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
Connecting the Drops: An Indus Basin Roadmap for Cross-Border Water Research, Data Sharing, and Policy Coordination
Published:
January 1, 2013Henry L. Stimson Center
To help build mutual awareness and understanding between India and Pakistan of the common water
resource challenges they confront in the Indus Basin, the Stimson Center, the Sustainable Development
Policy Institute (SDPI), and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) partnered to assemble an...Read more
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IndiaPakistanWater Challenges and Cooperative Response in the Middle East and North Africa
Published:
November 1, 2012Henry L. Stimson Center
This report first provides a brief overview of available water resources in the MENA region. It then discusses the salient socio-economic and environmental stresses and trends that will drive and condition water supply and demand over the coming decades. Next, the report sketches prevailing water...Read more
Regional focus:
Middle East and North AfricaTroubled Waters: Climate Change, Hydropolitics, and Transboundary Resources
Published:
January 1, 2009Henry L. Stimson Center
Troubled Waters: Climate Change, Hydropolitics, and Transboundary Resources examines the environmental dangers and policy dilemmas confronting the sustainable management of shared water resources in a warming world. It present analyses by regional experts as well as by Stimson staff. The content of...Read more
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