Water Management

GWA also cooperated with UN Water Africa in organizing a seminar on gender and water resources management in Africa, in Pretoria in March 2005, where an action plan on gender and water resources management was drawn up.

Botswana reported that SADC has approved a regional strategic action plan for integrated water resources development and management.

Its new thematic structure covers water basin management land, water and livelihoods agriculture, water and cities and water management and environment.

Management Compensation Plan positions

Country Programme Management Plan

International Water Management Institute

Integrated water resources management

water resources information management

Urban water management 415

(b) Water resource management

Water resources management

The World Bank highlighted three key issues regarding water resources management ecological management of water economic management of water and allocation of water among major users agriculture, industry and services.

This programme supports the implementation of the integrated water resources management component of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation within the framework of the Water for Life Decade.

A Comprehensive Management Plan may

Improving water and land management

While integrated water resource management provides an integrated framework for addressing water issues, countries will want to tailor integrated water resources management plans to their own particular water management needs and objectives.

On the Country Programme Management Plan

Programme Component C.4 Water Management

Promoting safe and sustainable water supplies through improved water resources management

Training of trainers for the sanitary inspection of public water supply systems was complemented by training on practical methods of local water management, solid waste management and engineering, water law and institutions, operation and maintenance of water treatment plants and water network management.

So, if a farmer adopts the best management practice, if we have a TMDL for a water body and a basal management action plan and agriculture is part of that watershed

UNDP management response and audit action plan

(e) Improving water resource management through a better understanding of water resources

b) the integrated management of water resources,

Water quality, ecosystem management and disaster prevention

(a) Sustainable management of shared water resources

(b) Capacity building for water resources management.

2. Integrated water resources development and management

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), based in Sri Lanka, implements research studies focusing on analysis of the trade offs between water development, water management and the environment.

(a) Ecosystem approaches to integrated water resource management

TIGER (earth observation for integrated water resources management)

Chapter 18. Management and use of water resources

We need decentralized systems of natural water management.

Irrigation equipment testing Desertification and water management Water harvesting technologies Climate monitoring (Risk management) Strategies drought mitigation Refining analytical systems Strategies rehabilitation of degraded lands Efficient irrigation Water recycling

The latter includes a plan of action for ensuring the sustainable management of land, water and forest resources and environmental protection of small island developing States.

The Committee noted the importance of understanding the global water cycle and rainfall in water resource management, food production and natural disaster management.

Annex 2. Management plan Key deliverables and target dates

1. Action Plan on training in coastal zone management

Capacity Building in Integrated Water Resources Management (Cap Net)

(c) Symposium on quot Management of Water Resources quot

5. Legislative and institutional aspects of water resources management.

6. Legislative and institutional aspects of water resources management.

6. Legislative and institutional aspects of water resources management

It was noted that the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation contained clear targets for preparation of national sustainable development strategies and integrated water resources management plans by 2005.