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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
Strengthening Water Management: WaPOR Training at MUET Empowers Researchers
17/11/2025
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) successfully held a technical training on FAO’s WaPOR (Water Productivity through Open-access...
FAO and PMD Strengthen Collaboration on WaPOR for Drought in Pakistan
12/11/2025
On 12 November 2025, Ms. Virginie Gillet, FAO HQ Global Coordinator of WAPOR, and Dr. Syeda Maria Zaidi, National...
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FAO initiates WaPOR-based water budgeting and agricultural water productivity study in Punjab, Pakistan
10/11/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Punjab Agriculture...
Pakistan strengthens drought monitoring and management through WaPOR integration
03/11/2025
On 3 October 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) concluded a five-day...
Provincial Stakeholders Explore Collaboration through WaPOR Data in Sindh, Pakistan
28/10/2025
On 28 October 2025, a consultative meeting was held at the FAO Pakistan office in the municipality of Tando Jam...
Official handover of the IPON digital tool to the Office du Niger under the WaPOR project
30/09/2025
On 30 September 2025, in Ségou (Mali), the Office du Niger officially received the digital tool IPON (Irrigation...
Two-day training workshop on WaPOR organized at MNS University of Agriculture, Multan
18/09/2025
On 17-18 September 2025, a two-day training workshop on “WaPOR: Water Productivity through Open Access of Remotely...
WaPOR collaborates with FAO Investment Centre and EBRD on economic water productivity of citrus in Jordan
09/09/2025
A new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),...
Training of government professionals on WaPOR's Irrigation Water Performance Assessment Tool
21/08/2025
From 18 to 20 August 2025, the University of Jordan’s Water Productivity Knowledge Hub hosted a three-day training programme on the Irrigation Water...
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:
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