Challenges of an integrated water resource management for the Distrito Federal, Western Central Brazil: climate, land-use and water resources

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 1575-1586 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Lorz ◽  
G. Abbt-Braun ◽  
F. Bakker ◽  
P. Borges ◽  
H. Börnick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resource Management ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Distrito Federal

The Need for Land Use Assessment in Enhancing the Implementation of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anis Syazwani Sukereman ◽  
Robiah Suratman ◽  
Chang Wai Sin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Integrated Water Resource Management ◽  
Implementation Progress

Over 20 years, there has been an explosive growth of interest in the application of Integrated Water Resource Management among majority of developing and developed countries in settling various type of water issue. Unfortunately, the effective implementation of this approach still remains in doubt. Fragmented water resources legislation, complexity of constitutional framework on water resources management, lack of coordination among stakeholders and overlapping of authorities in managing water resources are among the issues that challenge the Integrated Water Resource Management implementation. Therefore, this paper attempts to review the broad literature regarding what is still wrong with this approach and propose the solution on how to enhance the current implementation. Since, there is still no authorized framework available to be used by the stakeholders involved in assessing land use practice and comparing the effectiveness of the implementation progress between states in Malaysia, this paper briefly concludes that there is a need to develop a framework for Land Use Assessment as a work performance guideline especially to the various stakeholders involved. Therefore, it is hope that this finding would offer better improvement to water resource management through effective, good governance and practical ways.

scholarly journals Impacts of Climate and Land-Use Change on Blue and Green Water: A Case Study of the Upper Ganjiang River Basin, China

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2661
Author(s):  
Yongfen Zhang ◽  
Chongjun Tang ◽  
Aizhong Ye ◽  
Taihui Zheng ◽  
Xiaofei Nie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Green Water ◽  
Precipitation Changes ◽  
Ganjiang River Basin

Quantitatively figuring out the effects of climate and land-use change on water resources and their components is essential for water resource management. This study investigates the effects of climate and land-use change on blue and green water and their components in the upper Ganjiang River basin from the 1980s to the 2010s by comparing the simulated changes in blue and green water resources by using a Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model forced by five climate and land-use scenarios. The results suggest that the blue water flow (BWF) decreased by 86.03 mm year−1, while green water flow (GWF) and green water storage (GWS) increased by 8.61 mm year−1 and 12.51 mm year−1, respectively. The spatial distribution of blue and green water was impacted by climate, wind direction, topography, and elevation. Climate change was the main factor affecting blue and green water resources in the basin; land-use change had strong effects only locally. Precipitation changes significantly amplified the BWF changes. The proportion of surface runoff in BWF was positively correlated with precipitation changes; lateral flow showed the opposite tendency. Higher temperatures resulted in increased GWF and decreased BWF, both of which were most sensitive to temperature increases up to 1 °C. All agricultural land and forestland conversion scenarios resulted in decreased BWF and increased GWF in the watershed. GWS was less affected by climate and land-use change than GWF and BWF, and the trends in GWS were not significant. The study provides a reference for blue and green water resource management in humid areas.

scholarly journals Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM): A Case Study of Durlung Watershed, Bagmati Zone, Nepal

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabita Aryal Khanna ◽  
Kundan Lal Shrestha ◽  
Ramesh Kumar Maskey ◽  
Alaka Lamsal ◽  
Keshab Pyakurel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Community Partnership ◽  
Integrated Water Resource Management ◽  
Modeling Tools

