IWRM Toolbox

The world's most comprehensive compendium of cutting edge tools, case studies, and technical references on integrated water resources management (IWRM). Our tools offer practical advice and step-by-step guidelines to help advance evidence-based action for sustainable water governance.

A. Enabling Environment: Policies, legislation, and plans that constitute the “rules of the game” and facilitates all stakeholders to play their respective roles in the sustainable development and management of water resources.

B. Institutions and Participation: The range and roles of political, social, economic, and administrative institutions and other stakeholder groups that help support IWRM implementation.

C. Management Instruments: The tools that enable decision makers and users to investigate socio-hydrological challenges and make rational and informed choices that are adapted to their context.

D. Financing: The budgeting and financing instruments and principles made available and used for water resources development and management from various sources.

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Sub-Components

Tools

Tool

Climate Change Policies

A1.03
Tool

Gender and Water Policies

A1.04
Tool

Water Rights

A2.01
Tool

International Water Law

A2.02
Tool

The Rights of Rivers

A2.04
Tool

Human Rights Based Approach

A2.05
Tool

Customary Water Law

A2.06
Tool

National IWRM Plans

A3.01
Tool

Basin Management Plans

A3.02
Tool

Groundwater Management Plans

A3.03
Tool

Coastal Zone Management Plans

A3.04
A3.05
A3.06
A3.07
Tool

National Adaptation Plans

A3.08
Tool

Local Authorities

B1.02
Tool

Monitoring and Evaluation Bodies

B1.03
Tool

Impact Assessment Committees

B1.04
B1.05
Tool

Public sector water utilities

B2.01
B2.02
Tool

Transboundary Organisations

B3.01
Tool

National Apex Bodies

B3.02
Tool

Civil Society Organisations

B3.03
Tool

Basin Organisations

B3.04
Tool

Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

B3.05
Tool

Institutional Mapping

B3.06
Tool

Training Water Professionals

B4.02
Tool

Communities of Practice

B4.03
Tool

Gender Analysis

B5.01
Tool

Gender Indicators

B5.02
Tool

Intersectional Methods

B5.03
Tool

Climate Change and Gender

B5.04
B5.05
Tool

WASH and Gender

B5.06
Tool

Risk Assessment

C1.01
Tool

Vulnerability Assessment

C1.02
Tool

Stakeholder Analysis

C1.03
Tool

Social Assessment

C1.04
Tool

Ecosystem Assessment

C1.05
Tool

Environmental Impact Assessment

C1.06
C1.07
C1.08
Tool

Nexus Framework

C1.09
Tool

Source-to-Sea Management

C1.10
Tool

Geographic Information System

C2.01
Tool

Serious Games

C2.03
Tool

Socio-Hydrological Modelling

C2.04
C2.05
Tool

Demand Efficiency

C3.01
Tool

Supply Efficiency

C3.02
Tool

Recycle and Reuse

C3.03
Tool

Nature Based Solutions

C3.04
C4.01
Tool

Water Markets

C4.02
Tool

Tradable Pollution Permits

C4.03
Tool

Pollution Charges

C4.04
Tool

Subsidies

C4.05
Tool

Payments for Ecosystem Services

C4.06
Tool

Youth Engagement and Empowerment

C5.01
Tool

Behaviour Change Communication

C5.02
Tool

Virtual Water

C5.03
Tool

Valuing Water

C5.04
Tool

Corporate Stewardship

C5.05
Tool

Negotiation

C6.01
Tool

Facilitation and Mediation

C6.02
Tool

Conflict Management

C6.03
Tool

Water Diplomacy

C6.04
Tool

Evaluating Water Investments

D1.01
Tool

Economic Value of Water

D1.02
Tool

Business Model Canvas

D1.03
D1.04
Tool

Impact Investment Market Maps

D1.05
Tool

Gender Responsive Budgeting

D1.06
Tool

Strategic Financial Planning

D2.02
D2.03
D2.04
Tool

Blended Finance

D2.05
Tool

Water and Climate Finance

D2.06
Tool

Transboundary financing

D2.07