Integrated River Basin Management The Latin American Experience

by Biswas, Asit K.; Tortajada, Cecilia

• ISBN13: 9780195655322
• ISBN10: 019565532X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2099-11-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

River basin organizations are young institutions in Latin America, and current analyses indicate that further evolution is necessary before they can be effective in the planning and management of water resources, especially in terms of decentralization and capacity building. This book reviews the status of the implementation of the concept of integrated river basin management in several Latin American countries. It includes comparative studies from other parts of the world to present a broader perspective of the situation. The authors are leading experts from the region, and have the latest information on the status of water management techniques in the various river basins of Latin America.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

A review of global experience of integrated river basin development, planning and management

Integrated water resources management: challenge under the Chilean legal-economic framework

Integrated river basin planning in sub-saharan Africa

Experiences in the preparation of watershed management projects in Latin America

The watershed conservation and management project (Yaracuy, Tocuyo and Bocono river basins): Learning the hard way

Conjunctive management of surface water and groundwater in the middle Rio Lerma basin, Mexico

Public policies for integrated watershed management

Integrated river basin planning and development: the upper Tiete experience

River basin management in Argentina: an analysis of the Negro river basin

Brazilian water resources management: a panoramic view

Index

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