This handbook provides guidance for improving
the governance of freshwater resources, in
particular through effective implementation of
the integrated water resources management
(IWRM) approach in lake, river and aquifer
basins. It articulates the links between
challenges and IWRM responses; suggests ways
of setting up or modernising basin
organisations to facilitate the adoption of the
IWRM approach; and is a practical and user-
friendly guide with many examples of
experiences in river, lake and aquifer
management.
The handbook has been developed by the
Global Water Partnership and the International
Network of Basin Organizations as an outcome
of the collaboration between the two networks
to facilitate the adoption of better and more
sustainable water resources management. The
hope is that the handbook will help to catalyse
positive change for sustainable development.
The handbook will be a dynamic document,
updated with best practices in water
management for basins all over the globe.
Global Water Partnership
Drottninggatan 33
SE-111 51 Stockholm, SWEDEN
Phone: + 46 8 522 126 30
Fax: + 46 8 522 126 31
E-mail: gwp@gwpforum.org
Web: www.gwpforum.org
ISBN: 978-91-85321-72-8
The Global Water Partnership is an
international network whose vision is for a
water secure world. The GWP mission is to
support the sustainable development and
management of water resources at all levels.
GWP was created in 1996 to foster integrated
water resources management and to ensure the
co-ordinated development and management of
water, land and related resources in order to
maximise economic and social welfare in an
equitable manner without compromising the
sustainability of vital environmental systems.
The International Network of Basin
Organizations, established in 1994, is an
international network that supports the
implementation of integrated water resources
management in river and lake basins and
aquifers. It links basin organisations and other
government agencies responsible for basin
management in order to promote the exchange
of experiences and develop suitable tools for
better basin management at transboundary,
national and local levels.
International Network of Basin Organizations
International Office for Water
21, rue de Madrid
75008 Paris, FRANCE
Phone: + 33 1 44 90 88 60
Fax: + 33 1 40 08 01 45
E-mail: inbo@wanadoo.fr
Web: www.inbo-news.org