ICBA shares modeling & satellite data assimilation methods with Tunisia
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Mr Karim Bergaoui, ICBA Climate Modeling Scientist, represented ICBA at the Utilisation [de la télédétection pour l’amélioration de la gestion des resources en eau et adaptation aux changements climatiques] – LDAS Tunisie, which was held 18-19 November 2012 in Tunis, Tunisia. At the national workshop on the use of remote sensing observations in the management of water resources and climate change adaptation, Mr Bergaoui shared with delegates from national and international institutions the results of ICBA’s MAWRED project, that uses modeling and satellite data in order to :
- Monitor the groundwater changes in a regional scale (MENA region).
- Monitor the amount of water used in irrigation.
- Develop a high resolution land surface model for MENA countries (1km spatial grid).
- Develop atmospheric tools for adapting climate change scenarios from CMIP5 and assess the impact of climate change on water resources in the region.