integrated water resources management | IWRM

Integrated Fresh Water Resources Management

integrated management of water resources | integrated water resource management | IWRM [Abbr.]

integrated management of local drinking water supply

Mar del Plata Action Plan on Integrated Water Resources Development and Management

Expert Group Meeting on the Implications of Agenda 21 for Integrated Water Management in the ESCWA Region

Network for Cooperation in Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

integrated management of natural resources | integrated natural resource management | INRM | integrated resource management

Water and sanitation || Achieve universal access to safe drinking water Could include rural and urban dimensions, disadvantaged groups, public facilities such as hospitals, schools and refugee camps, and quality parameters || Achieve universal access to sanitation and hygiene Could include access to sanitation facilities and ending open defecation || Improve integrated water resource management Could include management plans for river basin, floods and droughts plans, disaster-related losses, storage capacity and participatory decision making || Improve water efficiency in all key sectors Could include river basins subject to water stres ...[+++]s, sustainable withdrawal levels, water productivity in key sectors (agriculture, energy, industry, households) and cost recovery || Improve water quality and reduce pollution Could include water status, key sectors for water pollution, chemical and nutrient pollution and waste water ||

It involves land-use and management that affect both water quality and quantity; it requires coordination with spatial planning by the Member States and integration into funding priorities.

· Mainstreaming of disaster risk management: risk prevention and management considerations have been integrated in a number of key EU policies and financial instruments to support resilient investments (i.e. cohesion policy, transport and energy, research and innovation, critical infrastructure protection, cross-border health threats, environmental impact assessment, green infrastructure, integrated coastal management, agriculture, food and nutrition security, water, flood risk management, major industrial accident prevention).

In the Ministerial Declaration "The Future We Want"[35], world leaders affirmed their commitment to the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, to the progressive realisation of access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation for all (i.e. beyond Johannesburg and the MDGs) and to significantly improve the implementation of integrated water resource management.