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Management Instruments (C)

Management instruments are specific methods that enable decision makers to make rational and informed choices when it comes to water management and to tailor their actions to specific situations. Good water governance, according to IWRM principles brings together perspectives and knowledge from different domains. Consequently, the instruments presented here are based on a variety of disciplines such as hydrology, hydraulics, environmental sciences, system engineering, legal sciences, sociology, and economics.
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RSS Feeds

Inbound RSS feeds allow you to share articles posted on other websites. tehse could be news organisations, other GWP websites or streams from your social media platforms such as Flikr, Twitter, your Blog or Facebook.

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Launching a new site

A launch will take a long time. Be prepared to wait and double check everything. Many things cannot be undone!

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Towards water sustainability in Chile

Chile's export-oriented economy based on products like copper, fruit, wood, salmon and wine – all of which need water for their production – has led to a significant increase in water use. 

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Changing Our Thinking about Water – Urban water management in Focus at GWP Workshop in Manila

Water security in many urban areas is under threat due to the stresses of population growth, urbanisation, water pollution, the over-abstraction of groundwater, water-related disasters, and climate change. Current planning and management have proven insufficient to address the challenges of water security. There is a need for a paradigm shift, which was introduced during a GWP workshop attended by more than 200 participants at Asia Water Week on 13 March in Manila, Philippines.

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Mali: Capitalizing on the process of elaboration of the Action Plan for IWRM (#345)

Encouraged by regional developments, Mali initiated the process to implement IWRM. This was done in three stages: 1) a project team and a Steering Committee were set up to define the management and steering framework of the project, 2) a situation analysis was developed and discussed with broad stakeholder groups and 3) a provisional Action Plan was prepared. This case study illustrates the key moments and events of the process of elaboration of the IWRM. 

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GWP Joins UNFCCC Programme

The Global Water Partnership has joined the Nairobi Work Programme, a UNFCCC initiative to assist countries to:

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Estonia

Estonia lies along the Baltic Sea, just south of Finland and has a climate of icy, snowy winters and long light summers.