United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: SDG Resources
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.
https://sdgs.un.org/goals
- 2022 SDG Report (United Nations Statistics Division)The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 provides a global overview of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, using the latest available data and estimates. It tracks the global and regional progress towards the 17 Goals with in-depth analyses of selected indicators for each Goal.
- SDG ActionSDG Action was launched in 2021 by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to support the UN’s Decade of Action. Its aim is to encourage cross-sector dialogue and problem solving to accelerate the transition to sustainability.
Resources for Individual SDGs
- No Poverty (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2021The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 1, namely "End poverty in all its forms everywhere" and contains the description of a range of terms, which allows for a better understanding and fosters knowledge about it.
- Encyclopedia of World PovertyISBN: 9781412918077Publication Date: 2006The Encyclopedia of World Poverty provides extensive and current information, as well as insight into the contemporary debate on poverty. The three volumes of this state-of-the-art Encyclopedia contain over 800 original articles written by more than 125 renowned scholars. The entries contributing to this work explore poverty in various regions of the world, and examine the difficulties associated with the definition and measurement of poverty, along with its causes and effects.
- The Poverty Footprint – A People-centred Approach to Assessing Business Impacts on Sustainable DevelopmentAn assessment tool that enables companies and civil society partners to understand corporate impacts on multi-dimensional poverty. As a tool to help implement the SDGs, the Poverty Footprint provides a comprehensive overview of factors that influence poverty, and it emphasizes stakeholder engagement and partnership between companies and civil society as a means for establishing pro-poor business strategies.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 1 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- World Bank Poverty and Equity YouTube PlaylistThe World Bank Group is committed to fighting poverty in all its dimensions. We use the latest evidence and analysis to help governments develop sound policies that can help the poorest in every country, and focus our investments in areas that are critical to improving lives.
- World Bank Understanding Poverty Data YouTube PlaylistThe demand for good-quality statistical data continues to increase. Timely and reliable statistics are key inputs to the broad development strategy. Improvements in the quality and quantity of data on all aspects of development are essential if we are to achieve the goal of a world without poverty. https://data.worldbank.org/
Poverty Data
- Resource Watch Dashboard: Society (Poverty, Living Conditions, etc.)Resource Watch features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.
- Zero Hunger (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2020The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 2, namely "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture" and contains the description of a range of related terms, to allow for a better understanding and foster knowledge.
- Agricola (OSU Login)AGRICOLA, created by the National Agricultural Library (NAL), is a combination of two databases: NAL's Online Public Access Catalog and a Journal Article Citation Index which includes some abstracts. It covers agriculturally-related subjects including: animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
- Agriculture & Food Security (Journal)Agriculture & Food Security is a peer-reviewed open access journal that addresses the challenge of global food security. It publishes articles within the field of food security research, with a particular focus on research that may inform more sustainable agriculture and food systems that better address local, regional, national and/or global food and nutritional insecurity. The journal considers cutting-edge contributions across the breadth of relevant academic disciplines, including agricultural, ecological, environmental, nutritional, and socio-economic sciences, public health and policy.
- The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, HealthThe EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health brought together 37 world-leading scientists from across the globe to answer this question:
Can we feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries? - FAO Interactive Stories ArchiveThis is the archive of all interactive stories published on FAO.org. In the context of its Digital Strategy, FAO has implemented innovative, responsive and fully audience-centred digital reports with strong data visualization components.
- FAOLEX DatabaseFAOLEX is a comprehensive and up-to-date legislative and policy database, one of the world's largest online repositories of national laws, regulations and policies on food, agriculture and natural resources management. Users of FAOLEX have direct access to the abstracts and indexing information about each text, as well as to the full text of the legislation and policies contained in the database.
- Global Food Security Index (The Economist)The Global Food Security Index was designed and constructed by Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience™. The Economist Impact team exercises full and final editorial control over all content, including data gathering, analysis and forecasting. The 2021 GFSI is the tenth edition of the index. Economist Impact updates the model annually to capture year-on-year changes in structural factors impacting food security.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 2 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 (FAO)In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.
- USDA Food Environment AtlasThe objectives of the Atlas are: to assemble statistics on food environment indicators to stimulate research on the determinants of food choices and diet quality, and to provide a spatial overview of a community's ability to access healthy food and its success in doing so.
- World Food Programme PublicationsThe World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
Food, Nutrition & Agriculture Data
- FAO/WHO GIFT | Global Individual Food consumption data ToolThis platform aims at supporting policy makers, program planners, NGO staff and many other stakeholders in taking informed decisions at country, regional and global level in the area of nutrition and food safety. FAO/WHO GIFT's mission is to make publicly available existing quantitative individual food consumption data from all countries around the world, collected through both large nationwide surveys and small scale surveys. The platform provides food-based indicators in the field of nutrition and food safety as well as microdata.
- FAO Food and Agriculture StatisticsFAO food and agriculture statistics collects and disseminates timely and reliable food and agricultural statistics globally. We develop statistical methodologies and standards, and support member countries develop statistical systems through technical assistance and capacity development activities. We disseminate statistics through our dissemination platforms (FAOSTAT and RuLIS) and produce publications, working papers and statistical yearbooks that cover food security and nutrition, crop and livestock, economic, social and environmental statistics.
- FAOSTATFAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.
- Global Dietary DatabaseThe Global Dietary Database (GDD) is an ongoing collaborative effort to produce the most reliable estimates of dietary intake worldwide and inform global health and nutrition research and policy, particularly in poor and vulnerable populations.
- OECD Agriculture Statistics (OSU Users only)The OECD databases on agriculture constitute a unique collection of agricultural statistics and provide a framework for quantifying and analysing the agricultural economy. This includes forecasts regarding the evolution of the main agricultural markets and commodities, detailed estimates of policy support, as well as indicators of environmental performance of agriculture. Data concern both OECD countries and non-member economies.
- WHO Nutrition and Food Safety DatabasesThe Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) Department is addressing the burden of disease from physical, chemical and microbial hazards in food and unhealthy diets, maternal and child malnutrition, overweight and obesity.
- WHO Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)Bringing together all existing WHO Global Nutrition Databases dynamically, as well as other existing food and nutrition-related data from partner agencies, NLiS is a web-based tool which provides nutrition and nutrition-related health and development data in the form of automated country profiles and user-defined downloadable data.
