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  • Environment

    Environment At-a-Glance Factsheets Popular

    Last Updated:
    August 27, 2025
    Regions:
    East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Global, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    32
    The factsheets contain information covering topics such as Agriculture (eg., fertilizer consumption), Biodiversity (eg., known bird species) to Environmental Health (eg., air pollution damages).
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Wind

    Nepal - Wind Measurement Data Popular

    Last Updated:
    August 2, 2021
    Countries:
    Nepal
    Regions:
    East Asia and Pacific
    Views:
    1095
    Data repository for measurements from 10 wind masts in Nepal. Data will be uploaded in batches, on a monthly basis, and will transmit daily reports for wind speed, wind direction, air pressure, relative humidity and temperature. Please...
  • Transmission and distribution

    Azerbaijan - Electricity Transmission Network Popular

    Last Updated:
    September 26, 2024
    Countries:
    Azerbaijan
    Views:
    1114
    Data collected and prepared for a project of the World Bank Group Power Transmission Project in Azerbaijan. This data is based on a digitized PDF map, and so is intended as a schematic of rough locations of the power network. It is not...
  • Climate
    Environment

    World Sea-Level Rise Dataset Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 16, 2025
    Countries:
    Angola, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Benin, Bangladesh + 74
    Views:
    2059
    Sea-level rise (SLR) due to climate change is a serious global threat: The scientific evidence is now overwhelming. Continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions and associated global warming could well promote SLR of 1m in this century,...
  • Environment

    United Republic of Tanzania river flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Tanzania, United Republic of
    Views:
    307
    The goal of the South West Indian Ocean Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (SWIO RAFI) is to improve the resiliency and capacity of the island states through the creation of disaster risk financing strategies. A key component of...
  • Extractive industries

    Emerging Markets Borrow Short Term Popular

    Last Updated:
    August 27, 2025
    Regions:
    Global
    Views:
    20
    The authors argue that one reason why emerging economies borrow short term is that it is cheaper than borrowing long term. This is especially the case during crises, as during these episodes the relative cost of long-term borrowing...
  • Power system and utilities

    Uganda - Generation Sites Planned Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 11, 2019
    Countries:
    Uganda
    Views:
    294
    The datasets are sourced from the Ugandan Energy Sector GIS Working Group Open Data Site, developed and maintained by the Ugandan Energy Sector GIS Working Group. The Ugandan Energy Sector GIS Working Group’s mission is to develop a high...
  • Boundaries

    Canada: Forward Sortation Areas Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 21, 2023
    Countries:
    Canada
    Views:
    540
    The 2011 Census Forward Sortation Area (FSA) Boundary File depicts the boundaries of 1,621 forward sortation areas (identified by the first three characters of the postal code) derived from postal codesOM captured from the 2011 Census of...
  • Economics and prices

    Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Network Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 24, 2025
    Countries:
    Zimbabwe
    Views:
    577
    Data for medium and high voltage transmission lines in Zimbabwe. The data were compiled for the AICD study led by the World Bank. A variety of sources were consulted, including regional power pool documents and maps from World Bank...
  • Climate

    Has Climate Change Driven Urbanization In Africa? Popular

    Last Updated:
    August 27, 2025
    Regions:
    Global
    Views:
    179
    Replication data for Henderson, J. Vernon, Adam Storeygard, and Uwe Deichmann. "Has climate change driven urbanization in Africa?." Journal of Development Economics 124 (2017): 60-82. Data include climate variables, conflict events,...
  • Demographics

    Kenya - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Kenya
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    718
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and high-...
  • Demographics

    Sri Lanka - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 10, 2018
    Countries:
    Sri Lanka
    Views:
    576
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and high-...
  • Demographics

    Republic of Korea - Population density Popular

    Last Updated:
    June 20, 2018
    Countries:
    Korea, Republic of
    Views:
    586
    Population density per pixel at 100 metre resolution. WorldPop provides estimates of numbers of people residing in each 100x100m grid cell for every low and middle income country. Through ingegrating cencus, survey, satellite and GIS...
  • Energy efficiency
    Renewable energy

    Nairobi - Rooftop Solar Potential Mapping Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 15, 2022
    Countries:
    Kenya
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    470
    This dataset contains solar rooftop potential data (suitable rooftop area, installable capacity, estimated yearly electricity generation, and building type ) at individual building structure level for a sample area of interest in...
  • Environment

    Comoros cyclone hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Comoros
    Views:
    281
    The goal of the South West Indian Ocean Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (SWIO RAFI) is to improve the resiliency and capacity of the island states through the creation of disaster risk financing strategies. A key component of...
  • Energy access
    Policies and plans

    Congo - Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) Popular

    Last Updated:
    June 12, 2025
    Countries:
    Congo
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    195
    The Distrubuted Renewable Energy (DRE) Atlas is an open-access, publicly accessible, web-based, and interactive platform providing detailed information on settlements across 58 countries. This platform enables users to easily navigate...
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Wind

    Japan - Wind Speed and Wind Power Potential Maps Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 24, 2025
    Countries:
    Japan
    Views:
    904
    Maps with wind speed, wind rose and wind power density potential in Japan. The GIS data stems from the Global Wind Atlas (http://globalwindatlas.info/). GIS data is available as JSON and CSV. The second link provides poster size (.pdf)...
  • Transport

    Ghana - Railways Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 16, 2025
    Countries:
    Ghana
    Views:
    280
    This shapefile contains railways in Ghana.
  • Energy efficiency
    Renewable energy
    Solar

    South Africa - Rooftop Solar Potential Mapping Popular

    Last Updated:
    June 18, 2024
    Countries:
    South Africa
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    1067
    This dataset contains solar rooftop potential data (suitable rooftop area, installable capacity, estimated yearly electricity generation, and building type ) at individual building structure level for a sample area of interest in South...
  • Environment
    Measurement stations
    Solar

    The Gambia - Solar Radiation Measurement Data Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 24, 2025
    Countries:
    Gambia
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    550
    Data repository for solar and meteorological ground measurements from a network of weather stations in West Africa. The data is provided in the framework of the West African Power Pool project: "Solar Development in Sub-Saharan Africa -...
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