IWRM in Canada: Recommendations for Agricultural Sector Participation
Integrated water resources management (IWRM) approaches are gaining popularity as an effective means of integrated landscape management around the globe. However, while the basic principles of IWRM are widely accepted as critical factors for managing and protecting increasingly stressed water resources, their acceptance as broad-based management tools for land management, specifically in the agricultural sector, is relatively new and only slowly gaining recognition.
Numerous integrated land and water planning initiatives are underway across Canada. This research was aimed at assisting Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada identify ways in which to effectively contribute and/or support these watershed-based land and water management approaches.
Recommendations included the use of financial and technical tools, with a broader understanding of the various approaches being used across the country and in selected international cases.
The final report, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Canada: Recommendations for Agricultural Sector Participation (PDF - 2 MB), provides a review of IWRM practices in Canada, highlights agricultural sector involvement and provides recommendations for enhancing the participation of the agricultural sector in watershed-based planning and management.