- SDG 2 Data Pathfinder (NASA)Through Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, Zero Hunger, the U.N. proposes to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030. A critical aspect of this goal is monitoring food production and implementing agricultural practices that increase production while also maintaining ecosystems and strengthening the capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding, invasive species, and other disasters. NASA Earth observations are an integral component in providing data necessary to assess progress towards achieving these goals.
- Resource Watch Dashboard: FoodResource Watch features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.
- Good Health and Well-Being (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2019The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. The Encyclopedia encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 3, namely "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages" and contains the description of a range of terms, to grow a better understanding and foster knowledge. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Significant strides have been made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality. Major progress has been made on increasing access to clean water and sanitation, reducing malaria, tuberculosis, polio and the spread of HIV/AIDS. However, many more efforts are needed to fully eradicate a wide range of diseases and address many different persistent and emerging health issues.
- Bracing for Superbugs: Strengthening Environmental Action in the One Health Response to Antimicrobial ResistanceThis report provides evidence that the environment plays a key role in the development, transmission and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Prevention is at the core of the action and environment is a key part of the solution. The report aims to demystify and unpack the different, while interconnected, aspects of the environmental dimensions of AMR, offering a comprehensive overview of scientific findings on the subject. It provides actionable evidence of the importance of the environment in the development, transmission and spread of AMR, and it shows that environmental dimensions of AMR are multifaceted and the response rests on collaboration between sectors.
- CAB Direct (OSU Login)Index to agriculture, food sciences & nutrition, and veterinary medicine publications. Abstracts available. Updated weekly. Coverage 1900 - present.
- Countdown to 2030 (2017 Report)This is the first Countdown to 2030 report in the context of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent’s Health (2016–2030). It synthesizes data on the current situation and trends in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition from a wide array of sources including the profiles on the 81 Countdown priority countries, which together account for 95% of maternal deaths and 90% of deaths among children under age 5.
- Countdown to 2030 Country ProfilesCountry profiles present the latest evidence to assess country progress in improving women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health. Information is available in a downloadable format
- Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Compare Tool from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)Analyze updated estimates of the world’s health for 369 diseases and injuries and 87 risk factors from 1990 to 2019 in this interactive tool. Use maps and treemaps, arrow diagrams, and many other charts to compare causes and risks within a country, compare countries with regions or the world, and explore patterns and trends by country, age, and sex. Results at the subnational level are also available for select countries. Drill down from a global view into specific details. Compare expected and observed trends. Watch how disease patterns have changed over time. Learn which causes of death and disability are having more impact and which are waning.
- Global Health Observatory (WHO) Monitoring Health for the SDGsHealth data by SDG target and indicator.
- Lancet Global HealthThe Lancet journals include some of the world's leading medical journals for global health, and aim to publish the best science to advance health in all regions of the world. Through our global health initiatives, the Lancet journals collaborate with an international community of researchers, public health experts and policy makers to address the most pressing issues in global health, to advance the right to health, health equity, and social justice.
- State of World Population 2023The State of World Population report 2023 will discuss the milestone of 8 billion recently reached by the human population and the narratives surrounding population change.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 3 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
Health Data
- Family Planning 2030 Data HubFP2020’s measurement framework was designed to transform the monitoring and evaluation of family planning, producing high-quality annual data with core indicators that are comparable across countries.
- Global Health Estimates: Life expectancy and leading causes of death and disability (WHO)WHO’s Global Health Estimates provide the latest available data on causes of death and disability globally, by WHO region and country, by age, sex and by income group.
- UN DataUNdata is a web-based data service for the global user community. It brings international statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single-entry point. Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies.
- UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and womenUNICEF’s Data & Analytics (D&A) team is the global go-to for data on children. It leads the collection, validation, analysis, use and communication of the most statistically sound, internationally comparable data on the situation of children and women around the world.
- USAID Demographic and Health SurveysThe Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program has collected, analyzed, and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 400 surveys in over 90 countries.
- World Bank Health, Nutrition, and Population DataHealthStats is the World Bank’s portal to its comprehensive collection of Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) statistics. It includes over 250 indicators on topics such as health financing and the health workforce; immunization and the incidence of HIV and AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, non-communicable diseases and the causes of death; nutrition, clean water and sanitation, and reproductive health; as well as population estimates and population projections.
- Quality Education (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2020The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 4, namely "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" and contains the description of a range of terms, to allow a better understanding and foster knowledge.
- Comprehensive sexuality education (United Nations Population Fund)UNFPA works with governments to implement comprehensive sexuality education, both in schools and outside of schools through community-based training and outreach. UNFPA also promotes policies for, and investment in, sexuality education programmes that meet internationally agreed upon standards.
- Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) (OSU Login)ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.
- Global Campaign for EducationThe Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a civil society movement that aims to end exclusion in education. Education is a basic human right, and our mission is to make sure that governments act now to deliver the right of everyone to a free, quality, public education.
- Global Partnership for EducationGPE is the largest global fund solely dedicated to transforming education in lower-income countries, and a unique, multi-stakeholder partnership. We work to deliver quality education so that every girl and boy can have hope, opportunity and agency.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 4 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- UNESCO Education Transforms LivesEducation transforms lives and is at the heart of UNESCO’s mission to build peace, eradicate poverty and drive sustainable development. It is a human right for all throughout life. The Organization is the only United Nations agency with a mandate to cover all aspects of education. It has been entrusted to lead the Global Education 2030 Agenda through Sustainable Development Goal 4.
- World Inequality Database on EducationThe World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) highlights the powerful influence of circumstances, such as wealth, gender, ethnicity and location, over which people have little control but which play an important role in shaping their opportunities for education and life. It draws attention to unacceptable levels of education inequality across countries and between groups within countries, with the aim of helping to inform policy design and public debate.
Education Data
- Online Education Database (OECD)A developing database of statistics developed by OECD, including the indicators published in Education at a Glance. Values can be searched by country, year, and subject. Complementary to these datasets, trend indicators series are also available.
- UNESCO Insitute for StatisticsExplore by Education & Literacy themes
- UNESCO Observatory on the Right to EducationThe library contains about 1.000 documents including: Member States' constitutions, laws, decrees as well as educational programmes and plans. You can search the library by selecting a country region, type of document and/or language.
- World Bank Education Equality DashboardThe Education Equality Dashboard presents detailed information on gender, income and geographic inequalities in education access, completion and attainment
- World Bank Education Management Information SystemsEducation management information systems (EMIS) provide quality data that facilitate better education system planning and policy dialogue. The World Bank aims to help countries improve data collection, data system management, and data use in decision making, thereby improving different elements of the education system. This dashboard offers information on World Bank operations with EMIS-related activities and also, EMIS policy data.
