4.4. Integrated Watershed Management as an Option to Combat Erosion and
Sedimentation
Integrated Watershed Management is a method of handling human activities and natural resources on a watershed
basis. The method allows the conservation and development of water and other land resources in an integrated
way in a specific delineated area of land (Figure 1).
A number integrated watershed management principles can be adopted based on the specific settings of watershed,
but the general ones could include the following.
Agronomic management methods integrated with sound soil and water conservation and development