Practicing IWRM at Local Level - implementation of Water Use Master Plan

Introduction

Since the coining of Integrated Water Resources Management ( IWRM), almost all definitions of IWRM stress three “E” s (Efciency, Equity and Ecological integrity) principles aiming to improve efficiency in water use (economic efficiency), promote equity in access to water (creating just situation , social or developmental rationale) and to achieve ecology integrity (sustainability and the environmental rationale).

There is emerging consensus that Integrated Water resources management requires an integrated and participatory approach. In terms of water allocation, basic human needs should receive priority; other uses should be prioritized according to societal needs and socioeconomic criteria.

However, there has been lots of debates about its true application at the local level. The three E’s principle has been contested at different scales.

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