- World Bank Education StatisticsThe World Bank EdStats (Education Statistics) portal is your comprehensive data and analysis source for key topics in education such as access, completion, learning, expenditures, policy, and equity.
- Gender Equality (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2021The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 5, namely "Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls" and contains the description of a range of terms, which allows a better understanding and fosters knowledge. This SDG is considered by many as a pivotal goal since the significant role of women in achieving sustainable development has always been acknowledged in several official UN declarations. Yet gender disparity is still rampant under various guises in various countries. Women’s rights need to be strongly safeguarded through legislation to ensure equal opportunities.
- The Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030)By 2030, a world in which every woman, child and adolescent in every setting realizes their rights to physical and mental health and well-being, has social and economic opportunities, and is able to participate fully in shaping prosperous and sustainable societies.
- OECD Gender and DevelopmentEconomies are more resilient, productive and inclusive when they reduce gender inequalities and actively support the equal participation of women in all spheres of life: our work on gender and development informs policy making in developing countries, as well as action by donors.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 5 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- UN Women Digital LibraryIncludes annual reports, SDG monitoring report, surveys, data, and infographics
- UN Women YouTube ChannelUN Women is the global champion for women and girls. It acts on the premise that every woman has the right to live a free life from violence, poverty, and discrimination, and that gender equality is central to achieving development.
- WHO Gender, Equity and Human RightsThe GER Team leads the performance assessment of the organization’s actions to mainstream gender, equity and human rights into programmes and workplans. The Team manages the implementation and monitoring of WHO’s achievements in the United Nations System-wide Action Plan for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN SWAP).
Gender Equality Data
- Eurostat Equality (age, gender and disability)This section provides statistics on three aspects of the broad topic of equality: equality between women and men, also referred to as gender equality; between the young and old, referred to as age equality; and disability equality covering important topics for persons with disabilities (employment, education, quality of life, participation) and which reflect their situation as regards the enjoyment of the same rights and opportunities as people without a disability.
- FP2030 Data HubFP2020’s measurement framework was designed to transform the monitoring and evaluation of family planning, producing high-quality annual data with core indicators that are comparable across countries.
- Gender Inequality and COVID-19 Crisis DashboardThis paper presents a justification for the selection of indicators for the two dashboards, based on a comprehensive literature review, which give an overview of gender inequalities from the COVID-19 crisis that puts capabilities at risk as well as women's ability to face the effects of the pandemic and economic crisis. The first dashboard covers a set of indicators on capabilities at risk. The second dashboard depicts a series of measures of safe space, balanced care work, and the agency of women and girls.
- OECD Gender Data PortalThe OECD Gender Data Portal includes selected indicators shedding light on gender inequalities in education, employment, entrepreneurship, health, development and Governance, showing how far we are from achieving gender equality and where actions is most needed. The data cover OECD member countries, as well as partner economies including Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and South Africa.
- UN Global Gender Statistics ProgrammeThe Programme encompasses: improving coherence among existing initiatives on gender statistics through international coordination; developing and promoting methodological guidelines in existing domains as well as in emerging areas of gender concern; strengthening national statistical and technical capacity for the production, dissemination and use of gender relevant data; facilitating access to gender relevant data and metadata through a newly developed data portal (forthcoming).
- United Nations Development Programme Gender Inequality Index (GII)The GII is an inequality index. It measures gender inequalities in three important aspects of human development—reproductive health, measured by maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rates; empowerment, measured by proportion of parliamentary seats occupied by females and proportion of adult females and males aged 25 years and older with at least some secondary education; and economic status, expressed as labour market participation and measured by labour force participation rate of female and male populations aged 15 years and older.
- United Nations Statistical Commission Minimum Set of Gender IndicatorsAgreed by the United Nations Statistical Commission (decision 42/102) in 2013 as a guide for national production and international compilation of gender statistics, the Minimum Set of Gender Indicators is a collection of 51 quantitative indicators and 11 qualitative indicators measuring and collecting information on issues relevant for gender equality and women's empowerment.
- World Bank Gender Data PortalThe World Bank's Gender Data Portal makes the latest gender statistics accessible through compelling narratives and data visualizations to improve the understanding of gender data and facilitate analyses that inform policy choices.
- Clean Water and Sanitation (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)ISBN: 9783319958453Publication Date: 2022The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume is dedicated to SDG 6 "Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all". Water and sanitation are fundamental to human well-being. Integrated water resources management is essential to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all and to the realization of Sustainable Development.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (OSU Login)A full-text database supported by a specialized A&I file. Archives Environmental Impact Statements from 1960 to present. Covers comprehensive scholarly output, managed by an expert editorial team overseeing content selection and indexing supported by a controlled vocabulary.
- EPA Water TopicsWhen the water in our rivers, lakes, and oceans becomes polluted; it can endanger wildlife, make our drinking water unsafe, and threaten the waters where we swim and fish. EPA research supports efforts under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
- FAO Land & WaterFAO's work in land and water is relevant to several dimensions of sustainable development, such as the governance and management of food production systems; the provision of essential ecosystem services; food security; human health; biodiversity conservation; and the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 6 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- UN-WaterThere is no single UN entity dedicated exclusively to water issues. Over 30 UN organizations carry out water and sanitation programmes, reflecting the fact that water issues run through all of the UN’s main focus areas. UN-Water’s role is to coordinate so that the UN family ‘delivers as one’ in response to water related challenges.
- UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS)The objective of the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) is to provide policy- and decision-makers at all levels with a reliable, easily accessible, comprehensive and global analysis of the investments and enabling environment to make informed decisions for sanitation, drinking-water and hygiene.
- UNESCO Water SecurityUNESCO works to build the scientific knowledge base to help countries manage their water resources in a sustainable way through the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), through leading the UN-wide World Water Development Report and through numerous Centres and Chairs on water around the world.
- United Nations World Water Development ReportThese reports annually focus on multiple strategic water issues. They aim to provide decision-makers with tools to implement sustainable use of our water resources. They include various regional aspects, hotspots, examples and stories, which make them relevant to a broad range of readers in various regions of the world.
- WaterAidWaterAid transforms lives by improving access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities. We work with local partners and influence decision-makers to maximise our impact.
