Watershed management approaches, policies, and operations : lessons for scaling up / Salah Darghouth…[et. al.].

“May 2008”.

“Includes bibliography”—(p. 101-109).

Contents: Disclaimers—Contact information—Acknowledgments—Acronyms and abbreviations—Units of measure—Preface—Executive summary—Chapter 1 : background—Chapter 2 : watershed management approaches and methodologies—Chapter 3 : institutional arrangements for watershed management—Chapter 4 : economics in watershed management : profitability—Chapter 5 : environment, water, and climate change in watershed management—Chapter 6 : conclusions and recommendations bibliography.

Summary: “The objective of the report is to summarize the current state of knowledge, to evaluate experience of World Bank-financed watershed management operations in recent years, and to assess outstanding issues, draw lessons, and suggest possible future directions. The report draws on a review of recent academic and empirical studies, and on an evaluation of World Bank-financed watershed management projects implement projects implemented during the 15-year (1990-2004) period”—(p. xi).