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
Outline of Water Resources Development in the West African Sahel
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study was to draw up a first inventory of the quantities of water of all categories available for humans, livestock and irrigation in the various regions of the Sahel to locate the geographically, to compare them with the requirements and to see how far their use is compatible...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaJordan: Complex Crises Fund (CCF) Mid-Cycle Portfolio Review (MPR)
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March 18, 2014U.S. Agency for International Development
Responding to potential instability resulting from increasing populations of Syrian refugees in the Jordan's Northern Governorates of Irbid and Mafraq, USAID Jordan received $20 Million in resources from the Complex Crises Fund (CCF) to support Phase II implementation of the Community Based...Read more
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JordanMiddle East and North AfricaFinal Report, June 1988 to May 1991: The Importance of Mangroves in Sustaining Fisheries and Controlling Water Quality in Coastal Ecosystems
U.S. Agency for International Development
This final report describes an ecosystem analysis of Guayas River estuary, Ecuador, along with ecological studies in Terminos Lagoon, Mexico, to quantify the function of mangroves in different environmental settings. Mangroves may provide food and habitat to a variety of trophic levels, as well as...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanClimate 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 AfricaThe NASA SERVIR Program Providing Hydrologic Modeling and Remote Sensing Tools
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationU.S. Agency for International Development
This is the homepage for SERVIR, which is a joint NASA-USAID project, enabling countries in SERVIR regions to use NASA data for environmental decision-making. SERVIR has two active Hubs, in East Africa and in Himalaya.
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Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage of Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development. Launched at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm, Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish...Read more
USAID: Water and Sanitation
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage for the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) work on water and sanitation. From this page, users can navigate through case studies, as well as lessons learned and best practices. Users will also find the Water and Development Strategy available on...Read more
USGS and USAID Partner to Conserve Forests, Water in Africa
U.S. Geological SurveyU.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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Sub-Saharan AfricaWASH and Freshwater Conservation in Southeast Asia
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July 24, 2014Millennium Water AllianceConservation InternationalU.S. Agency for International Development
This webinar explores the question of integrating WASH and freshwater conservation with a case study on urban groundwater recharge for water supply in Indonesia.Read more
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East Asia and PacificSERVIR Science Applications for Water Reources in Mesoamerica, Africa
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August 19, 2013U.S. Agency for International Development
This webinar descibes SERVIR in the context or Mesoamerica and Africa. Servir is a NASA_USAID partnership to improve enviornmental management and resilience to climate change by strengthening the capacity of governments and other key stakeholders to integrate earth observation information and...Read more
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