Lessons from IWRM in Practice, No. 9 (2009)

This brief summarizes lessons from the book IWRM in Practice (Earthscan, 2009). It seeks to help development policy makers and practitioners in different sectors to understand the principles and practice of the IWRM approach. Examples from the book use case studies at local, basin, national and trans-national levels to present in practical terms how better water management, embodying key principles of IWRM, has made a positive contribution in a variety of areas.