Activities

Here you will find current projects and capacity development activities focused on different aspects of water resources monitoring, and all variously employing AQUASTAT data. The projects featured here are carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership and with support of national authorities (WaPOR) or international bodies (GEMI).

• The WaPOR project, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, assists the Member Countries of FAO in monitoring water productivity, identifying water productivity gaps and contributing to a sustainable increase of agricultural production while taking into account ecosystems and the equitable use of water resources.

• The Integrated Monitoring initiative (GEMI), established as an inter-agency initiative and operating under the UN-Water umbrella, focuses to integrate and expand existing monitoring efforts on several targets of SDG6. The monitoring of Target 6.4 and Target 6.3 relies to a large extent directly or indirectly on data, guidelines and methodologies developed and provided by AQUASTAT.

• Capacity development initiatives in the field of water monitoring and water agricultural management are also a component of the AQUASTAT commitment to maximizing the quality and international comparability of the data. The "Strengthening national water monitoring capacities, with emphasis on agricultural water management" project is an example of successful experiences developed in Benin and Ethiopia.