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Publications and Technical Guides

These publications are a sampling of the technical reports and publications generated by USAID’s water sector in support of its goals of education and information transfer on freshwater, coastal and fisheries resources issues. These publications cover a wide range of technical topics, from water utilities to coral reef management.

A more extensive list of publications related to USAID’s work in this sector can be found by going to http://www.nric.net/pub_doc/doc_pubsearch.cfm.

Water and Sanitation

• Bankable Water and Sewerage Utilities (2005)
  • Volume I: Overview Report [PDF 1.05MB]
  • Volume II: Compendium of Case Studies [PDF 1.171MB]
• Best Practices in Social Marketing Safe Water Solution for Water Treatment (2007 [PDF 1.171MB]
  

 
Water Productivity and Efficiency

• Water-Energy Nexus (2001) [PDF 143KB]
• Building Institutional Capacity for Environmentally Sustainable Mariculture (2001) [PDF 437KB]
• Watergy: Taking Advantage of Untapped Energy and Water Efficiency Opportunities in Municipal Water Systems (2002)
  [PDF 429KB] – Published by the Alliance to Save Energy, with support from USAID
• Guidelines for Water Reuse (2004) [PDF 12.66MB]

Water Governance and Regulation

• Managing Freshwater Inflows to Estuaries: A Method Guide [PDF 3.538MB]
• Integrated Water Resources Management: A framework for action in freshwater and coastal systems [PDF 777KB]
• Integrated Water Resources Management: Ushering in a blue revolution
  • Page 1 [PDF 6.148MB]
  • Page 2 [PDF 3.838MB]
• Integrated Water Resources Management: A framework for action in freshwater and coastal systems (2002) [PDF 777 KB]
• Towards a Water Secure Future: USAID’s obligations in integrated water resources management for Fiscal Year 2000 (2001)
  [PDF 1.431MB] – Originally published in Water Resources IMPACT’s international water-activities edition. IMPACT is a journal published by the American Water Resources Association. Permission for posting this article was granted by the publisher

Water and Natural Resources Management

• Adapting to Coastal Climate Change: A Guidebook for Development Planners
• Fisheries Opportunities Assessment (2006) [PDF 658 KB]
• Appendix 3: Africa's Freshwater Fisheries [PDF 948 KB]
• Appendix 4: Capture Fisheries and Gender  [PDF 376 KB]
• Managing Freshwater Inflows to Estuaries: A Method Guide (PDF 3.538MB)
• Implications for Coral Reef Management and Policy: Relevant findings from the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium (2002) [14.23MB]
• International Trade in Coral and Coral Reef Species: The Role of the United States (2000) [PDF 7.02 MB]
• Building Institutional Capacity for Environmentally Sustainable Mariculture (2001) [PDF 437 KB]

 
Water, Natural Disasters and Climate Change

• Adapting to Coastal Climate Change: A Guidebook for Development Planners
• How Resilient Is Your Coastal Community: A Guide for Evaluating Coastal Community Resilience to Tsunamis and Other Hazards (2007) [PDF 3.57 MB]
• Case Study: Sustainable Livelihoods and Water Management in Shared River Basins (2008) [PDF 246 KB]
• Proceedings Report on Lessons Learned in Recovery: Post-Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction for Sustainable Coastal Development (2006) [PDF 207 KB]
• Droughts? Floods? Famines? Water is the Key (2000) [PDF 358 KB]

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