INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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A DISCUSSION PAPER OF THE WORLD WATER COUNCIL TASK FORCE ON IWRMINTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTA NEW WAY FORWARDINTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT : A NEW WAY FORWARDA Discussion Paper of the World WATER Council Task Force on IWRM1Mark SmithGovernor, World WATER CouncilMember of the World WATER Council Task Force on IWRMDirector Global WATER Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Torkil J nch Clausen Governor, World WATER CouncilChair of the World WATER Council Task Force on IWRMSenior Advisor, Global WATER PartnershipChief WATER Policy Advisor, DHI Group 1This Discussion Paper will be used at IWRM-related sessions and the High-Level Panel at the 7th World WATER Forum.

Integrated Water Resource Management: A New Way Forward 7 T he gradual transformation in expectations for water resources management over the last century is well known to those working in the field. The old premise of the engineer’s hydraulic mission was once accepted wisdom. When water infrastructure was built, and with

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