Session Summary Available on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLZwTzlKg_Q
Presentations available on: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XQi139BmK8gqa0FtbLo7UEBq1wCrTp8R?usp=sharing
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Host: Mohsen Alarabawy (Nile Basin Initiative)
Co-Convenors: WMO, IGAD/ICPAC
Programme:
Mohsen Alarabawy (NBI) : Welcome remarks and introduction
Russell Boals (Canada) :Keynote_ State of the art technologies in river basin monitoring; ground stations, DMS, EO/remote sensing, reliability, accuracy, efficiency, bottlenecks, advantages, cost effectiveness, options and recommendations (e.g. NB)
Paper Presentations:
Fitsume Teshome Wolkeba (Ethiopia) :Paper_Using remote sensing data to estimate water inflows and water balance of lake tana.
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:Paper_Application of remote sensing data for integrated monitoring and management of large water body systems of the Nile basin: a demonstration study of Lake Tana, Ethiopia.
Mohammed A. Hassan (Sudan) :Paper_Hydrological evaluation of satellite-based rainfall datasets for transboundary water resources management in data-scarce region: case of Tekeze-Atbara, Dinder and Blue Nile River Basins
Moderator (Didace Rwabitega) : Discussion of presentations
Panel Discussion
Technical Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mohsen Alarabawy
Panelists:
Eng. Jackson Twinomujuni,
Dr. Kevin Wheeler,
Eng. Russell Boals,
Eng. Mark Woodbury
Panel Topic
International and regional practices in assessment, enhancement and modernization of the state of river basin monitoring; hydromet, earth observations, Data Management Systems, data exchange, modeling, decision making, flood and drought forecast; and lessons learned for the NBI role in supporting basin monitoring at transboundary and national levels.
Deksyos Tarekegn : Wrap up and key messages
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