“IWRM is a process which promotes the co-ordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.”
Source: World Water Assessment Programme, 2009
Topics such as Natural Resource Management (NRM), availability and sustainability of surface and groundwater resources analysis and Climate Change analysis are the main focus of BETA Studio’s activities.
A World Bank Project: Water resources management of the Bovilla and Ulza reservoirs. Albania
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Water resources management of Bovilla and Ulza reservoirs (AL)
The Bovilla reservoir (surface: 95 km², storage volume: 80 Mm³) supplies drinking water to Tirana (AK); the Ulza basin (surface: 1220 km², reservoir volume: 177 Mm³) allows for electricity production of 120 GWh/year. Bovilla and Ulza watersheds are vulnerable to climate change hazards, particularly droughts and floods. Bad land management practices have adversely affected natural ecosystems, community livelihoods, and [...]
Water resources management plan for the Pilcomayo river watershed (PY)
The Pilcomayo watershed covers about 290,000 km² in-between Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay, forming part of the Río de la Plata Basin. The Pilcomayo river is of primary socio-political importance, as its rapidly changing morphology due to high sedimentation rates with an average rate of 125 M tons every year, one of the highest amounts in the world, has caused [...]
Marondera integrated urban water management Master Plan project
At the African Water Facility (AWF) Governing Council meeting held in Harare, Zimbabwe in November 2013, the Government of Zimbabwe expressed its interest to be included in the “Cities of the Future” Program. This concept encompasses “Integrated Urban Water Management” (IUWM) principles. Marondera is the provincial capital of Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe, located about 70 km east of [...]
Support the sustainable management and rational use of water resources in Pescara Province
The basin of the Aterno - Pescara River (3.200 km², Abruzzo Region, Italy), has deeply changed during the last century from the hydraulic point of view (changes of the main river beds, cross-drainage works and water intakes for agriculture, industry, hydroelectric plants and fish farming, retaining works) and from the environmental point of view(change of water quality). Moreover there [...]