Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia (ESCWA-BGR)
UN-led ESCWA-BGR inventory comprehensively assessing transboundary surface and groundwater resources across Western Asia, with basin-by-basin chapters, 60+ maps and aquifer system data (Euphrates, Tigris, Saq-Ram, etc.).
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At a glance
- Region
- Western Asia (regional) (Middle East)
- Coverage
- Regional
- Access
- Free
- Category
- UN Organization
- Last updated
- 2022
What's inside
- Transboundary basins
- Groundwater
- Aquifers
- Maps
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: Groundwater
- 02
Recharge planning
Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.
- 03
Water budgets
Estimate draft and recharge for a block, district or basin.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
- 02
Level forecasts
Forecast pre- and post-monsoon levels well by well.
- 03
Stress mapping
Combine wells with satellite gravity and rainfall to map aquifer stress.
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