• In 2050 we need 60% extra

food globally (100% in

developing countries)

• 70% of the extra food

needs to come from yield

increases

Project rationale

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Water Productivity

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• Water productivity in development programmes funded by The

Netherlands should increase by 25%

• SDG 6.4

Economic

Increase water-use

efficiency across all

sectors

Environmental

Ensure sustainable

withdrawals of

freshwater

Social

Reduce number of

people suffering from

water scarcity

SDG - Target 6.4

6.4 by 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity, and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity

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Project objectives

“To assist the member countries of FAO in:

• monitoring land and water productivity;

• identifying land and water productivity gaps;

• proposing solutions to reduce these gaps;

• contributing to a sustainable increase of agricultural production,

while taking into account ecosystems and the equitable use of water resources,

which eventually should lead to an overall reduction of water stress.”

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WP monitoring through remote sensing

The opportunity

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Project info

Budget: USD 9 992 590

Donor: The Netherlands

Duration: March 2015-October 2019

Coverage: Africa and Near East

Countries: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt,

Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan,

Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, Mali, Benin,

Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique,

Uganda, West Bank & Gaza Strip, and

Yemen.

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Project components

1. Database

2. Water and land productivity assessment

3. Water accounting

4. Capacity development

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Project components:

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1. Database

1. Database: structure

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Level 1 – 250 m

Level 2 – 100 m

Level 3 – 30 m

2009 - 2019

1. Database: variables

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Project components:

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1. Database

2. Water and land productivity assessment3. Water accounting

4. Capacity development

2. Water and land productivity assessment

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Data component Temporal

resolution

Level I (250m) Africa

and Near East

Level II (100m) 18

countries and 4 River

Basins

Level III (30m) 4 pilot

areas of ~100,000 ha

Actual ET (separate E and T) Decadal x x x

Above ground biomass production Decadal / Seasonal x x x

Crop calendars Seasonal x x

Harvest Index Seasonal x x

Reference ET (20 km resolution) Daily x

Precipitation (5 km resolution) Daily x

Land cover / Crop classification

(level specific method)

Seasonal x x x

Level 1 – For major land cover classes:• Total Biomass Water Productivity• Biomass Water Productivity under rainfed conditions• Biomass Water Productivity under Irrigated conditions• Water Productivity Score

Level 2 – For three main cereals (maize, rice, wheat):• Total Crop Water Productivity• Rainfed Crop Water Productivity (under rainfed conditions)• Irrigated Crop Water Productivity (under Irrigated conditions)

Level 3 – For all major crops in the scheme / sub-basin• Rainfed Crop Water Productivity (under rainfed conditions)• Irrigated Crop Water Productivity (under Irrigated conditions)• Economic Water Productivity

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WaPOR - Open access portal for data distribution

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Project components:

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1. Database

2. Water and land productivity assessment

3. Water accounting

4. Capacity development

3. Water Accounting

Assessment of the consequences and sustainability of

possible increases in water productivity by means of

water accounting

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WA+: Operationalize a standard reporting system on water resources conditions in river basins, including hydrology, water management, land use and the services from consumptive use based on open access data sources, and with a standard terminology

Water Auditing: A systematic study of the current status and future trends in both water supply and demand, with a particular focus on issues relating to governance, institutions, finance, accessibility and uncertainty in a given spatial domain.

Project components:

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1. Database

2. Water and land productivity assessment

3. Water accounting

4. Capacity development

4. Capacity development of stakeholders to increase water productivity sustainably

• National and international

institutions

• Outreach to farmers (4 pilot areas)

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Project components and roles

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Database

Water and Land Productivity

Water Accounting

Capacity Development

Level I

Level II

Level III

Propose solutions for reducing agriculture water productivity

gaps and contribute to sustainable increase of

production

Project timeline

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Component Sept ‘15 March ‘16 Oct ‘16 Dec ‘16 March ‘17

1. Database Tender (RFP published)

Contract FRAME

Meth. Review Workshop

Updated Methodology

DB 2009-pd + start NRT

2. WP Portal technical requirements

Algorithmtesting

Portal development

3. WA LoA WA+ activities in Litani basin; training

4. CD Partneragreement

March 2015 October 2019

Thank you!