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16 June 2023
FutureWater Presents a New Tool to Quantitatively Assess the WEFe Nexus at the First Annual Meeting of BONEX in Jordan
The first annual meeting of BONEX took place from 30 May – 1 June in Jordan where all consortium partners came together to present their progress, highlight challenges and outline the next steps. The project aims to promote the practical implementation of water, energy, food and ecosystem (WEFe) nexus through context-adapted technological innovations across seven...
12 June 2023
Fruitful Visit of FutureWater to Ghana for the SOSIA+ Project to Start Irrigation Advisory Field Trials
In May, FutureWater joined TU Delft, Tahmo and Holland Greentech for a trip to Ghana for the SOSIA+ project. During this week, the team further developed the dashboard and irrigation service, refining the dashboard’s usability, expanded crop choices, and optimized the layout. The team presented demonstrations to the irrigation engineers of Holland Greentech in both...
9 June 2023
Revolutionary Flying Sensor Training Empowers Agricultural Advancements in Mozambique’s Zambeze Valley
In a groundbreaking development, FutureWater and HiView successfully completed a comprehensive flying sensor training program for the Agency for Development of the Zambeze Valley (ADVZ) in early May. The ADVZ, a government agricultural institute providing assistance and advisory services to farmers across the vast Zambeze Valley, received training from ThirdEye Mozambique, a local drone company...
7 June 2023
FutureWater Launched Its What-to-Plant Application for Farmers in Angola
Over the last months, FutureWater developed and launched its What-to-Plant application for the Mavo Diami project in Angola. The What-to-Plant service from FutureWater provides planting advice to farmers for the upcoming crop season, so that farmers can anticipate on which seeds to buy. The consortium will continue with keeping services operational so it can be...
31 May 2023
FutureWater Course on Real Water Savings Now Available in the FAO E-learning Academy
In the context of the global water shortages and challenges for water savings in agricultural systems, this course introduces interventions and tools, and more specifically the real water savings in agricultural systems (REWAS) project, that aims to provide practical guidance on the implementation of real water savings. Text from FAO elearning Academy website. Audience This...
29 May 2023
Romania Holds Preliminary Design Review Meeting for MAGDA Project, Setting the Stage for Further Progress
On May 22-23, FutureWater attended the Preliminary Design Review Meeting (PDR) for the MAGDA project in Bucharest, Romania. The meeting was hosted by the National Meteorological Administration, and it was a great opportunity for project partners to meet in person and present the latest achievements. The major outputs from the first six project months were...
24 May 2023
FutureWater Presents Climate-Smart Agriculture Solutions at the El-Wadi Exhibition in Egypt
Last week, FutureWater joined a Dutch delegation to the El-Wadi Exhibition on climate and water smart agriculture in Upper Egypt. During the five-day mission, we presented our expertise and tools to help farmers prepare for the future. On the first day of the mission, we visited two large agricultural sites to learn about current farming...
18 May 2023
Completion of Tailor-made Group Training on Building Data-driven Capacity for Ecosystem Services and Management in Iran
Funded by Nuffic as part of the Mena Scholarship Programme and requested by The Center for Conservation and Development of Sustainable Ecosystems (ZIPAK) in Iran, the training focused on providing participants with relevant hands-on experience in tools and techniques to enhance their capacity to manage (protected) ecosystems in Iran. Over the course of 10 days,...
11 May 2023
New World Bank Report Higlights Land Restoration Opportunities in the Naryn River Basin, Kyrgyz Republic
The Kyrgyz Republic is one of the countries in Central Asia most vulnerable to land degradation and climate change impacts. Climate-related disasters and land degradation due to unsustainable land use practices already affect the rural and urban population, which depends on natural resources and critical infrastructure. The World Bank has just released a report outlining...
28 April 2023
FutureWater Joins New EU Project Set to Catalyze the Shift to Climate-sensitive Transboundary Water Allocation and Management in Central Asia
The WE-ACT project, backed by the European Commission, is on a mission to revolutionize the allocation of water resources across borders by using digitalization tools for inclusive, forward-looking and climate risk-informed water allocation planning and management processes. In January, FutureWater joined the kick-off of the Horizon Europe funded WE-ACT (Water Efficient Allocation in a Central...
