Darghouth, SalahWard, ChristopherGambarelli, GretelStyger, ErikaRoux, Julienne2014-03-102014-03-102008-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17240The report begins with definitions of watersheds and watershed management, a characterization of the problem of watershed degradation, and a short history of watershed management operations and policies (Chapter 1). The following four chapters discuss the findings from experience with implementing watershed management programs over the last 20 years based both on the project review and on the literature. The second chapter discusses the findings on watershed management approaches and methodologies. The third chapter looks at findings on institutions for watershed management. The fourth chapter reviews the economics of watershed management. In the fifth chapter, issues of watershed management interactions with the environment and the water cycle are discussed, as well as the challenge of climate change. A brief sixth and the final chapter summarizes the principal conclusions and recommendations of the report.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTUREALGAEANIMAL HUSBANDRYANNUAL LOSSARABLE LANDBASINSBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIODIVERSITY PRESERVATIONBIOMASSBROOKSCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECATCHMENTCATCHMENTSCENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCHCLASSIFICATIONCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOASTCOASTSCOMMERCIAL FISHERIESCOMMON LANDCOMMUNITY WATERSHEDCONSTRUCTIONCROPSCULTIVATED LANDSCULTIVATIONDAMSDECISION MAKINGDEFORESTATIONDEGRADED LANDDOWNSTREAM AREASDOWNSTREAM WATERSDRAINAGEDRAINAGE AREADRYLAND AREASECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC VALUEECONOMICSECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEM HEALTHEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPIRICAL STUDIESENGINEERINGENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL COSTSENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGEENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEQUILIBRIUMEROSIONEROSION CONTROLEUTROPHICATIONEVAPORATIONEXPLOITATIONEXTERNALITIESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFIREWOODFISHFISHERIESFLOODFLOOD PLAINSFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFORESTFOREST LANDFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST RESOURCEFOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENTFOREST RESOURCESFOREST STRUCTUREFORESTRYFORESTSGEOLOGYGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER RECHARGEHUMAN ACTIVITIESHUMAN ACTIVITYHYDROLOGICAL CYCLEHYDROLOGYINCOMEINDUSTRIAL WASTESINSTITUTIONAL CHANGEIRRIGATIONLAKESLAND AREALAND CONSERVATIONLAND COVERLAND DEGRADATIONLAND MANAGEMENTLAND TENURELAND TENURE SECURITYLAND USELAND USE PRACTICESLAND USE SYSTEMSLAND USESLANDLESS PEOPLELANDSCAPE PLANNINGLEGISLATIONLOCAL AUTHORITIESMARKET DISTORTIONSMICRO-WATERSHEDMICRO-WATERSHEDSMICROWATERSHEDMODELINGMOUNTAINSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATIONNATURAL RESOURCE DEGRADATIONNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCE USENATURAL RESOURCESNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIESNITROGENOCEANSOVERGRAZINGOXYGEN DEPLETIONPASTURESPEAK FLOWSPHOSPHORUSPINESPLANTINGPOLICY MAKERSPOLLUTANTSPOLLUTIONPOPULATION GROWTHPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIESPRESERVATIONPRESSUREPRIMARY FORESTSPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC GOODPUBLIC GOODSRAINFALLRAINFALL EVENTSREFORESTATIONREMOTE SENSINGRESERVOIRRESERVOIR SEDIMENTATIONRESERVOIRSRESOURCE USERESOURCES MANAGEMENTRESTORATIONRIPARIAN ZONESRISK MANAGEMENTRIVERRIVER BASINSRUNOFFSANDSAND BEACHESSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGESEDIMENTSEDIMENTSSOCIAL COSTSSOIL CONSERVATIONSOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICESSOIL DEGRADATIONSOIL EROSIONSOIL PRODUCTIVITYSOILSSOUTH AMERICASTORAGE CAPACITYSTREAMSTREAMSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTIMBERTIMBER HARVESTINGTRADEOFFSTRANSACTION COSTSTREE SPECIESTREESUPLAND AGRICULTUREUPLAND AREAUPLAND AREASUPLANDSURBAN AREASVEGETATIONVEGETATIVE COVERWATER CONSERVATIONWATER CYCLEWATER FLOWWATER FLOWSWATER MANAGEMENTWATER POLLUTIONWATER QUALITYWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER SECTORWATER SERVICESWATER SOURCESWATER SUPPLYWATER USEWATERSHEDWATERSHED APPROACHWATERSHED CONTEXTWATERSHED DEGRADATIONWATERSHED DEVELOPMENTWATERSHED HYDROLOGYWATERSHED LEVELWATERSHED MANAGEMENTWATERSHED PLANNINGWATERSHED SCALEWATERSHEDSWETLANDWETLAND AREASWOODY PLANTS10.1596/17240