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

Approaches for Private Sector Involvement in Rural Water Supply Systems

Published: 
April 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report analyzes successful private sector roles in rural water supply and provides lessons from these experiences that planners of water resource projects and programs can draw upon.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Water Resources Management and Training Program: Irrigation Management and Training Program -- Handbook for Improving Irrigation System Maintenance Practices

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
In this handbook four maintenance plans, namely (a) essential structures maintenance, (b) normal maintenance, (c) "catch-up" maintenance, and (d) preventive maintenance, have been developed to provide guidelines to identify problems, develop solutions and implement the same for improving...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Final Report: Environmental Information Service's Consultation to Assist the Peruvian National Office for the Evaluation of Natural Resources (ONERN), Lima, Peru, July 21 to August 4, 1989

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report presents the results of a consultation conducted by the Environmental Information Service of The Conservation Foundation, to assist the Office of Evaluation of Natural Resources (ONERN) of the Peruvian Government with their surface water data needs; assess existing water quality...Read more
Regional focus: 
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean

Bibliography on Indo-Pacific Red Tides

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Red tides, especially of the dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressa have been increasing in frequency and ha, q been spreading around the central Indo Pacific region. This special bibliography was prepared in response to the information needs of scientists and researchers working on...Read more

Water and Wastewater Sector Assessment in Jordan

Published: 
October 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
At the request of the USAID mission in Jordan, the WASH project organized a four-person team to prepare an assessment of the Jordian water and wastewater sector. The team's main focus was on municipal and industrial water supply and wastewater. This report provides a summary of the main points...Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

Assessment of USAID/El Salvador's Pilot Potable Water and Environmental Support Project

Published: 
May 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report presents the findings of an assessment conducted by WASH in Mag 1988 of USAID/El Salvador's Pilot Potable Water and Environmental Support Project. The assessment includes a review of the on-going pilot project and recommendations for its expansion. Read more
Regional focus: 
El SalvadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Case Study of the Niazbeg Distributary in Punjab, Pakistan

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The second volume in the Water Management Synthesis II reports findings of farmers and irrigation system management in Punjab, Pakistan near Lahore. Special attention was paid to the main system irrigation bureaucracy.Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Audit of Cash Advances to Projects in Rwanda

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This audit report provides a complete audit of cash advances to projects in Rwanda in 1988.Read more
Regional focus: 
RwandaSub-Saharan Africa

Collaborative Research Support Program Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Fifth Annual Administrative Report 1987

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This administrative report addresses the management and technical accomplishments of the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program during the reporting period from September 1 1986 to August 31 1987.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Irrigation System Operations Intensity and Relative Water Supply: the Asian Case

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
In order to perform satisfactorily, an irrigation system should be able to maintain an appropriate balance among the objectives of productivity, equate and efficiency. This report delves into the management of irrigation systems.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

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