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Space technologies for drought monitoring and management

Space technologies for drought monitoring and management

Nasa’s Operational Earth Science missions

The impacts of climate change are ever more apparent. The frequency and scale of devastation and destruction of weather hazards are on an increasing trend. According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report (IPCC, 2021) climate change is intensifying the water cycle. This will cause more intense droughts in many regions. Moreover, water-related extremes impact the quality of life disproportionately strong. Drought accounts for 25% of all losses from weather-related disasters in the United States of America (Hayes et al., 2012).

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Hydro-diplomacy: The role of space-derived data in advancing water security

Hydro-diplomacy: The role of space-derived data in advancing water security

Tarbela Dam, Pakistan – part of the Indus Basin Project that resulted from the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan. Source: NASA

Water scarcity is one of the greatest threats faced by humanity of our time – in 2019, more than two billion people experience high water stress (UN-Water 2019) and approximately four billion people suffer from severe water scarcity for at least one month per year (Mekonnen and Hoekstra 2016). This worsening problem increases the risk of international conflict over water resources breaking out, given that there are over 270 transboundary river basins, and three-quarters of UN Member States share at least one river or lake basin with a neighbour (UN News 2017).

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Technologies Spatiales pour la Surveillance et la Gestion de la Sécheresse

Hidro-diplomacia: el papel de los datos obtenidos desde el espacio en el avance de la seguridad hídrica

Hydro-Diplomatie: Le Rôle des Données Spatiales dans la Promotion de la Sécurité de l'Eau

Гидродипломатия: роль космических данных в продвижении водной безопасности

Relation of extreme precipitation with temperature: How do open-access global gridded datasets work in a hydrometeorological study?

Relation of extreme precipitation with temperature: How do open-access global gridded datasets work in a hydrometeorological study?

Precipitation NOAA CPC CMORPH from 2023 February to March
Analysts have long noted that extreme precipitation appears to intensify with temperature at a rate of around 7%/°C, which is governed by the Clausius-Clapeyron (CC) equation. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the spatio-temporal properties of hourly precipitation and daily dew point temperature. Specifically, the global gridded products of bias-corrected Climate Prediction Center morphing technique (CMORPH-CRT) and ERA5 reanalysis were applied for nine locations in the world. The results show that significant spatial heterogeneity in extreme precipitation scaling is present at the selected locations, which might be attributed to local conditions, such as regional climate and the proximity to humidity sources. Despite the potential limitations, this study provides insight into the application of high-resolution open-access global gridded products in analysing precipitation scaling.
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Operational Systems of the SASWE

Operational Systems of the SASWE

Operational Systems of the SASWE Research Group

The Operational Systems of SASWE Research Group website is an online application and decision-support resource showcasing the operational tools and modelling systems developed by the SASWE Research Group at the University of Washington. It features a portfolio of satellite-based operational systems and decision support platforms designed for water resources assessment, reservoir and dam management, river basin forecasting, irrigation advisory, and hydrological monitoring.

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Operational Systems of the SASWE

Operational Systems of the SASWE

Operational Systems of the SASWE Research Group

The Operational Systems of SASWE Research Group website is an online application and decision-support resource showcasing the operational tools and modelling systems developed by the SASWE Research Group at the University of Washington. It features a portfolio of satellite-based operational systems and decision support platforms designed for water resources assessment, reservoir and dam management, river basin forecasting, irrigation advisory, and hydrological monitoring.

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Global Water & Sanitation Center

Global Water & Sanitation Center

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The Global Water & Sanitation Center (GWSC) was formally established in 2022, a legacy of Gates Foundation (GF) and the Asian Institute of Technology’s (AIT) partnership to host and mainstream citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) and advance the WASH agenda in South and Southeast Asia. Its mission is to ensure universal access to safe, inclusive, and sustainable WASH services for all in Asia and beyond. In its efforts, the center contributes to achieving several key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar

G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, also known as Pantnagar University, is the first agricultural university in India. The University lies in the campus town of Pantnagar in Kichha Tehseel and in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The university is regarded as the harbinger of the Green Revolution in India. Pantnagar University is regarded as a significant force in the development and transfer of High Yielding Variety of seeds and related technology.

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Anam Bayazid

Intern United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

Anam Bayazid is an engineer with a passion for earth observation and space exploration technologies. Her academic journey involves pursuing a Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering with a concentration in Space Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology in United States. Her specialization is in systems modeling and simulation, as well as designing missions and systems for space exploration.

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Duraisami

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Pankaj Kumar

Associate Professor Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar

I am Dr Pankaj Kumar, currently working as an Associate Professor, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar Uttarakhand, India. My research pursuits focus squarely on watershed sciences, hydrological modeling, ecosystem services assessment, geoinformatics (with a keen eye on water, soil erosion, hydrometeorological disasters, and land use and cover dynamics), and the integration of machine learning into these domains.

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Singh

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Shipra Singh

Postdoctoral fellow International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Shipra Singh is an IIASA postdoctoral fellow jointly affiliated with the Exploratory Modeling of Human-Natural Systems Research Group in the IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program and the Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Research Group in the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program. Her current research focuses on assessing the utilisation of Forest Ecosystem Services across environmental gradients in the Indian Himalayan region.

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