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

Effect of Agricultural Use on Water Quality for Downstream Use for Irrigation

Published: 
July 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
Studies the effect of irrigation return flow on downstream irrigation water quality in the Sevier, Colorado, and Rio Grande river systems, and in the Imperial Valley of Southern California. The report begins by reviewing significant literature on irrigation return flow. Next, water quality criteria...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Predicting the Hydrologic Effects of Land Modification

Published: 
June 20, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
In summary, by comparing the "before" and "after" predicted hydrologic outputs from a coupled stochastic rainfall model and a deterministic method for estimating runoff, a procedure for comparing the hydrologic effects of land use changes on ungauged watersheds has been...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Economics of Water Development on Government Lands in Southern and Southeastern Ethiopia

Published: 
May 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
A regional range development project has been established in southern and southeastern Ethiopia, and the planning area has been jointly studied by the Imperial Ethiopian Government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Water development in combination with veterinary...Read more
Regional focus: 
EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa

Optimum Utilization of Water Resources for Agriculture With Special Emphasis on Systems Analysis of Watershed Management; Annual Technical Report 1971/1972

Published: 
April 17, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
As a member of a consortium of U.S. universities dedicated to providing assistance for increasing world food production through optimum utilization of water resources for agriculture, the University of Arizona has concentrated its activities on those concerned with the source of the water supply...Read more

Investment Criteria and Mathematical Modelling Techniques for Water Resources Planning in Argentina, the MIT - Argentina Project

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
The objective of this paper is to describe a research program at MIT (USA) for the application of modern investment criteria and mathematical modeling techniques for water resources planning in Argentina. The project lasted for two years and had three principal objectives: (1) to adapt modern water...Read more
Regional focus: 
ArgentinaLatin America and the Caribbean

Irrigation Water Management in Ecuador

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
The thesis describes and analyzes irrigation water management in Ecuador. One of the primary thesis objectives is to discuss the different private and public administered entities which have irrigation water delivery programs and describe the function and role of each as water management...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Lake Volta, Man-Made Lake in Ghana; Annotated Bibliography and Inventory

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document provides an annotated bibliography of water resources and management of Lake Volta in Ghana.Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

Groundwater Extraction and the Water Balance

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report looks at groundwater extraction and the water balance. Groundwater extraction and net use are related to groundwater depletion and the water balance. Potential evapotranspiration, actual crop or vegetative evapotranspiration, dependability of precipitation, moisture deficits and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Water Management in Philippine Irrigation Systems, Research and Operations

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
PRESENTS 18 PAPERS READ AT THE WATER MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP HELD IN DECEMBER, 1972, BY THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THEY DEAL WITH SOIL-PLANT-WATER RELATIONSHIPS, SYSTEM AND PILOT PROJECT OPERATIONS, TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, AND THE...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Water Control and Development in the Central Plain of Thailand

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper focuses on agricultural development and evaluates the effectiveness of water control systems for increasing agriculture productivity in Thailand. The paper assess the impact of the physical and agronomic systems on the economic system in the Greater Chao Phya project.Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

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