Contribution of integrated water resources management towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

This paper analyzes the contribution of water resources to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and describes the conceptual foundations and specific components of the integrated water resources management (IWRM) process so as to illustrate how IWRM is a pre-requisite to achieve the MDGs, and identify the key actions that are required to implement IWRM Plans