WaPOR news
Here find all the latest news about the WaPOR project, from conferences and global events the project participates in, to country-specific news as well as new resources as they become available.
Note that country pages offer a filtered view of the news if you wish to focus on news for a partner country of WaPOR phase 2 and the evolution of the project in the country.
WaPOR recognized as a Digital Public Good
29/10/2021
We are delighted to announce that WaPOR has been reviewed by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) and has been found to be a digital public good in alignment with...
WaPOR 2 inception workshop in Mali
30/09/2021
The 28th of September the third inception workshop of the second phase of the WaPOR project was held in Bamako. So far, inception workshops have been held in Jordan, Sudan...
WaPOR 2 inception workshop in Sudan
11/09/2021
The WaPOR project, now in its second phase, is more demand-driven than the first. It focuses on ten partner countries in which activities start with an inception phase punctuated by...
WaPOR trainings in four French speaking Sahelian countries
28/08/2021
In the framework of the FAO Multidisciplinary Fund “Improving land and water productivity in the Sudano-Sahelian belt” project, a WaPOR training was held from 22 to 24 September in Saly,...
WaPOR at the World Water Week 2021: real time water data from satellites to achieve faster resilience
23/08/2021
WaPOR data, which is derived from remotely-sensed (satellite) data, can support in making our agricultural systems more resilient, that is, ones that can better withstand and recover from shocks and...
Trainings on WaPOR in the Sudano-Sahelian Belt to cope with water scarcity in agriculture
26/07/2021
The Sudano-Sahelian region of Africa is facing serious environmental and socioeconomic challenges posing a real threat to food security and poverty in many countries. Indeed, desertification exacerbated by climate change,...
New case study on the use of WAPOR in the new FAO publication “Climate-smart agriculture case studies 2021 - Projects from around the world”
12/07/2021
The new FAO publication “Climate-smart agriculture case studies 2021 - Projects from around the world” presents Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) case studies from around the world, showing how the approach is...
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Inception workshop in Jordan
09/07/2021
Jordan is one of the ten partner countries of the WaPOR 2 project. On July 7th, the project’s inception workshop, the first of this second phase, was held in Amman,...
Webinar "Remote sensing for water productivity: WaPOR applications and data quality in Gezira irrigation system, Sudan", 1 June 2021, 14:00-15:30 CEST
20/05/2021
The WaPOR project aims to assist partner countries in developing their capacity to monitor and improve water and land productivity in agriculture, responding therefore to the challenges that are posed...
ET4FAO Final Virtual Workshop “Consistent Estimation of Evapotranspiration at Multiple Spatial Scales Using Copernicus Data”, 25 May 2021, 13:00-15:00 CEST
14/05/2021
Update: the final report for the ET4FAO project was published on the 13.01.22 and is availabble online, here. So is the publication on the utility of Copernicus-base ET inputs; it...
New case study "WaPOR and ICT"
04/05/2021
Agricultural extension and advisory services play a crucial and unique role in bridging the gap between farmers and the growing body of scientific knowledge and technological advances that are produced...
Webinar “joining efforts to turn satellite water data into actionable information for farmers” postponed. New dates will be announced.
21/04/2021
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the FAO webinar “Joining efforts to turn satellite water data into actionable information for farmers” scheduled for 22 April 2021 from 10.30 to 12.00 CEST, has...
Tracking water to make the most of it!
29/03/2021
Data helps us account for water use in agriculture, a key part of sustainably feeding a growing population.
In 2050, our planet will need to provide food for an estimated 9...
Monitoring water use in agriculture through satellite remote sensing.
28/03/2021
In 2050, food needs to be produced for an expected population of between 9 and 10 billion people.
A lot of water is needed to produce food.
Irrigated agriculture, as it is...
Open course “Water productivity and water accounting using WaPOR” now available in French and Arabic
12/03/2021
FAO and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education announce the roll out of the French and Arabic versions of the open online course titled “Water productivity and water accounting using...
WaPOR: putting open data and education into action
05/03/2021
Open. It’s a simple word that has a big impact when used in connection with education and data.
To celebrate the Open Education Week from 1 to 6 MArch 2021 and...
WaPOR phase 2 is starting now!
21/01/2021
The Government of The Netherlands will be supporting WaPOR for five additional years, through the WaPOR Phase 2 project, which started on January 1st 2021.
The focus of this second phase...
Check out the new WaPOR case study to monitor agriculture in conflict areas: the case of the Syrian Arab Republic
19/01/2021
This new case study explores the use of WaPOR data to monitor agricultural activity in conflict areas by showcasing some irrigation schemes in the Syrian Arab Republic where infrastructure was...
FAO introduces WaPOR to water experts in India
09/12/2020
As part of its strategy to expand to new geographical areas, WaPOR has been presented at the webinar “Transforming Agricultural Water Use through mapping Water Productivity Innovative Tool (WaPOR)” organized...