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Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for Water Accounting

This training aims to build Afghanistan's capacity in Water Accounting through practical lessons on GIS, remote sensing, and hydrological modeling. Tailor-made courses cater to water professionals' needs, addressing global and local concerns.

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Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for Water Accounting

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  1. Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for Water Accounting Suman Sijapati Chief Technical Advisor UN-FAO Afghanistan

  2. Outline • Why this training? • How will it be implemented? • Where will it be organized? • Who will participate?

  3. Why This Training? - Global Concerns • Increasing competition and conflicts resulting from population, economic growth, rural urban linkages, climate change; • Changing water use priorities and expectations; • New approaches needed to address the issue; • It is a powerful, new and emerging concept gaining attention especially after 1990s; • Technological advances – Remote sensing, GIS, MIS, …

  4. Why This Training? - Local Concerns Afghan professional will face more complex challenges for WM because of: • Water dependent economy • Snow hydrology based water regime with mountainous environment • Most vulnerable to climate change impacts • Need for proper trans boundary WM • Challenges to integrate both development and management options

  5. Overall Objective and Training Packages Overall Objective: • To build the national capacity of Afghanistan in terms of Water Accounting. Training Packages: • WA01 - Basic training on water accounting • WA02 - Practical lessons on water accounting • WA03 - Introduction to GIS and RS Sensing Applications for Water Accounting • WA04 - Introduction to Hydrological Modeling for Water Accounting • WA05 - Introduction to Water Productivity • WA06 - Advanced Training on Water Accounting • WA07 - Introduction to Water Accounting Plus (WA+) • WA08 - Advanced Training on Water Accounting Plus (WA+)

  6. Learning Process • Gradual learning – step by step • Linking the different training package • Overview and specific details • Catering to individual needs

  7. How Will It Be Implemented? • Implemented through tailor made structured training program • Divided into basic and advanced training packages • Course contents developed through available best practices world wide • Contents transformed to Afghan context as far as practicable • Consultation with relevant experts and institutions

  8. Who Will Participate? • Water professionals from: • MAIL, • MEW, and • MRRD • Relevant academics and other interested parties

  9. Where Will It Be Organized? • In country training (basic parts) inviting international experts • Relevant international institutions outside the country • Study tours/exposer visits as required

  10. Expected Outcome The training participants will: • Review the key concepts and terminologies related to Water Accounting. • Gain hands-on experience on the topic of GIS and RS for WA (theory, software, data sources, analysis, interpretation). • A complete set of reference material (reports, power point presentations, etc.) will be compiled and distributed to all participants.

  11. Questions and Discussion

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