Maps & Data
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Featured Data Library
CAIT Paris Contributions Map
mapThe CAIT Paris Contributions Map enables users to explore, compare and assess GHG mitigation plans in each country's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).
Aqueduct Global Flood Analyzer
mapThe Aqueduct Global Flood Analyzer is a web-based interactive platform which measures river flood impacts by urban damage, affected GDP, and affected population at the country, state, and river basin scale across the globe.
India Water Tool
mapThe India Water Tool Version 2 (IWT 2.0) is an online tool for companies and other users to understand their water-related risks and prioritize actions toward sustainable water management.
World Hypoxic and Eutrophic Coastal Areas
This map identifies 415 eutrophic and hypoxic coastal systems worldwide. Of these, 169 are documented hypoxic areas, 233 are areas of concern and 13 are systems in recovery.
Republic of Congo: Logging Concessions and Protected Areas
This map shows logging concessions and protected areas in the Republic of Congo in 2008. It distinguishes between active and non active logging concessions, and includes roads and other land cover types.
Cameroon: Logging Titles 2006
This map shows forest land allocation in the national forest estate in Cameroon as of June 2006. It includes information about the different categories of land use within the permanent and the non permanent forest estates.
Correcting the World’s Greatest Market Failure: Climate Change at the Multilateral Development Banks is a new analysis by the World Resources Institute that examines the challenges of mainstreaming climate change at the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).
Correcting the World’s Greatest Market Failure: Climate Change at the Multilateral Development Banks is a new analysis by the World Resources Institute that examines the challenges of mainstreaming climate change at the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).
Credit: Adapted from Sally Benson, Stanford University
Kenya GIS Data
You can carry out your own analyses on poverty and ecosystem services with the GIS data made available, some of them being publicly released for the first time. All data are accompanied by metadata.
U.S. State Climate Initiatives: MGGRA, RGGI & WCI
Note: this map has been updated: click here to view the update.
GIS Data Sets: Mining and Critical Ecosystems publication
The data below was used in the maps from the Mining and Critical Ecosystems publication. To see how this data is displayed, please refer to the "maps" hyperlink on the right-hand vertical bar on this page to view all maps from the publication.