The five major aspects of IWM are:

1. A (sub-) catchment as a management unit, not forgetting the downstream effects of impacts and measures.
2. sustainable management of all resources, not only water (holistic approach),
3. development of protection areas,
4. establishment of a Water Resource User Association and the development of a catchment management plan and
5. the cooperation of all relevant stakeholder groups in a catchment.

Learn more about different aspects of IWM in the introduction to the learning material.