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Global perspectives on integrated water resources management / Global perspectives on IWRM Vasudha Pangare ... [et al.]. - New Delhi : Academic Foundation, 2006. - 212 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

"Published in association with: World Water Institute; supported by: Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), and United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)"--T.p. verso. "A resource kit"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:
Foreword;
Acknowledgements;
List of Tables, Figures, Boxes and Appendix;
Acronyms;
Preface;
Part A: Understanding Integrated Water Resources Management;
Section I: Understanding IWRM;
Introduction;
Need for Integrated Water Resources Management;
Water Related Challenges;
Management Challenges: Stewardship and Governance;
Multiple Aspects of Water Management;
Definitions of IWRM;
Principles of IWRM;
Implementation of IWRM;
Important Cross-cutting Elements in IWRM Implementation;
Constraints and Questions in IWRM Implementation;
Section II: IWRM, Floods and Droughts;
Introduction;
Floods;
Drought;
IWRM as a Risk Reduction Strategy;
Section III: Overview of Case Studies;
IWRM Principles and Implementation Processes in the Case Studies;
Section IV: Conclusions;
Part B: Case Studies;
Case Study 1: Land and Water Management Planning in Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India;
Case Study 2: Farmer Managed Groundwater Systems: Coping with Drought in Andhra Pradesh, India;
Case Study 3: Restoring Water Flows in the Deschutes River, Oregon, USA;
Case Study 4: Emphasising Catchment Management in the Ping River Basin, Thailand;
Case Study 5: Conservation and Management of Laguna de Bay, Philippines;
Case Study 6: Managing Cambodia’s Great Lake: The Tonle Sap;
Case Study 7: Institutional Capacity Building: Bang Pakong Dialogue Initiative;
Case Study 8: IWRM at the Grassroots: Gagas River Basin, Uttaranchal, India;
Case Study 9: Decentralisation through Policy Reforms: Lerma Chapala Basin, Mexico
Case Study 10: Sharing the Mekong River Basin: Issues and Challenges for Sustainable Development;
Case Study 11: Transboundary Cooperation: Rhine River Network, Europe;
Case Study 12: Promising Approaches in Water Resources Management in the Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Sector: IRC Project;
Index.

ISBN: 8171885616

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office Rs995.00

LCCN: 2006541200

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Integrated water development--Case studies.
Water-supply--International cooperation--Case studies.

LC Class. No.: TD220.2 / .G585 2006