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

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Pakistan

Published: 
May 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Due to poorly maintained public watercourses and inadequate field ditches, water conveyance and application efficiencies are low in Pakistan's Indus Basin, the world's largest continuous irrigation system. This paper reports a study team's findings and recommendations for improving...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Public Health Assessment of Proposed Dams, Water-Related Diseases and Community Water Supplies

Published: 
March 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The construction of 12 improved dams with reinforced release control structures has been proposed to improve the water supply in Mauritania's Brakna/Gorgol region. This report assesses the possible impacts of the dams on water-related disease incidence due to standing water, and makes...Read more
Regional focus: 
MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Nepal

Published: 
March 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The irrigation development options and investment strategies available to A.I.D. in Nepal's hill country are assessed. First, review of development options concludes in favor of irrigation system improvement over expansion and of small- over large-scale projects. Considerable effort should be...Read more
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

Irrigation Projects Document Review

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Irrigation Projects Document Review: Near East and Africa

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in Africa.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation Projects Document Review: East Asia

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in East Asia.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Irrigation Projects Document Review: The Indian Subcontinent

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings on the Indian subcontinent.Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Irrigation Projects Document Review: Central and South America

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in Central and South America.Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Reducing Farm Delivery Losses in Pakistan

Published: 
January 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation is an essential component of Pakistan's agriculture with more than 13 million ha irrigated. This study reviews the on-farm irrigation water delivery and then details the benefits and costs of a number of alternative improvements for reducing delivery losses. A strategy for future...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Investments in Large Scale Infrastructure: Irrigation and River Management in the Sahel

Published: 
January 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
To determine whether large-scale irrigation infrastructure projects (IIP) in the Sahel are consistent with the Congressional mandate that A.I.D. projects benefit the poor majority, this report reviews existing IIP's and the Sahel's current irrigation needs in light of the mandate's...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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