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1. Sanitation Workers: Light at the End of the Tunnel?

(Media / Sanitation Workers: Light at the End of the Tunnel?)

... debilitating infections, injuries, social stigma, and even death in their daily work. To draw attention to this neglected issue, the International Labour Organization, WaterAid, the World Health Organization ...

2. Piloting innovations to increase Water Productivity and Food Security for smallholder farmers

(Media / Piloting innovations to increase Water Productivity and Food Security for smallholder farmers)

Listen in to see how open data, like the kind from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 's Water Productivity Open-Access Portal (WaPOR), can be employed for the benefit of smallholde ...

3. Webinar Recording- Using WaPOR to boost Water Productivity

(Media / Webinar Recording- Using WaPOR to boost Water Productivity)

Agriculture is by far the world’s largest water user (70% of total water withdrawn each year), but the limits to using new water have been largely reached and competition between uses and users is increasing. ...

4. Bush Control Namibia: Turning Bush into Fodder

(Media / Bush Control Namibia: Turning Bush into Fodder)

The production of animal fodder from local encroacher bush has transformational potential for farmers in Namibia. Farms become more drought resilient, productive rangeland is restored through bush thinning ...

5. 6. Kavindu: “Grass farming is the way to go” (Hay and Milk Production)

(Media / 6. Kavindu: “Grass farming is the way to go” (Hay and Milk Production))

Kavindu has been doing serious dairy farming in Kitui County, with his 8 cows. He shares that farmers in Kitui County have many challenges with growing crops, often there is complete crop failure. Pasture ...

6. 5. Abel: “I am a student of Climate Change” (Local Grass for Dry Areas)

(Media / 5. Abel: “I am a student of Climate Change” (Local Grass for Dry Areas))

... water harvesting, and diverts it into many trenches which pass through the whole farm. He has big plans to expand his farm to cover 5 acres with grasses. Tapping any water available is his motto. This ...

7. 4. Elizabeth: A Teacher to All who Wish to Learn (Intercropping and Teaching Neighbours)

(Media / 4. Elizabeth: A Teacher to All who Wish to Learn (Intercropping and Teaching Neighbours))

Elizabeth is a role model in her locality, teaching others the importance of growing grass and the methods. She shows how she has planted, how she does the weeding and intercropping. Explaining the differences ...

8. 3. Mwova: Farmer of the Year (Roadwater Harvesting & Hay Sale)

(Media / 3. Mwova: Farmer of the Year (Roadwater Harvesting & Hay Sale))

Mwova has been a famous name among Kitui Farmers, he has a very nice farm and knows the market demands. With a clever road water harvesting system he ensures that the grasses always have enough moisture ...

9. 2. Jackson: Always Trying Novel Ways (Seed Harvesting and Beef Production)

(Media / 2. Jackson: Always Trying Novel Ways (Seed Harvesting and Beef Production))

... his farm in order to increase his water availability. He is also one of the pioneers of producing seeds in the area, which he sells to farmers around. Another activity he does is animal fattening, he cleverly ...

10. 1. Nzau & Kaindi: You are never too old to be a pioneer (Introduction)

(Media / 1. Nzau & Kaindi: You are never too old to be a pioneer (Introduction))

Mzee Nzau has decided to convert his bushland to grassland, in order to feed his cows. He has prepared three acres for grass production, which he feeds to his cows through a cut-and-carry system. Kaindi ...

11. Water Productivity in Agriculture – The case of paddy in Pakistan

(Media / Water Productivity in Agriculture – The case of paddy in Pakistan)

The Case of Paddy in Pakistan... Helvetas Swiss Intercooperaion Pakistan implemented this project in Punjab in collaboration of local partners from private and public sectors. More info: Produced by: ...

12. الفيديو التعريفي لبوابة وابر

(Media / الفيديو التعريفي لبوابة وابر)

وابر هو بوابة المنظمة لرصد إنتاجية المياه من خلال الوصول المفتوح للبيانات المشتقة المستشعرة عن بعد ، ويتيح للمستخدمين الوصول إلى مجموعة واسعة من بيانات الأقمار الصناعية عن إنتاجية المياه في الوقت الحقيقي ...

13. Using WaPOR: Introduction

(Media / Using WaPOR: Introduction)

Part 1 in the series of 4 videos prepared as manuals for using the FAO portal to monitor WAter Productivity through Open access of Remotely sensed derived data. More info: https://wapor.apps.fao.org/home/1 ...

14. Using WaPOR 2: Downloading Annual Data

(Media / Using WaPOR 2: Downloading Annual Data)

Part 2 in the series of 4 videos prepared as manuals for using the FAO portal to monitor WAter Productivity through Open access of Remotely sensed derived data. More info: https://wapor.apps.fao.org/home/1 ...

15. Using WaPOR 3: Downloading Monthly Data

(Media / Using WaPOR 3: Downloading Monthly Data)

Part 3 in the series of 4 videos prepared as manuals for using the FAO portal to monitor WAter Productivity through Open access of Remotely sensed derived data. More info: https://wapor.apps.fao.org/home/1 ...

16. Using WaPOR 4: Downloading Raster Data using more Polygons

(Media / Using WaPOR 4: Downloading Raster Data using more Polygons)

Part 4 in the series of 4 videos prepared as manuals for using the FAO portal to monitor WAter Productivity through Open access of Remotely sensed derived data. More info: https://wapor.apps.fao.org/home/1 ...

17. Saeeda

(Media / Saeeda)

The story of Saeedah highlights the importance of womeb to peacebuilding. More info: Produced by: DotNotion (dotnotion.com/) Year: 2019 Language: Arabic, English subtitles  Region: Yemen

18. Creating Pastures in African Drylands using RoadWater Harvesting

(Media / Creating Pastures in African Drylands using RoadWater Harvesting)

... because growing grass in pastures is much less resource-intensive than growing maize/soybean-based feed. Especially in drylands where farmers have much less water to work with. In this webinar, Kevin ...

19. webinar: why is fetching water considered a women’s job?

(Media / webinar: why is fetching water considered a women’s job?)

In a tribal village in Zambia, fetching water has always been women’s (and children’s) job. This assignment of the role has its roots to the cultural norms of the place. These cultural norms affect the ...

20. The craft of Naula building

(Media / The craft of Naula building)

Naulas have been an important source of water for people in the mountains especially across Uttarakhand. Constructing naulas was a skilled craft and not many now know how to build them. Know more about ...