• Welcome

    This on-the-job training focuses on enhancing the technical skills required to integrate WaPOR Level 2 data in the National Water Information System (NWIS) and evaluate groundwater dynamics using FAO’s WaPOR Level 3 data for both Palestine and Jordan. The training will cover:

    • Introduction to WaPOR data and python programming: Training participants to use WaPOR data to map key water indicators such as precipitation, evapotranspiration, and land productivity on a seasonal basis for individual fields, using python programming.
    • Data Validation and Analysis: Participants will learn to validate remote sensing data (e.g., evapotranspiration, rainfall and groundwater use) against field data.
    • Integration of WaPOR in NWIS (group 1): Participants will learn to aggregate key water indicators relevant for their NWIS and export the results to standard formats using python programming. Results will be compared to existing methodologies and results for reporting those key water indicators.
    • Irrigation Groundwater Assessment & Dashboard management (group 2): Training on modelling and analyzing spatial groundwater data, including consumption and recharge rates, with a focus on identifying areas of water stress and maybe unregistered groundwater usage. In addition, generate seasonal, monthly and annual time-series reports. Training on co-developing and maintaining an interactive dashboard that integrates data visualizations, including maps and time-series graphs, for stakeholders to monitor water and land productivity as well as indicators on groundwater dynamics.
    • Optional: Water Productivity Assessments: Training participants to use WaPOR data to map key water indicators such as precipitation, evapotranspiration, and land productivity on a seasonal basis for individual fields.

    The aim is to empower local stakeholders to independently access WaPOR data, run analyses, update data and visualise the results.

    Expected Implementation: March 2025 to June 2025 (different timelines for Jordan and Palestine)

    Location: Online

    Trainer: Dr. Ahmed El-Naggar, Solomon Seyoum, Suzan Dehati and Marloes Mul – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

    Links to the online courses:

     

    • Introduction presentation File
    • Terms of Reference on the job training File

    • Training schedule (in Blue - Jordan team, in Orange - Palestine team)

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      1

      Introduction to the on the job training, Remote Sensing and WaPOR (Mul)

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      2

      MOOC: WaPOR introduction (version 3) (Mul, Dehati)

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

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      MOOC: Python for Geospatial Analyses using WaPOR Data (Mul, Dehati)

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

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      WaPOR validation

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      5

      WaPOR integration in WIS (Seyoum) (Palestine: only group 1)

      5.1

      Python scripting for estimating key water indicators (Seyoum)

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      5.2

      Analysing results and exporting data in relevant formats (Seyoum)

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

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      Irrigation Groundwater Assessment (IGwA) (Elnaggar) (Palestine: only group 2)

      6.1

      Overview of Google Earth Engine (GEE)

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      6.2

      Fundamentals of IGwA

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      6.3

      Setting Up GEE Pipelines and Downloading WaPOR Data

      		 

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      6.4

      GEE and WaPOR: From Data Preprocessing to Analysis

      		 

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      6.5

      Modeling Irrigation Groundwater Dynamics: Abstraction and Recharge

      		 

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      6.6

      Model Validation, and Stress Indicators

      		  

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      6.7

      Introduction to IGwA dashboard for visualizing and communicating findings