What is Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and how is it implemented?

IWRM coordinates development and management of water, land, and related resources to maximize economic and social welfare equitably without compromising ecosystem sustainability. Implementation: (1) Enabling environment - policies, legislation, financing, (2) Institutional framework - basin organizations, stakeholder participation, (3) Management instruments - demand management, economic tools (pricing, markets), regulatory mechanisms, (4) Information systems - monitoring, modeling, decision support, (5) Capacity building. Challenges: cross-sectoral coordination, transboundary issues, climate uncertainty, balancing competing demands. UN SDG 6 promotes IWRM. Success requires political will and stakeholder engagement.