Analysis of IWMI’s Water Data Products for water balance and irrigation through Digital Earth Africa
Digital Earth Africa and International Water Management Institute
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About This Course
Learn how to use IWMI’s water data products from Digital Innovations for Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) project available through the Digital Earth Africa Sandbox platform. The topics will be covered include monitoring soil moisture in an irrigation scheme, and monitoring water balance in a water basin. At the end of the courses, participants will be impacted with skills to conduct integrated watershed management
This four-session course covers an introduction, irrigated area mapping in Ethiopia, soil moisture monitoring in an irrigation scheme in Ghana and Water balance assessment for water resource planning in data-limited regions Lunsenfwa basin in Zambia.
Prior experience in Earth observations, satellite data, or coding is required, and participants should consider completing Introduction to Sandbox course https://learn.digitalearthafrica.org/courses/course-v1:digitalearthafrica+DEA101+2021/course/. All sessions feature step-by-step instructions and knowledge check quizzes, with the opportunity to achieve certification by passing all tasks.
The course has been developed by the following: Dr. Alemseged Tamiru Haile - IWMI, Dr. Mirriam Makungwe - IWMI, Dr. Jacob Agyekum - CSIR, Dr. Eric Mortey - IWMI, Ephrem Derso - Arba Minch University, Edward Boamah - Digital Earth Africa and Dr. Kenneth Mubea - Digital Earth Africa.
The course has been reviewed by the following: Eden Siefu - Addis Ababa University, Estefanos Taye - Ethiopia Meteorology Institute, Elias Sime Legesse - Bahir Dar University, Jemal Mohammed Hassan – Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Mintamer Ferede – Arba Minch University, Yaregal Geremew - Abbay Basin Administration Office/Ministry of Water and Energy .
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