Winrock Water Projects

Winrock has been intensely involved in water activities for more than a decade, establishing a reputation as one of the leading institutions in policy and management of water resources and irrigation. Working with various stakeholders - including policymakers, scientists, research institutions, ministries, non-governmental organizations, and rural communities - Winrock’s specialists provide technical assistance, implement capacity building and project management programs, and assist in strategy and policy reviews, among other activities.

Winrock is currently a member of the USAID IRG-TetraTech Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) Water consortium. Winrock, known for its field-based participatory approach to the design and implementation of water resources management, has expertise in a number of areas in water including: small-scale irrigation, water users associations, micro-hydro, aquaculture and fisheries, watershed management and policy, aquatic ecosystems, coastal management, wetlands, renewable energy, women and gender, environmental services, and remote sensing and GIS technologies.

To find out more about Winrock's water projects, click the hyperlinks provided below.

Africa/Middle East

Ghana West Africa Water Initiative - Phase IV

• Providing micro-irrigation water supply to rural areas of Ghana

Smallholder Market Creation, Zambia Project

• Using micro-irrigation and market-based approaches to guide smallholder farmers to sustainable income

West Africa Water Initiative - Mali

• Teaching the benefits of micro-irrigation

Guinea Expanded Natural Resources Management

• Increasing the use of sustainable natural resource management practices in Guinea

ALFALFA II Solar pump and irrigation project - Mali

• Coming soon...

CLASSE Well management for school garden project - Mali

• Coming soon...

Egypt - Water Policy Reform Program

• Managing Egypt's water resources

Egyptian Environmental Policy Program

• Putting policy to work to safeguard natural resources

Sustainable Development of the Red Sea

• Protecting the Red Sea natural resource base

Asia

Nepal Smallholder Irrigation Market Initiative

• Linking smallholders to micro-irrigation and market opportunities

Management of Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry (MACH)

• Managing floodplains and wetlands areas in Bangladesh to provide a sustainable supply of food and income for the poor
  See also www.m achbd.org

Management of Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry (MACH) II

• Continuing support for floodplains and wetlands management in Bangladesh

Investment Support to MACH Project

• Intervention to support floodplain/wetlands management in Bangladesh

Community Environmental Stewardship Incentives Study

• Identifying mechanisms to reward natural resource stewards, including those for the protection of watershed services, in Asia

Nepal: Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods in the Kulekhani Watershed

• Innovative incentives for environmental stewardship

Nepal: Increased Private Sector Participation in Hydro Development

• Hydropower development for the private sector

Philippines: Chua potable water project

• Coming soon...

Former Soviet Union

Central Asia Water User Associations Support Program

• Working with water users associations to manage and improve local water delivery systems
  See also www.wuasp.uz

Central Asia Regional Natural Resource Management Project

• Providing leadership, support, training, and outreach for Central Asia's water resources

Farmer-to-Farmer Program, Central Asian Republics

• Volunteers bring progress to Central Asia

South/Latin America and the Carribeans

Haiti: Sustainable Agriculture Systems & Environment Transformation

• Help for Haiti's farmers and the environment

El Salvador: Soil Conservation & Agroforestry

• Using proven techniques to better manage land and water resources

Honduras Watershed Development

• Managing and Protecting Watersheds in Honduras

Brazil: Bahia Semi-Arid Region Water Supply Project

• Using renewable energy to provide water resources

United States

Lake Champlain

• Reducing phosphorous loads in Lake Champlain

Performance-based Environmental Policies for Agriculture

• Innovative policy mechanisms to address non-point source pollution from agriculture

Bayou Bartholomew Watershed Initiative

• Revitalizing the Bayou Bartholomew watershed

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