Definition of Integrated Water Resources Management and why IWRM is an important tool for sustainable water management?

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Dear Xuijuan, Can you describe what the concept of integrated water resources management means and can you illustrate any specific examples to better understand why IWRM is an important tool in water management? Thank you

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  2. Climate change presents a fundamental challenge to global sustainable development. Adapting to climate change will require an integrated and flexible approach to planning, building a consensus across many different sectors. Integrated river basin management is one such tool and an important future vehicle for our adaptation work. The main objective of the IRBM is to establish a balance between the existing natural functions of the river system and the developed aspects of the system. The management actions should fulfil the expectations of the society for industrial use, recreation, nature management, and agricultural purposes.

  3. Dear Stella, According to Global Water Partnership (2000),Integrated river basin management (IRBM) can be defined as the process of coordinating conservation, management and development of water, land and related resources across sectors within a given river basin, in order to maximise the economic and social benefits derived from water resources in an equitable manner while preserving and, where necessary, restoring freshwater ecosystems.