A Review of Selected Hydrology Topics to Support Bank Operations

The World Bank's 2004 Water Resources Sector Strategy focused on the need for both water resources management and development in dealing with growth and poverty alleviation. Planning and design of new hydraulic infrastructure for water supply and sanitation, food production, hydropower generation, flood protection, ecosystem restoration or other such purposes require dealing with all elements in the interaction among land, water, vegetation, human intervention and climate variability and change, with an emphasis on the end-user. They also require the simultaneous consideration of technical, economic, institutional (governance), political, financial, environmental and social factors, as called for in the Bank s 1993 Water Resources Management Policy. To provide high-level insight on the key hydrology issues involved, a group of world class experts gathered at a workshop held at World Bank Headquarters in November 2008. The workshop was organized by the Hydrology Expert Facility (HEF) of the Water Anchor. The presenters discussed advancements in key hydrologic topics that were selected for their relevance to Bank operations. The focus was on potential implications for the Bank s development assistance on water projects, programs and policies.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Infrastructure Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2010-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO WATER, ADEQUATE WATER, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL WATER, ALLOCATION OF WATER, ALLOCATION SYSTEM, ANOXIC, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, AQUIFER, AQUIFERS, AVAILABILITY OF WATER, BASIC SANITATION, BASIN DEVELOPMENT, BASIN MANAGEMENT, CANALS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CATCHMENT, CATCHMENTS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGES, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL WATERS, COASTAL ZONES, COMMERCIAL WATER, COMPETITION FOR WATER, CONJUNCTIVE USE, CONSTRUCTION, COST RECOVERY, DAMS, DECISION MAKERS, DELTAS, DEMAND FOR WATER, DISTRIBUTION OF WATER, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, DOMESTIC USE, DOMESTIC WATER, DRAINAGE, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, DRINKING WATER, DROUGHT, ECOSYSTEM, EFFICIENT WATER USE, EFFLUENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, FARMERS, FARMING, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOOD MANAGEMENT, FLOOD PROTECTION, FLOODING, FLOODS, FLOW REGULATION, FOOD PRODUCTION, FRESHWATER, FRESHWATER SYSTEMS, FUTURE WATER NEEDS, GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP, GOOD WATER GOVERNANCE, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, GROUNDWATER POLLUTION, GROUNDWATER SOURCES, GROUNDWATER USE, HOUSEHOLDS, HYDROLOGIC CYCLE, HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE, HYDROLOGICAL UNIT, HYDROLOGY, HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION, INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS, INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, INDUSTRIAL USE, INDUSTRIAL USERS, INDUSTRIAL USES, INDUSTRIAL WATER, INDUSTRIAL WATER USE, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, LAND USE, LAND USE MANAGEMENT, LARGE WATER USERS, LEVEES, LOCAL WATER, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MAINTENANCE OF WATER, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, MANAGING WATER RESOURCES, MANGROVE, MEASUREMENTS, MONSOON CLIMATE, NATIONAL WATER POLICY, NATURAL RESOURCES, OVERDRAFTS, PARTICIPATORY WATER MANAGEMENT, POLLUTION CONTROL, PONDS, POOR WATER QUALITY, POPULATION GROWTH, POWER GENERATION, PRESSURE, PROGRAMS, PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION, PROVISION OF WATER, QUALITY OF WATER, RAIN, RAINFALL, RAINWATER, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RECHARGE, REGULATORY SUPERVISION, REMOTE SENSING, RESERVOIRS, RIPARIAN, RIPARIAN COUNTRIES, RIVER BASIN, RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT, RIVER BASINS, RIVER · BASIN, RIVERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, SALINITY, SCARCE WATER, SEA, SEA LEVEL RISE, SERVICE PROVISION, SOIL DEGRADATION, SOIL EROSION, SOIL MOISTURE, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, STORAGE CAPACITY, STORAGE TANKS, SURFACE WATER, SURFACE WATER SYSTEMS, THERMAL POWER, TRANSPARENCY, TUBE WELLS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN WATER, VEGETATION COVER, WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WATER ABSTRACTION, WATER ACTS, WATER ALLOCATION, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER BOARD, WATER CHARGES, WATER CONDITIONS, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER DEMAND, WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT, WATER DEPARTMENT, WATER DEVELOPMENT, WATER DIVIDE, WATER ENTITLEMENTS, WATER GOVERNANCE, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER LAW, WATER LEGISLATION, WATER LOGGING, WATER LOSSES, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER MANAGERS, WATER NEED, WATER PARTNERSHIP, WATER POLICY, WATER PROFESSIONALS, WATER PROJECTS, WATER QUALITY, WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT, WATER QUANTITY, WATER RATES, WATER REQUIREMENTS, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES PLANNING, WATER RIGHTS, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SECTOR, WATER SERVICES, WATER SHARING, WATER SOURCES, WATER STORAGE, WATER STRATEGY, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TABLES, WATER TARIFF, WATER TARIFFS, WATER USER, WATER USERS, WATER USES, WATERCOURSES, WATERSHED, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, WATERSHEDS, WELLS, WETLANDS, WITHDRAWAL OF WATER,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16333141/review-selected-hydrology-topics-support-bank-operations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13047
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