Agriculture under Conflict – Satellite Earth Observation to measure Impact on Food Security
Klaasse, Annemarie; Dost, Remco
eLEAF, Netherlands, The
To respond timely to emerging famine, reliable and consistent information related to agricultural production is needed but difficult to obtain in areas under conflict. Earth Observation has proven to be very useful; not only to determine changes in agricultural production over time and to identify areas where food security has become critical, but also to plan post-conflict agricultural investments and relief aid.
The FAO recently launched the Water Productivity through Open access of Remotely sensed derived data (WaPOR) portal. WaPOR allows to monitor status, changes and trends in agricultural production, (irrigated) water consumption, and water productivity in areas under conflict from 2009 onwards.
Results from Syria and Yemen show that the response of agriculture on conflict varies greatly between and within countries. WaPOR data provided insights in the impact of conflict on irrigated agriculture, i.e. a shift to rainfed agriculture and an increase in agricultural activities in relatively safe areas.
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2019
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