As a partner in this project, ICARDA will handle the task force A which is Agricultural Water Productivity. The objective of this task is to develop reasonable and equitable use for the basin countries to improve water use in agriculture and to enhance food security through regional and bilateral cooperation. The task will begin by collecting the required data to calculate the water productivity.Unique templates data are shared and collected from the different countries in order to get an aggregated data. The needed RS data is collected as well. Once collected and prepared, this data is used to run the model to calculate the water productivity. The outputs of this model are then analysed and discussed. Water productivity maps are also produced. These analysis and potential redcommandations will contribute to the related outpus of this task which is imporving water use in agriculture in these countires. This shared knowledge also will increase information and knowledge based on ground-truth data to provide evidence on water use, services and impacts and eventually they will lead to an improved dialogue and trust in the Euphrates and Tigris region on water management.These outcomes will contribute to the intermediate development outcome (IDO 3.2) Enhanced benefit from ecosystem goods and services under the CGIAR strategic goal (3) “Improved natural resources systems and ecosystems services” especially to more productive and equitable management of natural resources (sub IDO 3.2.1).They will will also improve Enabling environment, an IDO (C.1) of the CGIAR strategic goal (C) “Policies and institutions” through implementing a conducive agricultural policy environment (sub IDO C.1.3).They will lead to a more enabled national partner and beneficiaries, an IDO (D.1) of the CGIAR strategic goal (D) “Capacity development” by Enhancing institutional capacity of partner research organizations (sub IDO D.1.1).
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