WaPOR at the 2022 Living Planet Symposium

The WaPOR team attended the Living Planet Symposium which took place in Bonn, Germany from 23 to 27 May 2022 with the objective to further engage with the Earth Observation community, in particular with the European Space Agency and its partners.

Jippe Hoogeveen, FAO Senior Land and Water Officer and WaPOR coordinator, chaired the “Water Management and Scarcity” session which focused on water productivity in agriculture to improve crop production and sustainable resource management while ensuring food and water security for all.

FAO Land Water Officer, Livia Peiser presented the WaPOR project in the context of improving water productivity in agriculture, from satellites to fields. She showcased examples of country-specific analyses done in collaboration with the WaterPIP project, including on water productivity of sugar crops in Egypt, and application for agricultural insurance in Sudan.

She also participated in a panel discussion on the “FAO & ESA Partnership on the use of Earth Observation for Food and Agriculture”, which aimed to discuss achievements and way forward in the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between FAO and ESA.

Further discussions focused on how ESA and Copernicus products will contribute to WaPOR growth, both in extent and in quality.