In this introductory webinar on the Water Productivity Masterclass Series (week 1), water productivity is introduced as well as other indicators for measuring irrigation performance at several scales. Next is a presentation on the concept of social water productivity, then a case study of the use of WaPOR data in monitoring productivity in Xinavane, Mozambique.

Type: Case study,Resource,WaterPIP

Location: Mozambique

Application: Assessing/monitoring the water consumption of crops, Assessing/monitoring water and/or land productivity, Supporting solutions to reduce yield and productivity gaps

Layers used: AETI (Actual Evapotranspiration and Interception), LCC (Land Cover Classification), NPP (Net Primary Production), RET (Reference Evapotranspiration), T (Transpiration)

Scale used: 100m

Organization/institution: Wageningen University (Netherlands), IHE Delft (Netherlands), MetaMeta

Language: English

WaPOR data was used in the Bekaa Valley to calculate the water and land productivity of irrigated wheat crops in order to identify the productivity gaps and evaluate the best options to fill them. In addition to that, the thesis offers a framework to derive actionable information from remote sensing data such as the one WaPOR offers. 

Type: Case study

Location: Lebanon

Application: Assessing/monitoring water and/or land productivity, Supporting solutions to reduce yield and productivity gaps

Layers used: AETI (Actual Evapotranspiration and Interception), AGBP (Above Ground Biomass Production) [no longer offered], LCC (Land Cover Classification), RET (Reference Evapotranspiration), T (Transpiration)

Scale used: 30m

Organization/institution: IHE Delft (Netherlands)

Language: English

WaPOR data was used in this study in Wonji to calculate the water and land productivity of sugarcane crops in order to identify the productivity gaps and evaluate the best strategy to fill them. One of the key questions at the center of the study there regarded whether a better solution for increased yields was intensification or expansion of the agricultural production.

Type: Case study,WaterPIP

Location: Ethiopia

Application: Supporting solutions to reduce yield and productivity gaps

Layers used: AETI (Actual Evapotranspiration and Interception), LCC (Land Cover Classification), NPP (Net Primary Production)

Scale used: 100m

Organization/institution: Ambo University (Ethiopia), Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, MetaMeta Research, ArbaMich University (Ethiopia)

Language: English

WaPOR data was used in this study in Xinavane to calculate the water and land productivity of sugarcane crops in order to identify the productivity gaps and evaluate the best strategy to fill them. One of the key questions at the center of the study there regarded whether a better solution for increased yields was intensification or expansion of the agricultural production.

Type: Case study,WaterPIP

Location: Mozambique

Application: Assessing/monitoring the water consumption of crops, Assessing/monitoring water and/or land productivity

Layers used: AETI (Actual Evapotranspiration and Interception), LCC (Land Cover Classification), NPP (Net Primary Production)

Scale used: 100m

Organization/institution: IHE Delft

Language: English

APSAN-Vale aims to increase climate-resilient agricultural productivity and food security through the increase of the water productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers in Mozambique Flying sensors are an integral part of how the project collects its data at the field level. WaPOR data was used to calculate the biomass water productivity baseline values at the basin and sub-basin scale These values will help to assess the improvement in water productivity through field interventions over time.  In addition, the WaPOR data will be used to determine the potential for upscaling of project activities.

Type: Case study

Location: Mozambique

Application: Assessing/monitoring water and/or land productivity

Layers used: AETI (Actual Evapotranspiration and Interception), LCC (Land Cover Classification), NPP (Net Primary Production)

Scale used: 100m

Organization/institution: Hi-View, Resilience BV, HUB, Future Water

Language: English

Crop Monitoring Service-Kenya (CROPMON) aimed to provide smallholder to medium-sized farmers in Kenya with weekly information about their crops and the weather in order to help them make better decisions about actions to take on their fields. WaPOR data was used to crosscheck the water productivity estimations that were mostly made using AquaCrop. This was also an opportunity to evaluate WaPOR data. 

Type: Case study

Location: Kenya

Application: Evaluation

Layers used: AETI (Actual Evapotranspiration and Interception), GBWP (Gross Biomass Water Productivity)

Scale used: 100m

Organization/institution: Agrocares, Wageningen University (Netherlands)

Language: English

The European Space Agency contributed to the World Bank Report “The Toll of War: The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria” with a series of analyses and maps of the state of agriculture in Syria during the war using remote sensing data. Amongst other data, WaPOR's was used to map the extent of agriculture and to estimate the yield of agricultural activity throughout the conflict.

Type: Case study

Location: Syrian Arab Republic

Application: Assessing/monitoring the impact of a stressor (drought conflict … ) on agriculture

Layers used: AGBP (Above Ground Biomass Production) [no longer offered]

Scale used: 100m

Organization/institution: European Space Agency

Language: English

WaPOR data was assimilated into a portal in order to facilitate the understanding of regional dynamics for land productivity (using AGBP), biomass water productivity, and water consumption (AETI) for the IAP program (Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa - An Integrated Approach).

Type: Resource

Location: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania

Application: Understanding spatial variability of water-related and plant activity-related variables

Layers used: AETI (Actual Evapotranspiration and Interception), AGBP (Above Ground Biomass Production) [no longer offered], NBWP (Net Biomass Water Productivity)

Scale used: 250m

Organization/institution: European Space Agency

Language: English

WaPOR data was used to estimate AGBP in countries in West Africa and the Sahel and the resulting maps were incorporated into a geoportal that aims to contribute to solving problems related to natural resources in these countries in support of the Great Green Wall initiative and of the BRICKS project (Building Resilience through Innovation, Communication and Knowledge Services). The data can also be found on the EO4SD World Bank data catalog.

Type: Case study

Location: Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sudan, Togo

Application: Understanding spatial variability of water-related and plant activity-related variables

Layers used: AGBP (Above Ground Biomass Production) [no longer offered]

Scale used: 250m

Organization/institution:  Sahel and West Africa Program (SAWAP)

Language: English

WaPOR data used to illustrate the ways in which Earth Observations can be used to further goal 6 of the SDG: clean to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation. Data from WaPOR was used to derive actual evapotranspiration in the context of the hydrological monitoring of the f hydrological monitoring of the Zambezi river basin.

Type: Case study

Location: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Application: Assessing/monitoring water resources

Layers used: AETI (Actual Evapotranspiration and Interception)

Scale used: 250m

Organization/institution: European Space Agency

Language: English