IWRM Roadmap is a generalised approach, adopted by Asian Development Bank in order to evaluate the Rivers Basin’s Integrated and sustainable exploitations. Following is IWRM Road map in tabular form. Scoring process of ADB IWRM roadmap relies on an expert who knows well about the target basin, for instance senior staff in RBO. The criterion for scoring is narrative description of developmental stages of each IWRM element
And as stated by ADB
“Achieving IWRM in a river basin is a long-term process, and each basin is different.
This generic roadmap illustrates the incremental results of introducing IWRM elements in stages. A score of 30 out of 100 is taken as an indication of good achievement in introducing IWRM in the river basin.”
| IWRM Element | Time to Start IWRM 0 points | IWRM On Its Way 2 points | IWRM Getting Results 4 points | Status Score |
| No RBO exists yet | RBO has been formed but mandate is not well-defined; and organizational set-up and operational responsibilities need improvement | RBO operates under a clear mandate and organizational-set-up; and improves its performance through capacity building programs |
