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Urban water management challenges versus intitutional and economic capacities...
This layer shows limits pose by challenges and capacities to African cities. Although the main challenges in terms of magnitude exist in the larger cities, these are also... -
Hydropower plants in the Dinaric Alps region (2013)
Water accounts for the main source of production of electrical power in the Dinaric Alps, and contribute significantly to the countries’ economies. Albania gains 83 % of all... -
Environmental Water Stress in Transboundary River Basins
The Environmental Water Stress in Transboundary River Basins indicator focuses on the water quantity aspect and considers hydrological alterations from monthly dynamics of the... -
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in the Ocotepeque-Citala Aquifer (Dry season)
This map provides information on Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in mg/L in the Ocotepeque-Citala Aquifer in dry season (April). -
Global upstream protected land
Upstream protected land measures the percentage of total water supply that originates from protected ecosystems. Modified land use can affect the health of freshwater ecosystems... -
Global Groundwater Vulnerability to Floods and Droughts
This map presents the intrinsic vulnerability of groundwater systems and the sensitivity or resistance of those systems to natural disasters. The concept of groundwater... -
Surface water as abstraction source for drinking water supply in 2014
Data is given as the percentage of water abstracted for drinking supply that comes from surface water. Abstraction sources include: groundwater, spring water, surface water,... -
Transboundary River Basins around the World
The world’s transboundary river basins span 151 countries, include more than 2.8 billion people (around 42 % of the world’s population), cover 62 million km2 (42 % of the total... -
Trifinio-Fraternidad Biosphere Reserve
The Trifinio Fraternidad transboundary biosphere reserve is a tri-national biosphere reserve located between El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. It is the first transboundary... -
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites)
Ramsar Sites are wetlands considered to be of international importance. The international convention which forms the basis for their identification is commonly referred to as... -
Boreholes in refugee sites
This map was developed for the WASH section of the UNHCR by CartONG. It displays boreholes assessed by WASH focal points in different refugee sites and provides information on... -
2017 UN World Water Development Report national and regional events
This layer shows events where the United Nations World Water Development Report 2017, entitled "Wastewater, The Untapped Resource" will be featured and discussed for its launch... -
Ecohydrology engineering solutions in demosites
This layer presents ecohydrology engineering solutions that are used in 20 demonstration sites worldwide, which apply ecohydrology as a way of dealing with environmental... -
Rivers and streams in the Dinaric Alps region
This layer shows rivers and streams in the Dinaric Alps region. Data were collected in the framework of the DIKTAS project.For more information, visit the DIKTAS project... -
Landslides Exposure Maps - Chimanimani and Chipinge, Zimbabwe
These datasets and maps present the exposure to landslides (return period in years) for the Chimanimani and Chipinge Districts of Zimbabwe. The maps provide a qualitative... -
Overview of the Hydro-Resilience Project
Basic information and presentation on the Hydro-Resilience Project, funded through the Flemish UNESCO Trust Fund (FUST). -
Wastewater discharge points adversely affecting the environment (2011-2012)
This layer presents wastewater discharge points where comprehensive studies indicate whether or not the discharge adversely affects the environment. In 2012, 6.1% of discharge... -
Global return flow ratio
Return flow ratio measures the percent of available water previously used and discharged upstream as wastewater. Higher values indicate higher dependence on treatment plants and... -
Area equipped for irrigation with groundwater
Area equipped for irrigtion with groundwater as a percentage of total area equipped for irrigation. The statistics with a reference year closest to year 2005 were selected for... -
Total available amount per day of potable water and reclaimed water (2016)
Amount is expressed in cubic meters.
