Water Management

6. Waste management

Water resources management

The management of other waters

Improving water and land management

(d) Managing water resources

(b) Water resource management

Management of Shared Watercourses

(a) Ecosystem approaches to integrated water resource management

Programme Component C.4 Water Management

Chapter 18. Management and use of water resources

Quality, effectiveness and transparency in water sector administration Sustainability of investment and services.

Experiments in water management focus on the development of water harvesting techniques, the promotion of desalination plants and dam construction.

Experiments in water management relate to the development of water harvesting techniques, promotion of desalination plants and dam construction.

(c) Symposium on quot Management of Water Resources quot

(a) Watershed management and soil conservation projects and extension work

If increased agricultural productivity is necessary, so, too, is improved water management.

Segment 1 Pro poor urban water governance myth or reality?

(xii) Charter on Groundwater Management, 1989, adopted by the Economic Commission for Europe at its forty fourth session, Groundwater strategies

The Committee stresses the importance of water management and the integrated consideration of soil and water resources, including groundwater.

Promoting safe and sustainable water supplies through improved water resources management

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

The decisions also set out specific actions for better water management, including more efficient irrigation, and for training farmers and water users associations in efficient water use.

There is an increasing practice to provide for the monitoring of the management of groundwaters.

Ways of dealing with the scarcity of water are a fundamental part of sustainable land management.

The sustainable development and management of groundwater resources is a critical element of water resource management in many countries.

For instance, the issue of water management governance is not only of critical importance to the region, but also requires trans border management.

(viii) Section IV of the Charter on Groundwater Management, 1989, adopted by the Economic Commission for Europe at its forty fourth session, Groundwater allocation

Accession to the European Union (EU) has been a driving force in improving water governance in the region.

However, if such recharge is negligible from the point of view of the management of aquifers, we must treat the water in those aquifers as a non renewable resource.

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.

(i) Improving water governance through strengthening of institutional and regulatory reforms, capacity development and innovation

Specific support will focus on community management of local water resources, including rainwater harvesting (for use by households and schools, and groundwater recharge), micro watershed management and operational research.

Consultations on water for Eastern European cities were initiated, while training and capacity building for water supply management was carried out in eight countries.

Dutch water boards ( or ) are regional government bodies charged with managing water barriers, waterways, water levels, water quality and sewage treatment in their respective regions.

Experience shows that water management, including protection of water quality, is more effective if water and sanitation issues are dealt with in an integrated manner.

Satellite data had many applications in the management of water resources and in disaster reduction and relief.

The session was moderated by Ms. Buyelwa Patience Sonjica, Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry of South Africa.

To this end, a mathematical model has been developed to test different water management strategies and their effects on lake water levels.

Many Parties reported on options to increase domestic water supply these included prospecting for, and extraction of, deep groundwater, increasing storage capacity by building reservoirs and dams, and improving watershed management.

An assessment of water resource management in agriculture was conducted in 2007 by the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka to see if the world had sufficient water to provide food for its growing population.

Integrated water resources management plans could provide a broad framework to encompass not only water supply and waste water treatment, but also the development of other options, such as demand side management and waste water recycling and reuse.

The Department carries out technical cooperation for the effective management and monitoring of both rural and urban water supply in developing countries.

The message is clear water risk management is shifting into the mainstream of business practices.

Water management is an inherently difficult challenge, and experience counts for a lot.