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The FAO has developed a publicly accessible near real-time database using satellite data that allows the monitoring of agricultural water productivity at different scales.
This database is the backbone of the WaPOR project that, now in its second phase, works with 13 partner countries to build their capacity in the use of WaPOR data for its different applications, and to generate solutions to local challenges linked to water and land productivity as well as water management.
Head here to find out who are the partners that make WaPOR possible.
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Latest news and updates
PyWaPOR training in Delft on the use of remote sensing for agricultural water management
01/04/2025
The IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, a key partner in the WaPOR project, offered a short intensive course (workload of 84 hours) on Remote Sensing...
pyWaPOR training held in Rabat to support WaPOR-based applications in Morocco
28/03/2025
From 24 to 28 March 2025, a five-day training on the use of pyWaPOR, a Python package developed to facilitate the...
WaPOR online training expands for master’s students in Palestine
22/03/2025
On 22 February, 15 March, and 22 March 2025, as part of efforts to promote and disseminate WaPOR in Palestine, the...
QGIS Training kicks off at the University of Jordan
27/02/2025
The first activity under the Letter of Agreement (LoA) signed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
Validation workshop of the WaPOR-based Irrigation Performance Tool in Northern Jordan Valley
25/02/2025
On 25 February 2025, the WaPOR team at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a validation...
Online Seminar on WaPOR Introduced to Master's Students in Palestine
22/02/2025
On 22 February 2025, as part of efforts to promote and disseminate WaPOR in Palestine, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
WaPOR showcased at the International Conference on Irrigation and Climate Resilient Production in Ethiopia
14/02/2025
The International Conference on Irrigation and Climate Resilient Production 2025 was held from 12 to 14 February...
Working Session on Water Use Tool and Dynamic Dashboard Between IWMI and the WaPOR Digitalization Unit
24/12/2024
The FAO, in partnership with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), held a hybrid working session in Algiers for members of the WaPOR...
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Tunisia: Advancing Precision Irrigation with IREY Gen 3
05/12/2024
On Thursday, 5 December 2024, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), WaPOR’s international implementing partner, met with the Tunisian...
WaPOR project meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya, with FAO team, international project partners and data service provider
02/12/2024
FAO’s WaPOR team, together with the international project partners International Water Management Institute...
Highlighted publications and events
Geospatial assessment of cultivated cropland extent in the Sudan: July to September 2023
11/2023
A rapid assessment was conducted in July, August, and September 2023 to estimate the extent of cultivated cropland in Sudan, considering the disruption caused by armed conflict, using geospatial data to inform immediate and long-term food security management.
Irrigating from space: using remote sensing for agricultural water management
03/2023
This brief was produced by the FAO Investment Center under the FAO-World Bank Cooperative Programme and proposes concrete applications of WaPOR data in irrigation management by exploring the case of the Bekaa Valley.
WaPOR for monitoring agriculture in conflict areas
12/2020
In periods of conflict, the mechanisms for collecting agricultural data can be disrupted as it might be too unsafe for data to be collected in-situ, or crucial data-collecting infrastructure might be damaged. In such cases, remote sensing data (or earth observations data) can constitute a viable data source to turn to as an alternative or a complement. This case study explores the use of WaPOR data to monitor agricultural activity in conflict areas by focusing on the use of WaPOR data in Syria.
Sponsorship and partnerships:
The WaPOR project and the WaPOR database are made possible thanks to funding from:
and the partnership with:
Find out more in the dedicated partner's page.