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Integrated water resources management

Index Integrated water resources management

Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been defined by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) as "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". [1]

17 relations: Aquatic ecosystem, Ecosystem, Environmental protection, Financial stability, Global Water Partnership, Holistic management (agriculture), International trade and water, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, Participation (decision making), Sustainability, Water efficiency, Water resource management, Water resources, Welfare, Welfare definition of economics, Well-being.

Aquatic ecosystem

An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem in a body of water.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a community made up of living organisms and nonliving components such as air, water, and mineral soil.

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Environmental protection

Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the natural environment on individual, organization controlled or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the environment and humans.

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Financial stability

Financial stability is a property of a financial system that dissipates financial imbalances that arise endogenously in the financial markets or as a result of significant adverse and unforeseeable events.

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Global Water Partnership

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is an international network created to foster an integrated approach to water resources management (IWRM).

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Holistic management (agriculture)

Holistic management (from ὅλος holos, a Greek word meaning all, whole, entire, total) in agriculture is a systems thinking approach to managing resources that was originally developed by Allan Savory for reversing desertification.

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International trade and water

International trade and water is the relationship between international trade and the water being used by humans.

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New Delhi

New Delhi is an urban district of Delhi which serves as the capital of India and seat of all three branches of Government of India.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Participation (decision making)

Participation in social science refers to different mechanisms for the public to express opinions – and ideally exert influence – regarding political, economic, management or other social decisions.

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Sustainability

Sustainability is the process of change, in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations.

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Water efficiency

Water efficiency is reducing water wastage by measuring the amount of water required for a particular purpose and the amount of water used or delivered.

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Water resource management

Water resource management is the activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources.

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Water resources

Water resources are natural resources of water that are potentially useful.

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Welfare

Welfare is a government support for the citizens and residents of society.

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Welfare definition of economics

The welfare definition of economics is an attempt by Alfred Marshall, a pioneer neoclassical economist, to redefine his field of study.

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Well-being

Well-being, wellbeing, or wellness is a general term for the condition of an individual or group.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_water_resources_management

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