WaPOR at the Cairo Water Week

 

In 2024, the Cairo Water Week is gathering professionals and stakeholders in the water sector between the 13th and 17th of October around the topic of water and climate: building resilient communities. 

The 5 themes explored are the following (the ones WaPOR are inserted in are marked in bold):

• Theme 1: transboundary water governance for sustainable development
• 2: strategic water resources management in enhancing community resilience
• 3: innovation and financing resilient solutions for water security
• 4: actions for water and climate adaptations and resilience
• 5: climate-smart communities planning and legislation

Along these highlighted themes, WaPOR will be present in 3 sessions: 

 

Two technical sessions at the FAO track under theme 1 (sub-theme: technology and data) and,
one session targeted at a wider audience.

 

Technical session 1:  

"Technologies for sustainable water management: insights and case studies from NENA region countries"

Convened by FAO and moderated by Mr. Mohamed Al-Hamdi at the Triumph Hotel, Iceland room. 

This technical session aims to demonstrate technological advancements and methodologies used in three projects across the NENA region countries, focusing on modern irrigation techniques, information technology and climate-smart water management practices. Presentations will cover: 

• the progress of an FAO Dutch-funded project utilizing information technology and FAO WaPOR spatial database, in Tunisia, for monitoring terrestrial soil water balance and agricultural land productivity with the aim of enabling more informed decision-making for improved agricultural practices and efficient water management. 
• a showcase of the efforts of an FAO Dutch-funded project aiming to enhance agricultural productivity and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Assiut, Sohag, and Qena Governorates in Egypt through the adoption of modern irrigation technologies and Climate-Smart Water Management (CSWM) practices, along with Land Use Consolidation (LUC) to counter the effects of land fragmentation.
• illustrations of the progress of an FAO Japanese-funded project in Egypt which aims to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability through scaling up modern irrigation technologies such as solar-powered pumps and hybrid low-energy irrigation systems, climate-smart water management (CSWM) practices, and good agricultural practices (GAP).
  

 

 

Technical session 2:

"Enhancing Water Resilience using a data-driven approach"

📅 14 October at 11:30 - 13:00 am (Cairo Time)
Convened by FAO and moderated by Mr. Mohamed Abdallah at the Triumph Hotel, Iceland room.

This technical session aims to enhance understanding of data-driven methodologies for sustainable practices, focusing on agricultural water productivity. Presentations will cover:

• on-farm water-energy-food carbon-footprint nexus index developed by ICARDA for wheat farming in Egypt. This index assesses this nexus to identify areas for improvement.
• a FAO-funded Project in Sana'a, Yemen: showcasing how stakeholders used a remote sensing-based framework to monitor productivity levels in various crops, analyze productivity gaps, and evaluate solutions tailored to local contexts.
• an innovative tool for irrigation assessment: that combines in-situ data and remote sensing to monitor irrigation efficiency, identify issues, and enhance agricultural productivity.
  
  The session will facilitate knowledge exchange among technical experts and participants to promote informed decision-making for sustainable water use and improved agricultural productivity.

 

Session 3 (general session): 

" From satellites to fields: innovations supporting water managers and farmers" 

📅 16 October at 16:00 - 17:30 am (Cairo Time)
Convened by IWMI, FAO, IHE Delft and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and moderated by moderator: Eng. Nafn Amdar.

This session at Cairo Water Week 2024 will highlight WaPOR applications in the MENA region, showcasing how IWMI, FAO, partner governmental institutions and researchers in the MENA region developed tools to support decision-making for water and agricultural management. 

The session will be of interest to government institutions, research centers, civil society groups, NGOs, farmer associations, and academia. The expected outcomes are:

1. Increased dissemination of knowledge about open-access remote sensing data (WaPOR) and its applications for water and agricultural management.
2. Enable discussions on lessons learnt and potential WaPOR applications in the MENA region. 

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