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
Senegal River Basin Planning
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper provides an overview of the Senegal River Basin and its uses, as well as a planning strategy for utilizing resources in the basin.Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaSomaliland Communities Resilience Enhancement (Score) Quarterly Performance Report October 1St 2013 - December 31, 2013
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is the third quarter report of the Somaliland Communities Resilience Enhancement (SCORE) program. The program addresses the severe water shortages of communities in Eastern Somaliland, whose livelihoods suffer as a result of recurrent droughts. It builds on the success of the previous quarter...Read more
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Somalia, Sub-Saharan AfricaClimate Change and Conflict in Africa and Latin America: Findings and Preliminary Lessons from Uganda, Ethiopia, and Peru; African and Latin American Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC)
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July 18, 2014U.S. Agency for International Development
In 2007, the Fourth Annual Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that rising global temperatures would contribute to a steady upsurge in severe storms, floods, droughts, glacier melt, and sea level rise. Since then, extreme and erratic weather in much...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaFlood Risk Mapping, Water Bodies Monitoring, and Climate Information for Disaster Management and Detecting Risk Areas of Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission
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May 1, 2013National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This project report provides information on a project of the SERVIR Applied Sciences Team, which is developing a tool for forecasting flood risks and assessing vector-borne disease risk for SERVIR-Africa in support of infectious disease monitoring and outbreak prediction. Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaEast Africa Drought and Agricultural Productivity Assessment and Prediction
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May 1, 2013National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource includes: Water, food and drought monitoring using remote sensing and modeling; remote sensing and modeling for crop forecasting; and provides from near real-time to seasonal forecasts.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaUse of agro-climatic zones to upscale simulated crop yield
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November 30, 2012A Field Crops Research article on simulated crop yield potentialRead more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaEvaluation of Baseline Ground-Water Conditions in the Mosteiros, Ribeira Paul, and Ribeira Fajã Basins, Republic of Cape Verde, West Africa, 2005-06
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January 1, 2006U.S. Geological Survey
This report documents current (2005-06) baseline ground-water conditions in three basins within the West African Republic of Cape Verde (Mosteiros on Fogo, Ribeira Paul on Santo Antão, and Ribeira Fajã on São Nicolau) based on existing data and additional data collected during this study. Ground-...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaEnvironmental Stratification Framework and Water Quality Monitoring Design Strategy for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Africa
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January 1, 2008U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior
Mauritania anticipates an increase in mining activities throughout the country and into the foreseeable future. Because mining-induced changes in the landscape are likely to affect theirlimited ground-water resources and sensitive aquatic ecosystems, a water-quality assessment program was designed...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaData and Applications for Study of the Water Cycle in Africa
U.S. Geological Survey
http://earlywarning.usgs.gov/adds/pubs/verdin-isrse.pdfRead more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaUSGS and USAID Partner to Conserve Forests, Water in Africa
U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource offers an overview of the partnership between USAID and USGS working to conserve forests in Guinea. One of the many reasons that this project is critical is that Guinea's forest reserves replenish many of West Africa's life-sustaining waterways...Read more
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