- Water Resources Abstracts (OSU Login)Comprehensive, multi-database compilation of essential water information: water law and rights, public utilities, groundwater, water desalination, pollution, municipal water supplies, water resources planning, zoology, biotechnology, microbiology, biomedical, industrial water treatment, energy, environmental data, atmospheric and oceanic technology, irrigation/drainage, climatology, hazardous waste, civil engineering, toxicology, forestry, glaciology, limnology, botany and soil science research.
- WHO Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being. Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and helps to create resilient communities living in healthy environments.
- Oklahoma Water Resources CenterThe Center strives to help Oklahoma achieve high levels of water quality and sustainable use of our region’s water through integrated programs of research, education, training, and technology assistance. Our Water Research Advisory Board decides which projects submitted for funding best suit the state's needs.
Water & Sanitation Data
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and AgricultureAQUASTAT is the FAO global information system on water resources and agricultural water management. It collects, analyses and provides free access to over 180 variables and indicators by country from 1960.
- CDC Publications, Data, & Statistics on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Healthcare FacilitiesPublications, reports, recommendations, and other research that focus on global water, sanitation, and hygiene (GWASH) issues.
- FAOSTAT Food and Agriculture DataFAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.
- PMA WASH Data and StudiesWater, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) indicators include the number of water sources, population with dedicated hand washing facility in the household, and percent of population using open defecation as a main and regular source. These data were collected by PMA2020 and compiled into WASH briefs.
- UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-water (GLAAS)GLAAS provides policy- and decision-makers at all levels with reliable, easily accessible, comprehensive data on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems, including on governance, monitoring, human resources and finance. GLAAS monitors elements of WASH systems that are required to sustain and extend WASH services and systems to all, and especially to the most vulnerable population groups.
- Updated global estimates for WASH in households: the world is off track for SDG WASH targetsUpdated country, regional and global estimates are now available for the period 2000 to 2020. Achieving universal coverage by 2030 will require a quadrupling of current rates of progress in safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation, and basic hygiene services.
- Resource Watch Dashboard: WaterResource Watch features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.
- GEMStat Global Water Quality DatabaseGEMStat hosts water quality data of ground and surface waters providing a global overview of the condition of water bodies and the trends at global, regional and local levels.
- Affordable and Clean Energy (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2021The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. The Encyclopedia encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 7, namely "Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” and contains the description of a range of terms, which allow a better understanding and foster knowledge. Energy is crucial for achieving almost all others SDGs, from its role in the eradication of poverty through advancements in health, education, water supply and industrialization, to combating climate change. This book presents a set of papers on the state-of-the-art of knowledge and practices about energy sustainable, in terms of generation and demand energy, considering aspects of innovation, management, sources of energy, performance, society behavior, and infrastructure, among others.
- Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress ReportThe Energy Progress Report aims to provide the international community with a global dashboard to register progress on energy access, energy efficiency, renewable energy and international cooperation to advance SDG 7. It assesses the progress made by each country on these four pillars and provides a snapshot of how far we are from achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 7 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- Susatinable Energy for AllSustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an international organization that works in partnership with the United Nations and leaders in government, the private sector, financial institutions, civil society and philanthropies to drive faster action towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) – access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 – in line with the Paris Agreement on climate.
- Frankfurt School – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy FinanceWe bridge knowledge and capacity gaps among financial stakeholders to effect positive change and neutralize the climate crisis.
- Renewables Global Status ReportThe 2021 edition of the Renewables Global Status Report is available to download along with the Key Messages for Decision Makers, the data-pack and a zip file of all of the report’s charts and graphs.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection (OSU Login)Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection offers full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
- REN21: Renewables NowREN21 is the only global renewable energy community of actors from science, governments, NGOs and industry. We provide up-to-date and peer-reviewed facts, figures and analysis of global developments in technology, policies and markets. Our goal: enable decision-makers to make the shift to renewable energy happen – now.
Energy Data
- bp Statistical Review of World Energybp’s Statistical Review of World Energy 2021 reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic impact on energy markets, with both primary energy and carbon emissions falling at their fastest rates since the Second World War. Nevertheless, renewable energy continued to grow, with solar power recording its largest ever increase
- Our World in Data: EnergyInteractive data visualizations
- World Bank Data: Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Global Electrification Database from "Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report" led jointly by the custodian agencies: the International Energy Agency ( IEA ), the International Renewable Energy Agency ( IRENA ), the United Nations Statistics Division ( UNSD ), the World Bank and the World Health Organization ( WHO ).
- International Energy Agency Data and StatisticsThe IEA collects, assesses and disseminates energy statistics on supply and demand, compiled into energy balances in addition to a number of other key energy-related indicators, including energy prices, public RD&D and measures of energy efficiency, with other measures in development.
- Resource Watch: Energy DashboardResource Watch features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.
- Energy Statistics Pocketbook 2023This publication is the sixth in a series of pocketbook compilations on energy statistics designed to highlight the availability of data on various aspects of energy production, transformation and use and its linkages to other key statistics. Energy is central to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change, and sound energy statistics are the basis for the reliable measurement of progress, thereby assisting the formulation of policy measures to achieve international and national sustainable development goals.
- Decent Work and Economic Growth (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2021The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. The Encyclopedia encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs.
This volume addresses SDG 8, namely "Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all" and contains the description of a range of terms, to allow a better understanding and foster knowledge. The predominant economic model is promoting a lopsided economic growth that is further increasing the gap between the have and the have-nots. This SDG is not just proposing the attainment of more just and empowering economic models, but it also puts at the forefront the well-being of workers by striving to provide employment and better working conditions that respect the dignity of workers.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 8 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- International Labour Organization: Decent WorkProductive employment and decent work are key elements to achieving a fair globalization and poverty reduction. The ILO has developed an agenda for the community of work looking at job creation, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue, with gender equality as a crosscutting objective.
- Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and developmentBuilding on a description and assessment of the contributions of different economic traditions (neoclassical, structural, institutional and evolutionary) to the analysis of policies in support of structural transformation and the generation of productive jobs, this book argues that industrial policy goes beyond targeting preferred economic activities, sectors and technologies. It also includes the challenge of accelerating learning and the creation of productive capabilities. This perspective encourages a broad and integrated approach to industrial policy. Only a coherent set of investment, trade, technology, education and training policies supported by macroeconomic, financial and labour market policies can adequately respond to the myriad challenges of learning and structural transformation faced by countries aiming at achieving development objectives.
- International Labour Organization Research GuidesGuides by theme (ILO key documents, ILO Library resources, international labor standards, statistics and useful links).
