Noticias
Aquí encontrará todas las últimas noticias sobre el proyecto WaPOR, desde conferencias y eventos mundiales en los que participa el proyecto, hasta noticias específicas de cada país, así como nuevos recursos a disposición.
Si desea consultar las noticias de un país específico, visite las páginas específicas de los países en la sección Actividades por país.
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...
The new WaPOR applications catalogue is now available for water data users to explore and learn from!
26/11/2020
The new catalogue showcases the wide range of applications of WaPOR data, and the varying contexts in which it is used.
Currently available on the WaPOR website, it acts as a...
Major milestone achieved today for Copernicus Land Surface Temperature Monitoring (LSTM) mission!
13/11/2020
The European Space Agency (ESA) will start the development of a new system that will provide invaluable information for improved estimation of water consumption and water productivity. WaPOR is proud of...
Join the WaPOR hackathon: "from Database to application”!
30/10/2020
Are you a water manager, farmer, agricultural expert, communication expert, data visualizer, graphic designer, policy maker, student, wholesaler, researcher, input provider, IT developer, or … we invite you to join...
Join WaPOR at the Cairo Water Week!
16/10/2020
Due to the high population growth and scarcity of arable land and water resources in the Middle East and North Africa region, most of agricultural development and food production policies...
WaPOR for the assessment of the impacts of conflicts and climate extremes on food and water security
12/10/2020
Livia Peiser, FAO Technical Officer, presented WaPOR as a tool to help countries assess the impacts of conflicts and climate extremes on food and water security, during one of the...
Check out the new website of the KnoWat project using WaPOR to access geospatial data on water resources!
28/09/2020
The KnoWat project has now a brand new website which provides a complete set of in-depth information on the project’s approaches, methodologies and activities in the countries and at global...
WaPOR at the International Conference “Artificial Intelligence, food for all”
24/09/2020
WaPOR was presented during the International Conference “Artificial Intelligence (AI), food for all” organized by the Rome call signatories - FAO, the Pontifical Academy for Life, IBM and Microsoft -...
IRWI: a phone app gives smallholders farmers the opportunity to improve water productivity in Egypt
16/07/2020
IWMI's Office in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region led the development of IRWI phone app in partnership with SWERI (Soil, Water and Environmental institute –Agricultural Research Centre)...
Building capacity in remote sensing for water and irrigation assessments in the Syrian Arab Republic
06/07/2020
FAO, in collaboration with the National Agricultural Policy Centre (NAPC) and the General Organization of Remote Sensing (GORS) of Syria conducted a series of technical trainings on the use of...