Open-access remote sensing data for cooperation in transboundary water management
S. G. Yalew (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
P. van der Zaag (TU Delft - Water Resources, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
B. N. Tran (TU Delft - Water Resources, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
C. I.B. Michailovsky (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
E. Salvadore (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
E. Borgomeo (University of Oxford)
P. Karimi (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
S. Pareeth (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
S. D. Seyoum (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
M. L. Mul (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
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Abstract
Open-access remote sensing products provide data for transboundary water management. This study presents a comprehensive overview of the applications, uncertainties and implications of these remote sensing data products in the context of transboundary water management. Focusing on different stages within the transboundary cooperation continuum, we delineate the potential role and application of remote sensing data at the various stages of this cooperation. Despite the uncertainties and capacity requirements for data acquisition, processing and interpretation, we argue that remote sensing broadens opportunities to monitor, assess, forecast, track or validate compliance in transboundary basins, thereby challenging traditional notions of water data exclusivity.