- Global Health Workforce NetworkThe Global Health Workforce Network was established in 2016, following a request by select Member States and building on a proposal by the Board of the Global Health Workforce Alliance. The May 2016 adoption of the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 and the recommendations of the High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth are the foundation for an ambitious, forward-looking health workforce agenda to progress towards universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) EmploymentThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to build better policies for better lives. Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges. From improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting.
Labor Data
- ILOSTATLabor data and statistics from International Labour Organization
- Child labour statistics (ILO)Numbers on the extent, characteristics and determinants of child labour are provided by the Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour (SIMPOC), which is the statistical arm of IPEC. SIMPOC assists countries in the collection, documentation, processing and analysis of child labour relevant data. This website makes available a wealth of statistical tools, data, reports, like specific questionnaires for child labour surveys; manuals and training kits on how to carry out child labour data collection in households, schools and at the workplace; guidance on how to properly process and analyse the collected information; micro datasets and survey reports from around the world; research on critical statistical issues; regular trend reports.
- NORMLEX (ILO)NORMLEX is a new information system which brings together information on International Labour Standards (such as ratification information, reporting requirements, comments of the ILO's supervisory bodies, etc.) as well as national labour and social security laws.
- NATLEX (ILO)NATLEX contains more than 100,000 entries covering 196 countries as well as 160 territories, provinces or other sub-divisions. NATLEX is maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department.
- Working Conditions Laws Database (ILO) The ILO Working Conditions Laws Database provides a picture of the regulatory environment of working time, minimum wages and maternity protection in more than 100 countries around the world. It contains comprehensive legal information, which allows you to conduct customized research on a specific country, to compare the legislation of several countries or regions on a particular subject or to perform searches by text. For selected issues, a historical comparison is possible. Please "browse by category" if you want to compare topics for several countries, "browse by country" to generate a country profile, click on "free search" to untertake a free search and consult the guide "How to use this database" for further information. The Database was last updated from early 2011 through mid-2012. The exact date of the most recent update is indicated for each country
- EPLex (ILO)The EPLex database contains legal information on the regulation of temporary contracts and employment termination at the initiative of the employer. It covers over fifty elements of employment protection, grouped under nine themes. The information is based on regulation at the national level.
Economic Data
- World Bank Debt StatisticsThe Debt Data Team manages and maintains the World Bank’s Debt Reporting System (DRS). We work with governments, development partners and creditors to collect, compile, and publish reliable and comprehensive debt data for all World Bank borrowers and enhance data coverage, quality, timeliness, and transparency. The Debt Data Team is housed in the Development Economics and Debt Statistics unit of the World Bank’s Development Data Group.
- Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (World Bank) IndicatorsThrough this portal you can find the most recent data on the G20 Financial Inclusion Indicators. The indicators assess the state of financial inclusion and digital financial services, nationally and globally. This data, which measures access and use of quality of financial services, can be used by countries to support their financial inclusion goals.
- Enterprise Surveys Data (World Bank)World Bank Enterprise Surveys offer an expansive array of economic data on 177,000 firms in 153 countries. The data is presented in a variety of ways useful to researchers, policy makers, journalists, and others. Note that data users should exercise caution when comparing raw data and point estimates between surveys that did and did not adhere to the Enterprise Surveys Global Methodology.
- OECD DataFind, compare and share the latest OECD data: charts, maps, tables and related publications
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2021The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 9, namely “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation” and contains the description of a range of terms, to allow a better understanding and foster knowledge about it. This book presents a set of papers on the state of the art of knowledge and practices about three important aspects of sustainable development, infrastructure, industrialization and innovation. It focuses on the support of cleaner technologies, enhanced scientific research, domestic technology development and universal internet access.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 9 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- Design for HealthDesign for Health is a global group of funders, implementers, and designers, spearheaded by the United States Agency for International Development’s Center for Innovation and Impact and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, committed to increasing the understanding, appropriate use, and value of design as an approach to help achieve global health goals.
- SDG Industry MatrixShowcases industry-specific examples and ideas for corporate action related to the SDGs. Presented in a series of publications, each matrix highlights bold pursuits and decisions made by diverse companies for each SDG.
- OECD Science, Technology and Innovation ScoreboardThe STI.Scoreboard platform provides science and innovation policy makers, analysts and the public at large with a resource to retrieve, visualise and compare statistical indicators of science, technology and innovation (STI) systems across OECD countries and several other economies.
- USAID Center of Innovation and Impact (CII)USAID's Center for Innovation and Impact (CII) applies business-minded approaches to the development, introduction and scale-up of health interventions to accelerate impact against the world's most important health challenges.
- UN Industrial Development OrganizationThe mission of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States.
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Goal 9. Infrastructure, Industrialization, InnovationITU is poised to play a key role helping to achieve SDG 9. including. Goal 9c to “significantly increase access to ICT and strive to provide universal and affordable access to Internet in the LDCs (least-developed countries) by 2020”.
Industry Data
- SDG Industry MatrixShowcases industry-specific examples and ideas for corporate action related to the SDGs. Presented in a series of publications, each matrix highlights bold pursuits and decisions made by diverse companies for each SDG.
- Monitoring SDG 9: INDSTAT (UNIDO Industrial Statistics Database)UNIDO Statistics maintains data for six indicators related to the 9th Sustainable Development Goal “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure”. Read about our work here and track the progress of individual countries.
- Competitive Industrial Performance Index (CIP)Benchmarks of national industrial performance by nation.
- Africa's Infrastructure: National Data (World Bank)The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) has data collection and analysis on the status of the main network infrastructures. The AICD database provides cross-country data on network infrastructure for nine major sectors: air transport, information and communication technologies, irrigation, ports, power, railways, roads, water and sanitation.
- Reduced Inequalities (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2021The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. The Encyclopedia encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 10, namely "Reduce inequality within and among countries", but also includes inequalities in income as well as those based on age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status within a country. The Goal also addresses inequalities among countries, including those related to representation, migration and development assistance. This volume contains the description of a range of terms, to allow a better understanding and foster knowledge about it.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 10 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2020 (UNHCR Report)A record number of people were forcibly displaced by the end of 2020, as ongoing conflicts drove people from their homes and new conflicts arose. Many also fled from climate-related emergencies such as floods and droughts, with no guarantee of a quick return. As displacement grew, so did the number of people of concern to UNHCR, with almost 92 million refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced, stateless, recent returnees and host communities
- UNHCR Global Report 2020The Global Report presents the work carried out by UNHCR in 2020 to protect and improve the lives of tens of millions of people—refugees, returnees, internally displaced people, stateless persons, and others of concern. It highlights the achievements and problems faced by UNHCR and its partners as it dealt with the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19 and still managed to respond to multiple crises and ever-growing displacement and humanitarian needs.
