With support from the Global Innovation Fund, Dr. Faisal Hossain, UW Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, used satellite imagery and data to help Pakistani farmers make informed decisions about irrigation. Later, using a similar approach, Hossain informed multi-country decisions about water use in the Mekong River with the goal of protecting the river’s freshwater fisheries. Today, Hossain is working with graduate students and tribal communities along the Columbia River to help restore tribal fishing stocks by harnessing satellite data to determine river temperatures.
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