Seasonal water outlook and implications for farmers in the Indus basin
The cryosphere — snow, ice, and permafrost — is an important source of water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
|Faisal M. Qamer and Sher Muhammad, SERVIR HKH/ICIMOD
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The cryosphere — snow, ice, and permafrost — is an important source of water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
|Faisal M. Qamer and Sher Muhammad, SERVIR HKH/ICIMOD
Nestled in between soaring green mountains, Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. It has also been under threat by massive blooms of algae clotting its pristine waters. In 2009 and 2015, massive “blooms” of algae threatened to cause severe ecological damage.
|Jacob Ramthun, SERVIR Science Coordination Office
Disaster preparedness and the water resource management require reliable and timely information. In many regions of the world, ground observation data is scarce. Here are three ways that SERVIR's innovative services and tools enable decision-makers and authorities to address water challenges.
|Chinmay Deval, NASA SCO Water Security Lead
Enhancing Flood Early Warning Services aims to build the resilience of vulnerable communities in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region by increasing flood forecast lead times that are hosted on an interactive web platform.
The Regional Stream Flow Monitoring and Forecasting Service was designed to provide real-time streamflow forecasts for several watersheds in East Africa and bias-corrected satellite precipitation products to enable the timely prediction and monitoring of extreme events.
The Satellite-Based Water Quality Monitoring Service leverages Earth observing satellite information to assess historical water quality changes of in-land trans-boundary lakes.
The Supporting Water Resources Management in Vietnam Service supported national agencies in assessing the impacts of climate change and basin development on water availability through a web-based integrated water resources model for basin management.
VAWR, which operates under Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), is the leading institute for water resources, research and development within Vietnam.
Like many rivers across the world, the Nzoia River in western Kenya pushes over its banks each year. In recent years, to protect lives and property in Kenya, SERVIR-Eastern & Southern Africa (E&SA) at the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) has provided high-accuracy flood level scenario maps to the World Bank to guide their flood protection dike repairs in the region.
The Uganda Directorate of Water Resources Management manages and develops Uganda’s water resources in an integrated and sustainable manner.