- WHO Health Inequities and Their CausesHealth inequities are systematic differences in the health status of different population groups. These inequities have significant social and economic costs both to individuals and societies. This fact file looks at what health inequities are, provides examples and shows their cost to society.
- UNHCR Age, Gender and Diversity Accountability Report 2020This report provides an analysis of data on the implementation of the Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) Policy and the progress made in 2020 against the areas of engagement and 10 minimum core actions set forth by the policy. It provides examples from operations across all regions on AGD inclusive programming, accountability to affected people (AAP) and gender equality (GE).
- Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)Representing more than 110 NHRIs, their members and staff across all regions, GANHRI is one of the largest human rights networks worldwide. With a Head Office in Geneva and a governance structure representing NHRIs around the world, GANHRI is truly global.
- UNICEF Research and ReportsUNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
- UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Annual Report 2020-2021UNDESA’s Annual Highlights report is a tool to communicate the contributions of the Department to the realization of internationally agreed development goals and shared social, economic, and environmental aspirations. It showcases the Department’s role in gauging trends, building capacities, and shaping solutions.
- International Trade CentreITC offers small businesses, policymakers and business support organizations in developing countries an array of trade-related practical training, advisory services, and a wealth of business intelligence data. We help micro, small and medium-sized businesses become more competitive and help to create better regulatory environments for trade.
- International Rescue CommitteeThe International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people affected by humanitarian crises—including the climate crisis—to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Founded at the call of Albert Einstein in 1933, the IRC is now at work in over 40 crisis-affected countries as well as communities throughout Europe and the Americas. We deliver lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn, and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, always seeking to address the inequalities facing women and girls.
- Internal Displacement Monitoring CentreThe Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) is the world's definitive source of data and analysis on internal displacement. Since our establishment in 1998 as part of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), we have offered a rigorous, independent and trusted service to the international community. Our work informs policy and operational decisions that improve the lives of the millions of people living in internal displacement, or at risk of becoming displaced in the future.
- International Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its 190 member countries. It does so by supporting economic policies that promote financial stability and monetary cooperation, which are essential to increase productivity, job creation, and economic well-being. The IMF is governed by and accountable to its member countries.
- globalEDGECreated by the International Business Center and the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)Established in 1951, IOM is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 174 member states, a further 8 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
Equality and Discrimination Data
- Anti-Discrimination Database (OHCHR)The database provides easy access to measures taken at the international, regional and national levels, including: international and regional instruments, case law from international, regional and national courts, legal measures adopted by States, as well as information on policy and institutional measures to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
- ASPIRE: Atlas of Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and EquityThe Atlas of Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and Equity (ASPIRE) is the World Bank's premier compilation of indicators to analyze the scope and performance of SP programs. Developed by the Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) Global Practice, ASPIRE provides indicators for 139 countries on social assistance, social insurance and labor market programs based on program-level administrative data and national household survey data.
- ITC Trade MapTrade Map provides - in the form of tables, graphs and maps - indicators on export performance, international demand, alternative markets and competitive markets, as well as a directory of importing and exporting companies.
- Investment Statistics and Trends (UNCTAD)UNCTAD addresses countries’ data needs through its analysis and dissemination of foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics, and by enhancing the capacity of government agencies to collect and report FDI and TNC data.
- UN Human Rights IndexThe international human rights architecture is composed of a range of different mechanisms with varying mandates, procedures and activities. Their observations and recommendations serve to inform political and legal action to improve human rights protection.
- UNHCR DataAt UNHCR we work with data and statistics, which are helping us to understand important information to save, protect and improve the lives of refugees, other forcibly displaced and stateless people. Based on good data, we can make informed decisions around our work and better plan for future operations. Data also allows us to demonstrate accountability to beneficiaries, governments, partners and donors in a tangible and comparable way.
- UNHCR Operational Data PortalThe Operational Data Portal (ODP) was created in 2011 to enable UNHCR’s institutional responsibility to provide an information and data sharing platform to facilitate coordination of refugee emergencies. This was achieved using independent ‘situation views’ covering major emergencies such as the Syria situation or the Central African Republic emergency, among others.
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) Data and ResearchThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducts and supports data production and research designed to guide and inform migration policy and practice.
- World Bank Poverty and Equity Platformhe Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) is an interactive computational tool that offers users quick access to the World Bank’s estimates of poverty, inequality, and shared prosperity. PIP provides a comprehensive view of global, regional, and country-level trends for more than 150 economies around the world. It also allows users to set their own poverty lines, and download the resulting estimates and graphs.
- Sustainable Cities and Communities (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2021The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. The Encyclopedia encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 11, namely “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” and contains the description of a range of terms, which allows a better understanding and fosters knowledge. This book presents a set of papers on the state of the art of knowledge and practices about the numerous challenges for cities, solutions and opportunities for the future.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 11 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- UN-Habitat for a Better Urban FutureThe UN-Habitat’s vision of “a better quality of life for all in an urbanizing world” is bold and ambitious. UN-Habitat works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities. UN-Habitat promotes urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination and poverty.
- International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development (OSU Login)International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development aims to provide a forum for cutting-edge research and rigorous debate for an in-depth and holistic understanding of the complex inter-related environmental, social, economic, political, spatial, institutional and physical challenges facing urban areas. Its premise is that multi-disciplinary approaches provide the space for the range of disciplines and perspectives related to the full breadth of issues that affect urban sustainable development.
Housing and Transportation Data
- UrbanLex Urban Law DatabaseUrbanLex is a free global database which aims to improve access to the legislation that regulates the urban environment. The database features seven critical areas of urban law that are essential to the sustainability and development of the legal framework in urban areas.
- Urban Indicators DatabaseThe Toolkit, which was conceptualized during the 10th session of the World Urban Forum held in Abu Dhabi, brings in one place Earth Observations related data, tools, use cases and learning opportunities, which can be leveraged to support SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda (NUA) monitoring.
- SDG Tracker - CitiesOur SDG Tracker presents data across all available indicators from the Our World in Data database, using official statistics from the UN and other international organizations. It is a free, open-access publication that tracks global progress towards the SDGs and allows people around the world to hold their governments accountable to achieving the agreed goals.
