This report has been produced as result of the two cycles of programming on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) funded by the UK government’s Department for International Development / UKAID: Darfur IWRM 2007-2009 and Sudan Integrated Environment Project 2009 – 2013. The aim of the report is to support the development of policy and strategy that can take IWRM work forward. It reviews different national strategies for the development of river basin organisations in order to inform dialogue over models that will emerge in the particular context of Sudan. The report builds on a wider programme and series of publications by UNEP. Of particular significance is the 2013 report: “Governance for Peace Over Natural Resources: A review of transitions in environmental governance across Africa as a resource for peacebuilding and environmental management in Sudan” to which this report adds its focus on water resources.