Report 3 - Integrated Water Resources Management Flashcards
Threats to Water
Rapid Population Growth and Aggressive Development
Threats from Domestic, Agricultural and Industrial Waste
Threats from Watershed Degradation
Climate Change and Global Warming
What is INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
A systematic process for the sustainable development, allocation and monitoring of water resource use in the context of social, economic and environmental objectives.
IWRM Principles
Efficient water use
Equitable access
Balance between competing uses
Use of appropriate environmentally sound technology
Collaboration between various government agencies and representatives of all stakeholder groups
IWRM: Two Approaches
Natural System
Human System
Benefits from IWRM
Environment benefits
Agriculture benefits
Water supply and sanitation benefits
Focuses on integrating different elements of the water resource itself
Natural System
a country’s iwrm strategies will focus on helping users coordinate with each other on how they can use and manage a water resource
Human System
Promotes the widest dissemination of plan framework
Launching and Commitment Setting
Responsible for development of toolkits and templates to facilitate localization
Establish a Technical Support Base for IWRM Implementation
Different agencies and institutions should ensure that relevant components and dimension in the IWRM are integrated in their plans
Operational Planning
Is to ensure that local government units initiate IWRM planning and follow the implementation of their respective IWRM Plans
Localization
