however, have shown that government-managed systems, despite their tremendous advantages in material and engineering resources, are outperformed by the farmer-led,...Read more
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

New Guidelines for the National Fishery Policy: Part I -- Assessment and Recomendations for the Foreign Fishery Policy of Guinea-Bissau

Published: 
October 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The proposals presented in these New Guidelines for the National Fishery Policy for Guinea-Bissau are the result of a study commissioned by the Trade andInvestment Promotion Support, funded by USAID-Bissau. The preliminary document was discussed and enriched with contributions and suggestions from...Read more
Regional focus: 
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation Management Transfer: Selected Papers from the International Conference on Irrigation Management Transfer

Published: 
September 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
Transfer of irrigation management responsibilities from governments to farmer organizations has become national policy in many countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In September, 1994, an international conference on the subject, the first of its kind, was convened in Wuhan, China. This...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific

Oman Project Paper Amendment: Water Resources Development

Published: 
August 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
An amendment to expand the Oman project for three years to improve the capability of key water resources institutions necessary to plan, develop and manage Oman's limited water resources in a rational and coordinated manner, and to strengthen the institutions and physical facilities which...Read more
Regional focus: 
OmanMiddle East and North Africa

Plan for the Formation of a Strategic Research Unit: Water Research Center, Egyptian Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources

Published: 
July 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWinrock International
The Egyptian Water Research Center (WRC), which supoprt the Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources (MPWWR), has identified the need for building Institute capacity to design and implement strategic research studies to enhance planning and policy capabilities within MPWWR. This paper assesses...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Models of Management Systems for the Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Facilities

Published: 
February 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report considers the many issues and actors that influence the development of operations and maintenance management systems for rural water supply and sanitation facilities in developing countries. It describes models in eight representative countries and offers guidance to planners and...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Audit of CH2M HILL International Corporation

Published: 
January 7, 1993
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentCH2M HILL
The attached report dated November 3, 1992 presents the results of a financial audit of CH2M Hill International Corporation locally incurred costs, under a contract relating to the Water Supply II Project, funded by USAID/Egypt. Through the direct contract with USAID/Egypt, CH2M provides necessary...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Development of a Behavior-Based Monitoring System for the Health Education Component of the Rural Water and Health Project, CARE-Guatemala

Published: 
July 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
During February 1992, the WASH project provided technical assistance to CARE-Guatemala to develop a simple monitoring system for assessment and improvement of its water and sanitation program, with a special focus on health education. This effort resulted in a ground-breaking technical approach...Read more
Regional focus: 
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean

Promoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of guiding principles and feasible strategies on trade and fiscal policies affecting irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka, which would contribute to achieving high profitability in these systems in the future. The paper also sets out broad guidelines for...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

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