A Gateway to a Network of Water Information and a Prototype for International Cooperation
The Water Portal of the Americas (WPoA)is a water information service, including an Internet web site and other initiatives that enhance the availability of quality water information. The goal is to provide an entryway (portal) to water information, and to create a water information network, community, and resource that will provide qualified, trusted, and verifiable information and contacts.
Information is accessible from two WPoA respositories.
Network Search: indexes external websites.The sites are provided by a Network of Cooperating Organizations located throughout the Americas. The sites contain local, regional, and international topics and provide some of the best sources for integrated water management and related information.
WPoA Metadata database: Resources found on the web (events, publications, organizations, etc.) have been identified by contributing personnel as being especially pertinent. These resources are cataloged and described using metadata which allows information to be searched based on resource type, geographic location, and keywords
All of the partners contributing to the flow of water information invite you to join us in the international cooperation effort.
The Water Portal of the Americas was a prototype for information sharing. The development of this site has concluded. The technology and methods developed in this prototype were used as the basis for the development of the new Inter-American Water Resources Network. http://www.iwrn.net/
The initial documentation is left here for reference purposes, please check with the Water Web Consortium for news and upcoming projects.
http://www.waterweb.org/
WPoA Documentation
These are links to important documents describing the Water Portal of the Americas, the process of developing the Portal, and the standards that have been adopted.
