Publication: Managing Lakes and Lake Basins for Sustainable Use
Date
2009-01
ISSN
Published
2009-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Lakes and reservoirs are the
world's major repository of accessible freshwater. They
are central to the livelihoods and economies of a large
fraction of the world's population, as well as being
centers of aquatic biodiversity. They play a central role in
integrated water resources management. Yet in spite of their
importance and the growing threats to them, they have not
received sufficient attention in the global discussion on
water policy. The Lake Basin Management Initiative (LBMI)
was implemented as a cooperative program supported by a
partnership of many international agencies to draw on global
knowledge on Lake Basin management. An analysis of
experiences from 28 lakes around the world sought to
identify practical lessons learned from management of lake
basins, create new knowledge on Lake Basin management, fill
an important gap in knowledge of lake management in
developing countries, and derive lessons from
internationally funded projects.
Citation
“World Bank. 2009. Managing Lakes and Lake Basins for Sustainable Use. Water P-Notes; No. 24. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/ef5dab6a-3d2e-5a58-87c9-237ae79d0e4e License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”