- Data on housing, slums and informal settlementsFrom the UN-Habitat site
- Global Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) DataThe BRTData gathers information on bus priority systems in cities around the world. The platform is source of research for academics, journalists, students and municipal technicians, as well as provides technical background for decision making regarding public transport.
- Knoema World Data Atlas - TransportationExplore critical economic, social, and demographic indicators for all countries and regions selected from 200+ public datasets by our team of experts.
- International Transport Forum (ITF) Data & StatisticsTransport infrastructure, safety, measurement, short-term indicators, and economic and social data.
- Resource Watch Dashboard: CitiesResource Watch features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.
Disaster Risk and Impact Data
- EM-DAT International Disaster DatabaseEM-DAT contains essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 22,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to the present day. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies.
- PreventionWeb Disaster Data & StatisticsDisaster and risk profiles by region/country or hazard.
- UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR)The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk. The GAR is published biennially by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and is the product of the contributions of nations, public and private disaster risk-related science and research, amongst others.
- Disasters Data Pathfinder (NASA)Understanding the vulnerability and exposure of a community to a disaster aids in the mitigation, prevention, and management of the disaster, while also providing information to help with response and relief efforts. NASA provides several types of data that support disaster mitigation and response.
Earth Observations Data
- SDG 11 Data Pathfinder (NASA)NASA datasets for land surface and land use, air quality, etc.
- Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human SettlementsThe Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements is an online knowledge resource, which can serve as a first step for countries and cities interested in applying EO to support their SDG 11 monitoring and urban policy planning and implementation needs.
- Responsible Consumption and Production (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2020The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 12, namely "Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns" and contains the description of a range of terms, which allows a better understanding and fosters knowledge.
- Encyclopedia of Consumption and WasteISBN: 9781412988193Publication Date: 2012Archaeologists and anthropologists have long studied artifacts of refuse from the distant past as a portal into ancient civilizations, but examining what we throw away today tells a story in real time and becomes an important and useful tool for academic study. Trash is studied by behavioral scientists who use data compiled from the exploration of dumpsters to better understand our modern society and culture. Why does the average American household send 470 pounds of uneaten food to the garbage can on an annual basis? How do different societies around the world cope with their garbage in these troubled environmental times? How does our trash give insight into our attitudes about gender, class, religion, and art? The Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste explores the topic across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and ranges further to include business, consumerism, environmentalism, and marketing to comprise an outstanding reference for academic and public libraries.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 12 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- Global Footprint NetworkGlobal Footprint Network, an international nonprofit organization founded in 2003, envisions a future where all can thrive within the means of our one planet. We enable our vision through our mission: to help end ecological overshoot by making ecological limits central to decision-making.
- Global Partnership on Waste Management (GPWM)The GPWM is an open-ended partnership for international organizations, Governments, businesses, academia, local authorities and NGOs. It was launched in November 2010 to enhance international cooperation among stakeholders, identify and fill information gaps, share information and strengthen awareness, political will, and capacity to promote resource conservation and resource efficiency.
- SDG 12 HubThe SDG 12 Hub supports the transformation to sustainable consumption and production practices by offering direct access to transparent data, impactful solutions, guidance and official reporting all in one place, and facilitates the sharing of progress, knowledge and solutions for sustainable consumption and production.
- One Planet NetworkThe One Planet network is a global community of practitioners, policymakers and experts, including governments, businesses, civil society, academia and international organisations, that implements the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production and works towards achieving SDG 12: ensuring sustainable patterns of consumption and production.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (OSU Login)Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection offers full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
- Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)CIWM is at the forefront of independent, publicly available research within the resources and waste management sector. We produce reports, commission research and provide evidence for government consultations.
- EPA Land, Waste, and Cleanup TopicsLearn what the EPA does to regulate and reduce wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and to help clean up when wastes or harmful substances pollute the land we live on.
- Sustainable Consumption and Production (IGES)IGES cooperates with central and local governments, businesses, international organisations and other development partners to guide the transition to a resource efficient, circular and low carbon economy.
- International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Knowledge BaseThe ISWA Knowledge Base is a global repository of technical materials related to solid waste management. The ISWA Knowledge Base aims to provide up to date information on all aspects of waste management in order to promote and develop best practices worldwide.
- UNEP Resource EfficiencyAt UN Environment Programme, we are striving to decouple economic development from resource use and environmental degradation, while reaping the benefits of this transition to ensure inclusiveness and poverty eradication.
- Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (FAO)FAO is a leading actor in coordinating global initiatives, activities and projects on food losses and waste reduction, partnering with UN agencies, other international organizations, the private sector and civil society.
Consumption Data
- ECOLEX Environmental LawThis unique resource, which combines the environmental law information holdings of FAO, IUCN and UNEP, seeks to put this information at the disposal of users world-wide, in an easily accessible service, employing modern technology. The ECOLEX database includes information on treaties, international soft-law and other non-binding policy and technical guidance documents, national legislation, judicial decisions, and law and policy literature. Users have direct access to the abstracts and indexing information about each document, as well as to the full text of most of the information provided.
- FAOSTATFAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.
- UNEP Data ResourcesScience and data are fundamental in providing answers to some of the most pressing sustainability issues of the twenty-first century. Strengthening the science-policy interface to inform society of the risks and opportunities of new developments is therefore at the heart of the work of UNEP across the organization. These real-time data tools and platforms feature data sets, reports, publications, fact sheets, interactives and more.
- World Bank Global Consumption DatabaseThe Global Consumption Database is a one-stop source of data on household consumption patterns in developing countries. It is designed to serve a wide range of users—from researchers seeking data for analytical studies to businesses seeking a better understanding of the markets into which they are expanding or those they are already serving.
- Hot Spot Analysis Tool for Sustainable Consumption and ProductionThis tool provides three modules to analyse hotspot areas of sustainable consumption and production. In addition, standard reports provide more comprehensive information tailored to your needs. The Hotspot Analyis Tool for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP-HAT) was commissioned by the Life Cycle Initiative together with the One Planet Network and the International Resource Panel.
- Climate Action (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2020The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 13, "Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts", and contains the description of a range of terms, which allows a better understanding and fosters knowledge. Climate change is a threat to development with unprecedented impacts. Urgent action to combat climate change and development of integrated strategies on climate change mitigation and adaptation and sustainable development are critical for a sustainable future.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 13 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.
