The purpose of this study is to update the review of World Bank experience in Irrigation (IEG 1994) and to broaden the scope of evaluation to include all water lending for agricultural development. Since that first study, the proportion of World Bank lending for agricultural water management...

Contents -- Preface -- 1 Water and Sustainability: Facing the Challenges -- 2 U.S. and International Water Resource Management Efforts: Legacy and Lessons -- 3 Five U.S. River Basin Initiatives: Case Studies in Search of Sustainable Development -- 4 Water Quality and Quantity: The Critical...