Environmental Flows in Water Resources Policies, Plans, and Projects - Part 1: Findings and Recommendations and Part 2: Case Studies

Environmental Flows in Water Resources Policies, Plans, and Projects - Part 1: Findings and Recommendations and Part 2: Case Studies

Environmental flows are central to equitable distribution of and access to water and services provided by aquatic ecosystems. They refer to the quality, quantity, and timing of water flows required maintaining the components, functions, processes and resilience of aquatic ecosystems that provide goods and services to people. They are fundamental for sustainable water resources development, benefits sharing, and poverty alleviation. Nonetheless, water resources development planners have often overlooked environmental flows or addressed them inadequately. This two-part report, based on the Bank's economic sector analysis, shows their central importance for Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and presents data, findings, and recommendations, based on in-depth case study analysis, to help make environmental water allocation an integral part of IWRM.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2010-04
Subjects:ACCESS TO WATER, ALLOCATION OF WATER, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, AQUIFERS, BASINS, CATCHMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, COASTAL AREAS, DAMS, DECISION MAKING, DEMAND FOR WATER, DOWNSTREAM FLOWS, DRINKING WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION, ESTUARIES, FARMING, FISHING, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOOD PROTECTION, FLOW CAPACITY, FLOW REGIMES, FORESTRY, FRESHWATER, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, INVASIVE SPECIES, IRRIGATION, LAKE BASINS, LAKES, NATIONAL WATER POLICY, NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES, POLLUTION, PROGRAMS, RAINFALL, RESERVOIRS, RIVER BASIN, RIVER FLOW, RIVERINE ECOSYSTEMS, RIVERS, RUNOFF, SALTWATER INTRUSION, SEA, SEAS, SECTORAL POLICIES, SUSTAINABLE WATER, WATER ALLOCATION, WATER ALLOCATIONS, WATER CYCLE, WATER DEVELOPMENT, WATER FLOWS, WATER NEEDS, WATER POLICY, WATER QUALITY, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, WATER RESOURCES PLANNING, WATER SECTOR, WATER SUPPLY, WATERSHED, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, WATERSHEDS, WETLANDS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/12485428/environmental-flows-water-resources-policies-plans-project-part-one-findings-recommendations-part-two-case-studies
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11705
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Summary:Environmental flows are central to equitable distribution of and access to water and services provided by aquatic ecosystems. They refer to the quality, quantity, and timing of water flows required maintaining the components, functions, processes and resilience of aquatic ecosystems that provide goods and services to people. They are fundamental for sustainable water resources development, benefits sharing, and poverty alleviation. Nonetheless, water resources development planners have often overlooked environmental flows or addressed them inadequately. This two-part report, based on the Bank's economic sector analysis, shows their central importance for Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and presents data, findings, and recommendations, based on in-depth case study analysis, to help make environmental water allocation an integral part of IWRM.

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