#1@esa Applying innovative cloud computing technology for the effective management of Groundwater resources to promote SUStainable food security within the Sokoto Basin, Nigeria Olayinka Simeon Oladeji; Alessandro Novellino; Rasaq Owolabi; Lateef Kolawole; & Ekbal Hussain ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For ESA Official Use Only N + → THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY#2Scientific Background and Objectives ✰ The low adaptive capacity of climate change in developing countries has aggravated occurrences of intense weather events and enhanced vulnerabilities of food securities. + NZ ZN A | eesa picture-alliance/AP Photo/E. Meseret → THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY#3Study Area Age Formation Sandy Drifts Class Group Description Quaternary Continental and Laterites Post Paleocene Gwandu Fm Aquifer Continental Laterites, Sst; Grits; Oolitic Ironstone Gamba Fm Aquiclude Clay; Clayite Fm Paleocene Sokoto Kalambaina Fm Aquifer Marine Lst; Dange Fm Aquiclude Wurno Fm Aquifer Maastrichtian Dukamaje Fm Aquiclude Rima Taloka Fm Aquifer Cretaceous / Gundumi Fm Aquiter Basal Marine Lst Sand; Sst Clay; Shale Clayite; Sst Sst Late Jurassic llo Fm Aquifer Basement PreCambrian Aquiclude Metamorphic Rks Complex eesa Effects & Impacts: ✓ Decreasing available potable water; ✓ Vulnerability of agricultural production; ✓ Expanding desertification; ✓ Intensified conflicts between the pastoralists. and the farmers; Vertical Stratification as Presented: NZ + ZN → THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY#4Research Outline Run SWAT (SwatPy+SpotPy) to: 1. Setup SWAT model 2. Calibrate + Validate model 3. Generate Rech @ HRU Level Convert (Ref: Chung et. al., 2010): 1. Rech @HRU to MF nodal Level; 2. Stream inflow @Sub-Basin to Stream cells Run MF (FloPy) to: 1. Setup MF model 2. Calibrate + Validate model 3. Generate GWLS for model layers 1. Meteorological data: University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 2.Land cover and land cover changes from the supervised classification of Landsat and Sentinel-2 images; 3. Vegetation cover from Sentinel-2 and Landsat 4. Estimates of soil moisture using Sentinel-1, SMOS and SMAP 5. Low resolution estimates of total water storage change using GRACE/GRACE FO Prioritized allocation: 1. Available groundwater resources will be allocated: 2. Following calculated assessment needs as threshold to control water usage; 3. Through existing pipe networks; 4. Evoke transparency in the groundwater management; 5. Militate recurrent agitations. Carry out Quantify Water Needs Assessment Resources Availability Stakeholder Training Prioritized Resources Allocation Beneficiaries: 1. River Basin Devt. Authorities; 2. Agri. & Rural Devt. Agencies; 3. Nigeria Hydrological Services; Resource Licensing: Source Impact Assessment Determine WR Requirements Needs for: 1. Agriculture; 2. Domestic; 3. Industrial Agriculture = ET Consumptn Domestic = PCC X Populatn Industrial Available - (Agric + Domestic) NZ ZN eesa 4 → THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY#5Project Team Affiliation Role Email Address Photoaranh Lecturer & S/N Name Olayinka 1 Ladoke Oladeji Akintola [email protected] African Co-PI THANK YOU FOR LISTEN Rasaq 2 Nigeria Owolabi & Team Member [email protected] Lateef Private Researcher & 3 [email protected] Kolawole Practice Team Member Remote Serquestions?gs.ac.uk European Co- Alessandro 4 Novellino British Geological Survey PI Remote LO Ekbal Hussain Sensing Geoscientist & Team Member [email protected] @esa