Integrated Watershed Management

A Good Idea

Description

The integrated watershed management initiative is a innovative approach to address environmental issues subnationally, at the local resource level. Initiated in 1993, it creates a partnership between NGOs , government agencies and communities to maintain quality resources and find effective solutions for water resource problems associated with increased residential development, over-use of limited water supplies; pollution from widely dispersed sources like stormwater, agricultural run off and inadequate sewer systems.

Goal / Mission

Addressing environmental issues on a watershed basis requires the cooperation and participation of many different people. This initiative aims to facilitate partnerships between state agencies, NGOs and civil society in order to yield better environmental results.

Results / Accomplishments

As a result of this initiative, the State of Massachusetts has begun operating on a state wide watershed approach with strong NGO partnerships. More than forty NGO groups are part of the Massachusetts Watershed Coalition, working in partnership with subnational and national agencies to implement this Initiative.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
The Watershed Initiative
Primary Contact
Ed Himlan, Executive Director
Massachusetts Watershed Coalition
325 Lindell Avenue
Leominster MA 01453
(978) 534-0379
mwc@commonwaters.org
Topics
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Organization(s)
The Watershed Initiative
Source
UN Habitat
Date of publication
1998
Location
Massachusetts
For more details
http://www.commonwaters.org/
http://www.unhabitat.org/bp/bp.list.details.aspx?b...

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