ABSTRACT
During the past 15 years, much has been said and written about integrated water resources management (IWRM). In fact, one would be hard pressed to find a single national, regional or international organization in Latin America dealing with water that has not promoted IWRM in one way or another, and in one form or another, during the past decade. The emphasis given to IWRM may have varied from one institution to another, and at any one institution over time. However, it is fair to say that nearly all the water institutions of the region in recent years have considered IWRM at one time or another. The situation is somewhat similar in other regions of the world.
