As part of the GRoW-project TRUST, researchers are training an Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the help of which aerial photos can be used to make statements about soil properties.
The UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) recently analysed the critical role of water to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Three regional policy papers for Africa, the Arab region and
MedWater develops management tools for efficient and sustainable water use of scarce groundwater resources for vulnerable karst aquifers within the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. MedWater recently applied their tools in the Western Aquifer in Israel, aiming at developing a model-based
Virtual Water Values (ViWA) monitors global water use efficiency and develops instruments to efficiently use water resources in agriculture. The project uses an agro-hydrological simulation model and extends a general-equilibrium economic model of agricultural trade with virtual water data. Thus
The WELLE project develops methodical and practical solutions for the determination of the water footprint of companies. Among these solutions is the recently developed web-based tool for calculating a company’s water footprint – the Organizational Water Footprint tool (OWF). A free online tool faci
The Joint Programming Initiative „Water Challenges for a Changing World“ (Water JPI) issued the 2017 Joint Call on „Water resource management in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals“. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) engages in this Initiative by co
The UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) supports the consideration of water as a key cross-cutting issue to achieve the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. To this aim, the WWAP recently published regional policy papers evaluating the links between SDG 6 “Ensure access to water and