As part of the US Government-World Bank MOU to assist efforts in water management, USG and WB staff convened on 29 February 2012 during Sustainable Development Week. Representatives from both entities presented and discussed potential collaborative opportunities for remote sensing applications in better water and environment management.
Mary Kicza (Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, NOAA) and Julia Bucknall (Sector Manager, TWIWA, the World Bank) provided opening remarks for the day-long session comprised of 18 WB and USG presenters as well as 30 poster presenters from NASA, USGS, USDA, NOAA, the US Army Corps of Engineers and major US research institutes. Priority themes included: climate variability and change, agricultural systems, and water system planning and management.
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