Water Productivity and Water Accounting using WaPOR (the portal to monitor Water Productivity through Open-access of Remotely sensed derived data) is an open online course targeting practitioners and academicians who are working in water resources management and related fields and have interest in applying open access remote sensing data and other open data to assess the water resources situation and water productivity and the extent to which water productivity increases have an effect on different water users in a river basin context. The main focus of the course will be on WaPOR data but the methodology is applicable to similar remote sensing products.
Objectives
The main objective of this course is to increase knowledge about WaPOR datasets and teach end-users how to actively use the WaPOR portal for their own needs. The main focus of the course will be on how to search, download, and apply WaPOR data for water productivity and water accounting studies, but the methodology is applicable to similar remote sensing products.
For whom?
Water Productivity and Water Accounting using WaPOR is an online course targeting practitioners and academicians who are working in water resources management and related fields and have an interest in using open access remote sensing data and other open-access data to assess the water resources situation in their region. They are also interested in conducting water productivity and/or water accounting analyses, including to study how water productivity improvements can have an effect on different water users in a river basin context.
To properly follow this course, we expect that the participants have a basic understanding of hydrology, irrigation agronomy, remote sensing, and working knowledge of GIS data.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define the concept of water productivity and/or water accounting
- Describe the steps of using WaPOR data and other remote sensing derived data in water productivity and/or water accounting analyses
- Discuss the benefits and limitations of WaPOR and remote sensing derived data
- Summarise water productivity and/or water accounting study
- Apply the WaPOR data in combination with other data in water productivity and/or water accounting studies
Working method
This is an online, self-directed course with moderation and feedback provided both by peers in the online environment and by course instructors with experience in the topic. All participants are recommended to complete Module 1, and either Module 2 or Module 3 according to their interest.
Each module is expected to take 30 hours to complete.