WA+ case studies

Various applications of WA+ were undertaken in the context of projects, reports on case studies within the two main projects are provided below. Other reported applications of WA+ are listed here, if you would like your publication to be featured here, please send an email to the WA team at IHE Delft and we will review your submission.

• Kivi, Z.R., Javadi, S., Karimi, N., Shahdany, S.M.H. and Moghaddam, H.K., 2022. Performance evaluation and verification of groundwater balance using WA+ as a new water accounting system. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194(8), pp.1-19.
• Singh, P.K., Jain, S.K., Mishra, P.K. and Goel, M.K., 2022. An assessment of water consumption patterns and land productivity and water productivity using WA+ framework and satellite data inputs. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 126, p.103053.
• Al-Bakri, J.T., D’Urso, G., Batchelor, C., Abukhalaf, M., Alobeiaat, A., Al-Khreisat, A. and Vallee, D., 2022. Remote Sensing-Based Agricultural Water Accounting for the North Jordan Valley. Water, 14(8), p.1198.
• Delavar, M., Morid, S., Morid, R., Farokhnia, A., Babaeian, F., Srinivasan, R., Karimi, P., 2020. Basin-wide water accounting based on modified SWAT model and WA+ framework for better policy making, Journal of Hydrology, 585, 124762
• Karimi P., Pareeth S., Michailovsky C., 2019. Rapid assessment of the water accounts in Urmia Lake basin. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.
• Bastiaanssen, W.G.M., Poortinga, A., Bean, B. and Fenn, M., 2017. Water Resources Conditions in Ca Basin. Technical Policy Brief
• Peiser, L., and Bastiaanssen, W.G.M., 2015. Analysis on Water Availability and Uses in Afghanistan River Basins: Water Accounting through Remote Sensing (WA+) in Helmand River Basin.
• Karimi, P., Bastiaanssen, W.G.M., Molden, D. and Cheema, M.J.M., 2013. Basin-Wide Water Accounting Based on Remote Sensing Data: An Application for the Indus Basin. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 17 (7): 2473–86. 
• Dost R., Obando E.B., Bastiaanssen W., Hoogeveen J., 2013. Water Accounting Plus (WA+) in the Awash River Basin. Coping with Water Scarcity –Developing National Water Audits Africa, FAO, Land and Water Division.
• Shilpakar R.L., Bastiaanssen W.G.M., Molden D.J., 2011. A remote sensing-based approach for water accounting in the East Rapti River Basin, Nepal. Himalayan Journal of Sciences 7 (9).
• Droogers P., Simons G., Bastiaanssen W., and Hoogeveen J., 2010.Water Accounting Plus (WA+) in the Okavango River Basin. Land and Water Division (NRL) of FAO Coping with Water Scarcity under project: Developing National Water Audits Africa.
• Bastiaanssen, W.G.M. and Chandrapala, L., 2003. Water balance variability across Sri Lanka for assessing agricultural and environmental water use. Agricultural Water Management 58, 171-192

Case studies implemented by IHE Delft WA team

FAO WaPOR publications (using WaPORWA)

In the context of the project "Using remote sensing in support of solutions to reduce agricultural water productivity gaps" (WaPOR phase 1) the following case studies were undertaken:

• FAO and IHE Delft, 2020. Water Accounting in the Nile River Basin. FAO WaPOR water accounting reports.
• FAO and IHE Delft, 2020. Water Accounting in the Niger River Basin. FAO WaPOR water accounting reports.
• FAO and IHE Delft, 2020. Water Accounting in the Awash River Basin. FAO WaPOR water accounting reports.
• FAO and IHE Delft, 2020. Water Accounting in the Jordan River Basin. FAO WaPOR water accounting reports.
• FAO and IHE Delft, 2019. Water Accounting in the Litani River Basin. FAO WaPOR water accounting reports.

WA+ applications in Asia 

In the context of the project "Expanding support to Water Accounting in River Basins and Water Productivity Measurements in Irrigation Projects" funded by the Asian Development Bank the following WA+ case studies were undertaken:

• Salvadore, E., Mul, M., Tran, B., Karimi, P., 2020. Water Accounting study for three sub-basins of the Krishna water system in Karnataka, India. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.
• Seyoum, S. and Mul, M., 2020. Water Accounting - Mindanao Island, Philippines. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.
• Michailovsky, C., Seyoum, S., Mul, M., 2020. Water Accounting for the Nura-Sarysu River Basin, Kazakhstan. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.
• Michailovsky, C., Pareeth, S., Karimi, P., Mul, M., 2020. Water Accounting and Productivity for the Selenge River Basin, Mongolia. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.
• Salvadore, E., Mul, M., 2020. Water Accounting and Productivity, Tonle Sap and Kamping Puoy, Cambodia. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands
• Salvadore, E., Michailovsky, C., Bastiaanssen, W., 2018. India: Water Accounting in Tungabhadra River Basin. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.
• Salvadore, E., Michailovsky, C., Bastiaanssen, W., 2018. India: Water Accounting in Kali Sindh and Wainganga River Basins. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.
• Michailovsky, C., Bastiaanssen, W., 2018. Indonesia: Water Accounting in Jratun Seluna, Cimanuk Cisanggarung, Deli-Percut-Belawan and Seputih Tulang Bawang River Basins. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.
• Michailovsky, C., Bastiaanssen, W., 2018. Sri Lanka: Water Accounting in Mahaweli River Basin. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.
• Coerver, B., 2018. Viet Nam: Water Accounting in 16 River Basins. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands
• Salvadore, E., Michailovsky, C., Coerver, B., Bastiaanssen, W., 2017. Cambodia: Water Accounting in Tonle Sap, Three S, Upper Mekong, Lower Mekong, Coastal Catchment Basins. Project report, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands.