Water

Balancing the competing demands on a finite natural resource through an integrated approach to water resources management (IWRM) is central to ADB's Water Policy. IWRM guides decisions on allocation and use of water, water quality and ecosystem needs:

'Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is a process to improve the planning, conservation, development, and management of water, forest, land, and aquatic resources in a river basin context, to maximize economic benefits and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital environmental systems.'…(para 28).

Read the selected extracts from the Water Policy related to needs assessment or options assessment.

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