Water in Nepal is a key strategic natural resource, which has the potential to lead the all round development and economic growth of the country. Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) is a holistic management approach, integrating land water interaction, socio economic groups, upstream downstream relations, indigenous knowledge, and institutions built up, along the temporal dimensions based on an agreed set of principles. It is a bottom-up decentralized approach for the management of water resources. IWRM is a challenge to conventional practices, attitudes and professional certainties. It confronts entrenched sectoral interest & requires that the water resources are managed holistically for the benefits of all.The broad objective of the multidisciplinary study was to assess the possibilities of Human Dimensions of water resource development and its management. Water resource accounting is done by the collection of water resources data through participatory group formation.  Scientific data of hydro and metrological stations was also acquired. Hydrological modeling tools were also used. Feasibility of hydropower plant and potential of power production in the basin was readily estimated.Total daily discharge of the Durlung Watershed was estimated on an average of 157 Million Liters. Rivers of the watershed are turbulent, unsteady & flowing with very high current, which can be utilized by local people for low cost drinking water, tourism, irrigation & hydropower generation. Micro-hydropower production possibilities in Ratan and Deuta rivers have shown multidimensional positive impacts on socio-economic development of the region. Level of community partnership in IWRM and synchronization with the local, district & national level institutional framework for Basin Management was observed to be satisfactory. Participatory research was carried to identify water resource base with school & community partnership. Community motives, their difficulties and gaps in community level organization were identified. For capabilities of community to take over the responsibilities of IWRM concept, there is a lot more need of training and capacity building for now. HYDRO Nepal Journal of Water Energy and EnvironmentVolume- 18, 2016, JanuaryPage -47 to 54

Integrated Water Resource Management, Institutional Arrangements, and Land-Use Planning

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 1335-1352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Integrated Water Resource Management

A systems, holistic, or ecosystem approach is often advocated for water management, and has led to the emergence of integrated water resource management, or IWRM. Such an approach can be interpreted as ‘comprehensive’ or ‘integrated’, and analysts, planners, and managers need to understand the difference. Edge or boundary problems always are encountered when applying a holistic approach, and design of institutional arrangements cannot eliminate these problems but can minimize them. IWRM often does not have a statutory basis, which can lead to implementation challenges. By linking IWRM to land-use planning and official plans at the local level, IWRM can be given credibility, as well as be systematically connected to land-based issues.

scholarly journals Water resources east: An integrated water resource management exemplar

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-98
Author(s):  
Nancy Smith ◽  
Robin Price ◽  
Steve Moncaster
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Systematic Conservation Planning ◽  
Integrated Water Resource Management

Abstract Water Resources East (WRE) is a 180 strong and growing membership organisation established in 2014 to learn from international best practice on how to develop a more collaborative approach to water resource management planning to the 2050s and beyond. This is happening now in a unique region of England under significant pressure due to population growth, economic ambition, the need for enhanced environmental protection, and significant climate change impacts. The lesson of this chapter is the power of multi-sector water resource planning through collaborative and adaptable mechanisms led by integrated water resource management (IWRM). Through using active project case studies to gain insight into how we work with our members: Future Fenland Adaptation; Regional Natural Capital Planning through Systematic Conservation Planning (Water Resources East is teaming up with Biodiversify and WWF-UK, with financial support from the Coca-Cola Foundation, to develop a natural capital plan for Eastern England through Systematic Conservation Planning); and exploration of multi-sector finance of nature-based solutions through the creation of Water Funds, we hope to provide a strong evidence base for our sustainable and resilient methodologies and approaches that can be used, or be an influence on, other water management systems globally. Lastly, the WRE team and longest standing contributors reflect on lessons and recommendations from the past seven years of work.

scholarly journals Planos diretores na articulação da gestão de recursos hídricos com o uso do solo no entorno de reservatórios

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 958
Author(s):  
Tatiana De Oliveira Calado ◽  
Maria Do Carmo Sobral ◽  
Ariane Silva Cardoso ◽  
Erika Alves Tavares Marques
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
Territorial Planning

