Presentation in the framework of the Workshop on the Use of ICT Tools in Agriculture and Water ManagementIn Lebanon, 28-29 April 2020

1. Water Productivity WaPOR project
Webinar
Use of ICT tools in Agriculture and Water Management in Lebanon
Dr Amgad Elmahdi
Head of MENA Region-IWMI

2. Agenda 28th and 29th April 2020
Item Presenter
10 min: Introduction to the project Dr. Amgad El Mahdi
Director of IWMI MENA Office (Cairo)
20 min: Results of the Needs Assessment Study
on the role of ICT tools
in Water Management and Agriculture
Dr. Marie-Helene Nassif
IWMI Consultant (Lebanon)
15 min: Presentation of the creation and
history of LARI App
Dr. Ihab Jomaa
LARI-Director of Tal Amara Research Station/Irrigation
and Agro-Meteorology Department(Lebanon)
25 min: Presentation of the upgrade of LARI
App
Dr. Marie-Therese Abi Saab
LARI- Director of Water and Climate Unit(Lebanon)
25 min: Questions and Answers Everyone
Closure and next step Dr. Amgad El Mahdi
Director of IWMI MENA Office (Cairo)

3. Who we Are
• Think tank conducting research to
generative Innovative Water Solutions for
Sustainable Development
• Provider of science for a transformative
agenda (science-based products and tools)
Food – To improve food security will
sustainably managing water resources and
ecosystems.
Climate – To adapt to and mitigate climate
change while building resilience to water
related disasters and disruption.
Growth – To reduce poverty and advance
inclusion with equality as agriculture
transforms, energy transitions and
urbanization intensifies.
• Facilitator of learning to strengthen capacity
and achieve uptake of research findings

4. Water Productivity WaPOR Project
Four Components:
• COMPONENT 1: AN OPEN ACCESS, OPERATIONAL, NEAR REAL TIME SPATIAL DATABASE
• COMPONENT 2: ASSESSMENT OF WATER AND LAND PRODUCTIVITY
• COMPONENT 3: ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSEQUENCES AND SUSTAINABILITY OF POSSIBLE
INCREASES IN WATER PRODUCTIVITY BY MEANS OF WATER ACCOUNTING
• COMPONENT 4: CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS TO INCREASE WATER
PRODUCTIVITY SUSTAINABLY (IWMI)
• cross-cutting component
• built on the information gathered in outputs of the other 3 components.
• three pilot countries (Ethiopia, Mali, Lebanon and Egypt)

5. Component 4
• Objective 1: Identify relevant
stakeholders and undertake
stakeholder needs assessment
• Objective 2: Identify current activities
for ICT and other solutions in
agricultural water management and
undertake capacity building with
identified partners
• Objective 3: Develop, design, pilot,
and evaluate potential solutions to
increase water productivity sustainably

6. What is WaPOR

7. The Focus Today
• Stakeholder mapping and needs
assessment
• Project Intervention in Lebanon
(Upgrade LARI LEB Application
Using WaPOR for Irrigation Req
and Crop health)
• Collect your feedbacks

8. Agenda 28th and 29th April 2020
Item Presenter
10 min: Introduction to the project Dr. Amgad El Mahdi
Director of IWMI MENA Office (Cairo)
20 min: Results of the Needs Assessment Study
on the role of ICT tools
in Water Management and Agriculture
Dr. Marie-Helene Nassif
IWMI Consultant (Lebanon)
15 min: Presentation of the creation and
history of LARI App
Dr. Ihab Jomaa
LARI-Director of Tal Amara Research Station/Irrigation
and Agro-Meteorology Department(Lebanon)
25 min: Presentation of the upgrade of LARI
App
Dr. Marie-Therese Abi Saab
LARI- Director of Water and Climate Unit(Lebanon)
25 min: Questions and Answers Everyone
Closure and next step Dr. Amgad El Mahdi
Director of IWMI MENA Office (Cairo)

9. Thank You
Dr Amgad Elmahdi
Head of MENA Region
A.Elmahdi@cgiar.org