About IPSWAM


Numerous infrastructure development projects for water resources management have been implemented by the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) with various levels of success. Based on these experiences the BWDB realised that stakeholder participation, local level water management, and multi-disciplinary project planning and appraisal are essential for an improved and sustainable operation and maintenance of water resources management infrastructures.

This view is also reflected in the National Water Policy (NWPo), Guidelines for Participatory Water Management (GPWM) and National Water Management Plan (NWMP), and based on all these Integrated Planning for Sustainable Water Management (IPSWAM) was conceived.