Catalyzing Change: A Handbook for Developing Integrated Water Resource Management Strategies (IWRM) and Water Efficiency Strategies

Toolkit	IWRM (FAQ:What is integrated water resources management?)	edit
Issues: IWRM Planning \| National Water and Sanitation Planning \| Decentralization of Water Decision Making Experience: Experience: Stakeholder Participation in River Basin Councils - Kazakhstan \| Experience: The Process of Preparing a National IWRM and Water Efficiency Plan for Kazakhstan \| Experience:Implementing IWRM principles in Kazakhstan How-To: HowTo:HOW TO MANAGE IWRM PLANNING AT NATIONAL LEVEL \| HowTo:HOW TO ENSURE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS IN WATER MANAGEMENT AT RIVER BASIN LEVEL \| HowTo:HOW TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION POLICIES
Materials: GWP Toolbox \| "Catalyzing Change" (GWP-IWRM Handbook) \| The EMPOWERS Approach to Water Governance: Guidelines, Methods and Tools \| Comparative Experience: Water Councils \| Performance and Capacity of River Basin Organizations \| River Basin Organizations \| River basin councils \| IWRM - Sustainable Water Governance on the National Level
Case studies: Kazakhstan - National Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Efficiency Plan \| Nile Basin - From Community-based Management to Transboundary Watershed Governance

Type of Report :	GWP Report
Title :	Catalyzing Change - A handbook for developing integrated water resources management and water efficiency strategies
Author :	Global Water Partnership (GWP) Technical Committee with support from Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Year Published :	2004
URL :	http://www.gwpforum.org
Description :	In an effort to encourage a move towards more sustainable approaches to water development and management, the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002 called for all countries to craft IWRM and water efficiency strategies by the end of 2005. Such strategies are intended to support countries in their efforts to: • Meet development goals, such as reducing poverty, increasing food security, fostering economic growth, protecting ecosystems. • Tackle specific water challenges, such as controlling flooding, mitigating the effects of drought, expanding access to water and sanitation, and addressing increasing competition for water and water scarcity. This document does not provide strict guidelines for crafting a strategy, rather, it seeks to provide countries with the knowledge they need to act on the WSSD action target in the way that is most useful for them.