A Política Nacional de Recursos Hídricos tem como uma das suas principais diretrizes a articulação da gestão da água com a gestão do uso do solo. Este trabalho tem como objetivo verificar se esta integração está sendo considerada nos instrumentos de gestão da bacia e do território onde se insere o açude Epitácio Pessoa, na Paraíba. Para tal, foi realizada análise do Plano Diretor da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Paraíba e dos planos diretores municipais de Boqueirão, Barra de São Miguel e Cabaceiras, localizados no entorno do reservatório. Foi verificado que existem coerências entre os objetivos, princípios e diretrizes dos documentos analisados. Os programas planejados pelo plano de bacia hidrográfica incorporam a questão do uso do solo como elemento a ser monitorado para garantir a qualidade das águas do reservatório. Os planos diretores municipais, que visam o ordenamento territorial, incorporam as questões dos recursos hídricos indiretamente ao regular as atividades no entorno, bem como ao incluir ações relativas ao saneamento, agricultura e gestão dos resíduos sólidos. Os zoneamentos dos municípios de Boqueirão e Barra de São Miguel realizam planejamentos estratégicos para conservação do açude Epitácio Pessoa. Entretanto, ressalta-se a necessidade de os planos de bacia hidrográfica incluírem orientações mais diretas aos municípios, e estes por sua vez, necessitam ampliar suas compreensões acerca da gestão dos recursos hídricos e incorporar o conceito de bacia hidrográfica na gestão integrada com os municípios vizinhos, buscando garantir a segurança dos recursos hídricos locais.  Master plans in articulation of water resource management with land use around reservoirs A B S T R A C TBrazil’s National Water Resources Policy has as one of its main guidelines the articulation of water management with the land use management. This work aims to verify if this integration is being considered in the management instruments of the river basin and territory where the Epitácio Pessoa Reservoir is located, in Paraiba. To this end, an analysis was made of the Paraiba River Basin Master Plan, along with the master plans of Boqueirão, Barra de São Miguel and Cabaceiras, municipalities located near the reservoir. It was verified that there are consistencies between the objectives, principles and guidelines of the documents. The programs planned by the basin plan incorporate the issue of land use as an element to be monitored to guarantee the quality of the water in the reservoir. The municipal master plans, which focus on territorial planning, incorporate water resources issues indirectly when regulating activities in their jurisdictions, and include actions related to sanitation, agriculture and solid waste management. The municipal zoning of Boqueirão and Barra de São Miguel carry out strategic planning for the conservation of the Epitácio Pessoa Reservoir. However, there is a need for basin plans to include more direct guidance for municipalities, which in turn need to broaden their understanding of water resource management and incorporate the concept of an interconnected river basin into integrated management with neighboring municipalities, seeking to ensure the security of local water resources.Keywords: integrated management; land planning; water quality; zoning. 

scholarly journals The Enhanced Management of Water Resources Improves Ecosystem Services in a Typical Arid Basin

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8802
Author(s):  
Jing Guo ◽  
Hailiang Xu ◽  
Guangpeng Zhang ◽  
Kaiye Yuan ◽  
Hongbo Ling
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Provisioning Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem services (ES) are essential for human well-being. However, few studies have investigated the optimization of the management of water resources based on trade-offs of ES in arid areas. In order to solve this problem, four important ES that affect the carbon cycle and water cycle were selected from the regulating ecosystem services (carbon storage (CAS), evapotranspiration (ET)), the supporting ecosystem services (soil drought index (TVDI)) and the provisioning ecosystem services (groundwater depth (GWD)) in arid areas. The spatiotemporal distribution of these four ES were quantitatively analyzed—using related models—in the Tarim River, situated in a typical arid inland basin, in 2000, 2010, and 2018, in order to determine the fundamental driving factors of change in ES. The results showed that CAS was mainly affected by changes in land use, while ET, TVDI, and GWD were mainly affected by changes in water volume. The unified management of water resources improved the regulating ecosystem services (an initial increase in CAS, followed by a decrease; ET continued to grow from 2000 to 2018), the supporting ecosystem services (TVDI was maintained at 0.69–0.74), and the provisioning ecosystem services (GWD rose 5.77% in 2000–2010, and stabilized at 3.05 m in 2018). The trade-off/synergy relationships of the four ES were further analyzed at different geographical scales through correlation analysis and the trade-off index (RMSD). In different river sections, the ES that affect carbon and water cycles were highly dependent on each other. In areas with high CAS, the groundwater depth was low, and the soil moisture and ET were high. With different land use types, there was a synergistic relationship between CAS and GWD in woodland and grassland areas, and between ET and GWD in farmland areas. This showed that there was still strong competition between natural vegetation and groundwater, represented by woodland and grassland, and the ineffective loss of water resources such as ET through expansion of farmland. Finally, this study innovatively incorporated the results of trade-offs of ES into water resource management. In order to reduce the trade-offs between ES, and to improve ES, to achieve the ecological protection and restoration of desert riparian forests, and to optimize the water resource management in arid areas, different ecological water regulation and control measures were proposed in the high-flow years and the low-flow years of arid areas. This study can provide important scientific references for the improvement of ES and the optimization of the management of water resources in other similar river basins in arid areas.

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