Water efficiency, productivity and sustainability in the NENA regions (WEPS-NENA)

E-learning trainings

 

 

Water Productivity and Water Accounting using WaPOR

HE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are excited to offer a new open online course titled “Water Productivity and Water Accounting using WaPOR”, which is available in three languages EnglishFrench and Arabic.

WaPOR is the portal to monitor Water Productivity through Open-access of Remotely sensed derived data (wapor.apps.fao.org) and has been developed by FAO. The WaPOR programme assists countries in monitoring water productivity, identifying water productivity gaps, proposing solutions to reduce these gaps, and contributing to a sustainable increase in agricultural production. At the same time, it takes into account ecosystems and the equitable use of water resources, with the goal of achieving an overall reduction in water stress.

IHE Delft and FAO have developed an open online course to teach end-users how to actively use the WaPOR portal for their own needs. The main focus of the course will be on how to search, download, and apply WaPOR data for water productivity and water accounting studies. The course is separated into 3 modules:

The course is free to attend and is open to all who are interested. A reliable internet connection is required. The course is self-paced with units being released on a weekly basis. A certificate of completion can be obtained after completing Module 1 and either Module 2 or 3.

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MOOC on Water Productivity in Practice

The Water-PIP project is happy to announce the upcoming launch of our MOOC on Water Productivity in Practice. In this MOOC you will learn more about what is Water Productivity and how to assess and interpret Water Productivity from multiple perspectives. The MOOC consists of 6 modules:

The course is free to attend and is open to all who are interested. A reliable internet connection is required. The course is self-paced. A certificate of completion can be obtained after completing all assignments.

Water Productivity in Practice is an online course targeting practitioners and academicians who are working in agriculture and related fields. They are also interested in conducting water productivity and/or water accounting analyses, including to study how water productivity improvements can have an effect on different water users in a river basin context. To properly follow this course, we expect that the participants have a basic understanding of hydrology, irrigation agronomy.

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Massive Open Online Course on Water Accounting 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with IHE Delft Institute for Water Education launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on water accounting and auditing. This self-paced and free course aims to increase knowledge about water accounting and auditing.

The course starts with two introductory modules, followed by two different tracks according to the participants’ interests. Participants can choose to follow either track or both tracks:

Track A: Technical track - targeting participants who are interested in the technical aspects, application, modelling and analysis of Water Accounting Plus (WA+).

Track B: Policy track - targeting participants interested in policy making allowing them to assess implications of water.

After completing this course, participants will understand how to conduct a water accounting analysis and how water auditing can improve decision-making around water management and water governance.

This Massive Open Online Course on water accounting and auditing targets a wide range of water professionals, including technical users and policy makers who are working in the water resource management and related fields and have an interest to learn how water accounting can improve water management at the local level.

The course, which starts in August 2022, is free to attend and is an open, online, and self-paced course. Participants can enroll at any time and complete the course on their own schedule. The course is available in English and French. A certificate of completion can be obtained after completing all assignments.

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E-training on calibration and validation of the AquaCrop model

AquaCrop can be widely applicable under different climate and soil conditions, without the need for local calibration, once it has been properly parameterized for a particular crop species. Nevertheless, there are some parameters that are dependent on location, crop cultivar, and management practices, and must be fitted by the user. Under this framework, the project is organizing a e-training focused on the calibration and validation processes of the model. The specific objectives of the training are:

(1)          to delineate the calibration and validation processes for the AquaCrop model and to describe the required datasets and how to obtain them;

(2)          to carry out exercises needed to provide a deep understanding of the calibration/validation processes of AquaCrop by the participants;

(3)          to support participants in their own calibration/validation efforts by providing adequate guidance throughout the training.

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