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Virtual Training Prepared for the Former Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water—Streamgaging, Fluvial Sediment Sampling, Bathymetry, and Streamflow and Sediment Modeling

Fact Sheet 2022-3014
Prepared in cooperation with U.S. Agency for International Development
By: , , , , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223014

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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) created a virtual training series for the Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW), now known as the National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA), to provide critical hydrological training as an alternative to an in-person training. The USGS was scheduled to provide in-person surface-water training for NWARA during 2020; however, travel was halted because of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic. The virtual training consisted of prerecorded and live presentations that were scheduled during 4 weeks in August 2021. However, the training was halted after the second week due to the collapse of the Afghan Government. Fortunately, the prerecorded presentations and training materials were delivered before the trainings were halted, so they can be viewed or shared by the participants in the future. A benefit to having produced prerecorded trainings is that USGS can leverage or adapt the trainings for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) involved in humanitarian water relief efforts in Afghanistan or can be used for other international training efforts.

Suggested Citation

Groten, J.T., Valder, J.F., Densmore, B.K., Neal, L.W., Krahulik, J., and Mack, T.J., 2022, Virtual training prepared for the former Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water—Streamgaging, fluvial sediment sampling, bathymetry, and streamflow and sediment modeling: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022–3014, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223014.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Goals
  • Training Format
  • Advantages
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Virtual training prepared for the former Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water—Streamgaging, fluvial sediment sampling, bathymetry, and streamflow and sediment modeling
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2022-3014
DOI 10.3133/fs20223014
Year Published 2022
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Minnesota Water Science Center, Nebraska Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Description 2 p.
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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