From April 9-11, ISRIC – World Soil Information hosted the 4th Modelling Working Group Workshop and the Mid-term Extraordinary Partnership Meeting of the WATDEV project in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The events marked a crucial moment in reaffirming the consortium’s commitment to promoting climate-smart soil, water, and crop management solutions in East Africa during the project's final implementation phase.
The Modelling Working Group meeting held on 9 April facilitated in-depth technical discussions on model simulations for study areas in Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan; model coupling and socio-economic post-processing; toolbox development. This was a crucial meeting for the core modelling partners to coordinate technical activities and a concrete action plan. The outcomes from these discussions were presented in the subsequent Mid-term Partnership Meeting on 10-11 April, where the consortium members updated project achievement to date; unanimously endorsed a formal request for a six-month no-cost extension to ensure all the activities are fully fulfilled; agreed on activity plans along with adjusted budget allocations.
