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The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), for example, has made available several
digital datasets and analytical applications using RS, including mapping of global irrigated areas,
drought patterns, and flood risk. IWMI has also developed the Water Accounting (WA+)
framework which uses hydrological models and RS data to track the status and trends of water
supply, demand, accessibility, and use for a user-specified water source. Enhanced decision-
making facilitated by RS data in WRM improves the resiliency, sustainability, and efficiency of
sectors linked to water, such as agriculture, energy, environment, and urban development.
Examples of water management application tools using RS, as well as their relevance to other
sectors, are provided in Table 3. A list of example data platforms and analytical tools for WRM
are provided in Appendix 10.1. Additional info on relevant data products and tools can be found
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Table 3: Applications of RS Data for WRM as they are provided through various analytical tools (addressed further
in Appendix 10.1).
Relevance to Other
Focus Area Analytical Tool Specific Techniques
Sectors
Flood management; Mapping of
Agriculture, Climate
flood prone areas; Assessment of
Drought and flood Change,
risk; Early warning systems
forecasting Urban & Rural
Drought management; Mapping of
Resilience & Planning/Development
areas prone to drought
Climate Change
Agriculture, Energy,
Climate Resilient decision-making under Environment, Climate
monitoring climate change uncertainty Change, Urban & Rural
Development
Efficiency of water resource use

Water allocation management
Water accounting Investment planning Agriculture, Energy,
Water Accounting
Environment, Climate
& Storage Sustainability of surface water and
Change, Urban Planning
groundwater sources through
monitoring of use and extraction
Water storage Mapping and quantification of water
monitoring storage
Surface water Sustainability of water quality
Surface Water Environment, Urban
quality through monitoring of quality
Pollution Planning
monitoring degradation

6 Assessment Description

6.1 Surveys

Written surveys were distributed to 15 RBOs and 3 ROs to understand their current uses and
needs for data, data products, and tools to improve the management of their water resources.
Surveys collected information on RBOs and ROs status of data, data product, and analytical tool

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