Watershed Management and Restoration

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, watershed management is the continuous process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects with partners using a multi-disciplinary and adaptive approach to sustain and enhance natural watersheds. Resources available in this sub-theme include watershed management technical reports, tools to assess flows in ecosystems, and other resources that support sustainable watershed management and restoration.

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Watershed Management and Restoration Resources

Charging for Irrigation Water: The Issues and Options, With a Case Study From Iran

Published: 
January 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
Inadequate funding for maintenance of irrigation works and emerging shortages of water are prevalent problems. to combat them, the use of water charges to generate resources for maintenance and to reduce demand is widely advocated. Examples from other utilities and from the domestic/industrial...Read more
Regional focus: 
IranMiddle East and North Africa

Estimating Productivity of Water At Different Spatial Scales Using Simulation Modeling

Published: 
January 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
Implementing real water saving measures in irrigated agriculture is only possible if all the components of the current water balance are clearly understood. Although measurement of all these components is infeasible on a spatial and temporal scale, hydrological simulation models can fill the gap...Read more
Regional focus: 
TurkeyEurope and Central Asia

Strategic Plan 2000-2005: Improving Water and Land Resources Management for Food, Livelihoods and Nature

Published: 
January 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report details the guide for planned research by IWMI. The work has evolved from a focus on irrigation management, to a focus on the analysis of water resources demand and supply for food production in a river basin context. Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Fertile Ground: Nutrient Trading's Potential to Cost-Effectively Improve Water Quality

Published: 
May 1, 2000
World Resources Institute
This seminal publication explores the cost effectiveness and environmental performance of various strategies to reduce phosphorus loads in nutrient-impaired waterways.Read more

Using Datasets From The Internet for Hydrological Modeling: An Example From The Kucuk Menderes Basin, Turkey

Published: 
January 1, 2000
U.S. Agency for International Development
Public domain datasets are increasingly available online and can be used as inputs for hydraulic models. This simplifies the modeling process and increases the ability to model bains anywhere in the world. Read more
Regional focus: 
TurkeyEurope and Central Asia

From Bucket to Basin: Managing River Basins to Alleviate Water Deprivation

Published: 
January 1, 2000
U.S. Agency for International Development
Today there are no agreed upon concepts on water poverty alleviation that: define the nature of the problem for poor people; capture the multiple aspects and linkages of poverty and water deprivation in a comprehensive way; analyze the different processes in society that contribute to the problem...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Publications Catalog 1999: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Published: 
January 1, 2000
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a list of relevant International Water Management Institute publications from 1999 and their associated costs.Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Principles of Sharing Costs Associated With Operation and Maintenance of The Water Facilities of Interstate Joint Use

Published: 
August 1, 1999
U.S. Agency for International Development
Assistance is being provided to the Interstate Council for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan to develop regional principles of financing of operation and maintenance of international trans boundary water facilities in the region.Read more
Regional focus: 
Europe and Central Asia

Supporting The Creation of a Watershed Authority in The Souss-Massa River Basin of Morocco

Published: 
June 1, 1999
U.S. Agency for International Development
The aim of this report is to develop an initial vision for new watershed planning and management of integrated water resources with the objectives of: conducting situational analysis of water resources in the basin, suggesting approaches for participatory planning and identifying areas in which...Read more
Regional focus: 
MoroccoMiddle East and North Africa

Urban Forest Values: Economic Benefits of Trees in Cities

Published: 
November 1, 1998
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Many important decisions in American cities are based on careful cost and benefit analysis of options. Yet the values of trees and plants in our urban centers are often overlooked. Urban forests are a significant and increasingly valuable asset of the urban environment. Scientists have measured the...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

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