12 Aug 2020

IWR's Risk Analysis Gateway Supporting USACE's Enterprise Risk Management

The Corps of Engineers is striving to become an Enterprise Risk Management organization where risk informed decision making (RIDM) advances our Military and Civil Works project delivery. To support this effort, IWR's Risk Analysis Gateway is a resource to advance organizational awareness and intelligence in managing risk. Visit our site to learn more about risk analysis, risk communication, risk assessment, and risk management.

26 Jun 2020

New Interactive Tools in Support USACE’s Recreation Areas

Through the Natural Resources Management (NRM) support team, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) with the Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environmental Lab have implemented new interactive Web tools to support USACE’s recreation areas in response to COVID-19 Pandemic.

14 May 2020

New USACE Report – Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security through Resilience

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) released a report titled Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security through Resilience. The report is available for free download from https://www.iwrlibrary.us/document/16a468f6-1f43-46a4-b546-141594d30cde.

8 May 2020

Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction under the COVID-19 Pandemic – UN HELP draft Principles (Input Requested by 15 May 2020)

In April 2020, the UN High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) released the Draft Principles to Address Water-related Disasters under COVID-19 Pandemics, and is seeking suggestions and opinions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) supported this effort through editorial contributions and technical content. Please send your suggestions and opinions directly to helpprinciples_covid19@wateranddisaster.org by May 15, 2020.  You can access the full draft at www.wateranddisaster.org/cms310261/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HELP-Draft-Principles-to-Address-Water-related-DRR-under-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-final_29042020-3.pdf.

21 Apr 2020

Just Released – New Report on Shared Vision Planning for Europe’s Tisza River Basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) just released a report on the use of a multilateral Shared Vision Planning (SVP) Risk-Informed pilot study within Europe’s Tisza River Basin.

9 Apr 2020

Developing Watershed Management in the Dominican Republic Through Shared Vision Planning

team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water Resources (IWR) is working with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a participatory watershed plan in the Guayubin River sub-basin of the Yaque del Norte basin in the Dominican Republic using Shared Vision Planning (SVP) principles.