Capacity Building and Training

According to the United Nations Water Virtual Learning Center, capacity development includes much more than just transfer of technical skills; it also includes improving the capacities in various sectors such as academia, the private sector, the public sector, and the community. Further, this development of capacities and the education and training component must be done locally so that it is sustainable. Resources in this sub-theme include webinars on building capacity for watershed management, knowledge assessment surveys, reports on capacity building initiatives and other resources that provide information on capacity building for improved integrated water resource management.

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Capacity Building and Training Resources

The NASA SERVIR Program Providing Hydrologic Modeling and Remote Sensing Tools

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationU.S. Agency for International Development
This is the homepage for SERVIR, which is a joint NASA-USAID project, enabling countries in SERVIR regions to use NASA data for environmental decision-making. SERVIR has two active Hubs, in East Africa and in Himalaya. Read more

Flood Risk Mapping, Water Bodies Monitoring, and Climate Information for Disaster Management and Detecting Risk Areas of Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission

Published: 
May 1, 2013
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This project report provides information on a project of the SERVIR Applied Sciences Team, which is developing a tool for forecasting flood risks and assessing vector-borne disease risk for SERVIR-Africa in support of infectious disease monitoring and outbreak prediction. Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Towards Development of a Radar Flood Mapping Capability

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource complements NASA MODIS inundation mapping with an all-weather capability and will provide improved water resources management and aid assistance to developing countries Read more

Building Capacity to Integrate NASA Earth Science into Water Resources Management Applications

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training program works directly with end-user agencies to develop hands-on and online workshops on access, visualization, and application of NASA remote sensing and model products, applicable to flood, drought, agriculture and climate change. The program develops...Read more

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