Integrated Water Resource Management
As defined by the Global Water Partnership, integrated water resource management is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. Resources available within this theme provide guidance on how to conserve and restore watersheds, reduce pollution, adapt to climate change and reduce risks from floods and droughts.
Integrated Water Resource Management Resources
NASA Applied Sciences Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Applied Sciences Program goal is to transfer NASA and related Earth science technologies to other agencies and groups as they become operational. The program helps bridges research to decision making through practical benefits of NASA Earth science data, scientific knowledge, and technology...Read more
Natural Disaster Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The goal of the Natural Disaster Program is to use NASA's capabilities in satellites, airborne, surface observations, higher-level derived data products and modeling and data analysis to improve natural disaster forecasting, mitigation and response. The NASA Disasters Program supports...Read more
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Global3rd International Workshop on Global Flood Monitoring and Modelling
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The 3rd International Workshop of the Global Flood Working Group on Global Flood Monitoring & Modeling was held from 4-6 March 2013 hosted by the Earth Systems Science Interdisciplinary Centre (ESSIC) of the University of Maryland, in College Park, MD, USA. The workshop is jointly organized by...Read more
NASA Water Resources Solicitation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The purpose of the solicitation is to use remote sensing data with hydro - meteorological models to provide important seasonal forecasts (30-180 days) for improved water management. The NASA Water Resources Solicitation overall goal is towards providing innovative and practical applied research...Read more
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GlobalAfrican Drought Monitor
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The African Drought Monitor has been installed in Niamey, Niger (Feb 1 2012.) at AGRHYMET. NASA plans on adding weather and seasonal hydrological forecasting over the next 6 months and SMOS-based soil moisture through collaboration with CESBIO and crop water requirements and actual ET over the next...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaG-WADI & Climate Impacts on Water Resources
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource leverages World Bank Climate Change Impacts on Water and consumptive water loss (ET) for other WB regions and extends satellite precipitation and other measurements for water availability and drought assessment.Read more
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GlobalRemote Sensing of Global Croplands and Their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-First Century
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June 6, 2012National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationU.S. Geological Survey
USGS currently has a global working group on "Remote Sensing of Global Croplands and Their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-first Century." Thenkabail, USGS, and PI are collaborating on first remote sensing global irrigated rainfed croplands areas. USGS is currently developing...Read more
Crop Explorer
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationU.S. Department of Agriculture
Crop Explorer is a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) in co-operation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the University of Maryland. USDA-FAS is routinely monitoring lake and reservoir height variations for many...Read more
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GlobalNear Real Time Flood and Landslide Monitoring, Prediction & Mapping
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The resource provides real-time global estimation of floods and landslides through use of satellite rainfall and hydrological models and algorithms running routinely, and same day mapping of flooded areas through automated analysis of MODIS data. It has potential for improvement in products through...Read more
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GlobalGlobal Land Data Assimilation and Drought Monitoring Using GRACE Terrestrial Water Storage Observations
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource uses NASA Land Surface Modeling to downscale the coarse GRACE satellite data for water resources applications having 25 km grids and optimizes GLDAS for water availability and drought monitoring assistance globally. Drought monitoring is critical for developing country food...Read more
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