The main activity of the IPCC is the preparation of reports assessing the state of knowledge of climate change. These include assessment reports, special reports and methodology reports. - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) is the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change. UNFCCC stands for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Convention has near universal membership (197 Parties) and is the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The main aim of the Paris Agreement is to keep the global average temperature rise this century as close as possible to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The UNFCCC is also the parent treaty of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The ultimate objective of all three agreements under the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, in a time frame which allows ecosystems to adapt naturally and enables sustainable development.
- Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate ChangeThe Lancet Countdown works to ensure that health is at the centre of how governments understand and respond to climate change. Our work ranges from ensuring policymakers have access to high-quality evidence-based guidance, through to providing the health profession with the tools they need to improve public health.
- NIH Climate Change and Human Health Literature PortalAn integrated, curated bibliographic database of global peer-reviewed research and gray literature on the science of climate impacts on human health.
- World Bank Climate Change Knowledge PortalThe Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP) provides global data on historical and future climate, vulnerabilities, and impacts. Explore them via Country and Watershed views. Access synthesized Country Profiles to gain deeper insights into climate risks and adaptation actions.
- Global Framework for Climate ServicesGFCS provides a worldwide mechanism for coordinated actions to enhance the quality, quantity and application of climate services.
- World Climate Research ProgrammeThe World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) leads the way in addressing frontier scientific questions related to the coupled climate system — questions that are too large and too complex to be tackled by a single nation, agency or scientific discipline. Through international science coordination and partnerships, WCRP contributes to advancing our understanding of the multi-scale dynamic interactions between natural and social systems that affect climate.
- The Paris AgreementThe Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Goal 13. Climate ChangeICTs, including satellite monitoring, play a crucial role in earth monitoring, sharing climate and weather information, forecasting, and early warning systems. ICTs therefore enable both the global monitoring of climate change as well as strengthen resilience by helping mitigate the effects of climate change through forecasting and early warning systems.
- UN Climate ActionGeneral news, reports and other resources on climate change and climate action from the United Nations.
- United Nations Population Fund: Climate ChangeUNFPA is working with governments and other partners to support adaptation responses to climate change, and to put women and girls at the centre of these efforts. As the world responds and adapts to the unfolding crisis, these actions must uphold the human rights of all.
- University of Michigan’s Center for Sustainable Systems Climate Change FactsheetsThe University of Michigan’s Center for Sustainable Systems has developed since 2001 a growing set of factsheets that cover topics including energy, water, food, waste, buildings, materials, and transportation systems. The Climate Change category includes the Factsheets on Climate Change: Policy and Mitigation, Climate Change: Science and Impacts, and Greenhouse Gasses.
Climate Data
- World Bank Climate Change Knowledge PortalThe Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP) provides global data on historical and future climate, vulnerabilities, and impacts. Explore them via Country and Watershed views. Access synthesized Country Profiles to gain deeper insights into climate risks and adaptation actions.
- IPCC Data Distribution CentreThe Data Distribution Centre (DDC) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a transparent, traceable, stable and assessable archive for the climate, socio-economic and environmental data and scenarios used in the reports and key figures produced by the IPCC.
- IPCC Interactive AtlasA novel tool for flexible spatial and temporal analyses of much of the observed and projected climate change information underpinning the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, including regional synthesis for Climatic Impact-Drivers (CIDs).
- IPCC Emission Factor DatabaseIPCC Emission Factor Database (EFDB) is a library of emission factors (EFs) and parameters that can be used for estimation of national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions/removals. The database contains default data from IPCC Guidelines and data from other sources (e.g., peer-reviewed papers) with background information.
- Data Explorer - Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate ChangeWelcome to the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change data explorer. This new platform allows users to engage with our findings and explore the 2021 report data at country specific, regional and income group level. The data visualisations are free to use and share, and we encourage you to include them in your work.
- WHO Health and Climate Change Country ProfilesThe Health and Climate Change Country Profiles, developed in collaboration with national governments, are part of WHO’s monitoring of health sector response to climate change. The profiles summarize evidence of the climate hazards and health risks facing countries. They track national progress in addressing the health threats from climate change and highlight opportunities for gaining health benefits from climate mitigation action. The profiles provide an overview of key areas for taking action and provide links to available resources.
- EPA Science Models and Research Tools (SMaRT) SearchEPA Science Models and Research Tools (SMaRT) Search is a searchable inventory of freely available models, tools, and databases from EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). Search to find EPA's Research Tools, Models and Software Applications.
- NOAA Climate DataClimate Data Online (CDO) provides free access to NCDC's archive of global historical weather and climate data in addition to station history information. These data include quality controlled daily, monthly, seasonal, and yearly measurements of temperature, precipitation, wind, and degree days as well as radar data and 30-year Climate Normals.
- Climate.gov Maps and DataAmericans’ health, security, and economic well-being are closely linked to climate and weather. People are looking for information to help them understand climate and make decisions on how to manage climate-related risks and opportunities. To meet this need, NOAA Climate.gov provides timely and authoritative scientific data and information about climate science, adaptation, and mitigation.
- World Environment Situation RoomData, Information and Knowledge on the Environment from the United Nations Environment Programme
- World Environement Situation Room - Geospatial InformationInteractive maps related to drivers, pressures, and impacts of climate change.
- Resource Watch Dashboard: ClimateResource Watch features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.
- Life Below Water (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)ISBN: 9783319985350Publication Date: 2022The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. I encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume is dedicated to SDG 14 "Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development". Marine and coastal bio-resources, play an essential role in human well-being and social and economic development. This volume addresses this sustainability challenge providing the description of a range of terms, which allows a better understanding and fosters knowledge about it.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 14 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- Understanding the State of the Ocean: A Global Manual on Measuring SDG 14.1.1, SDG 14.2.1 and SDG 14.5.1This report aims to provide guidance on how to bring together traditional monitoring techniques with new technologies and data science in order to better monitoring our oceans in the context of the SDGs.
- World Bank PROFISHThe Global Program on Fisheries, known as "PROFISH," was established with key donors and stakeholders to engage the World Bank in improving environmental sustainability, human wellbeing, and economic performance in the world’s fisheries and aquaculture, with a focus on the welfare of the poor in fisheries and fish farming communities in the developing world.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection (OSU Login)Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection offers full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
- Protected Planet ReportProtected Planet Reports are biennial landmark publications that assess the state of protected and conserved areas around the world. The 2020 edition provides the final report on the status of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11, and looks to the future as the world prepares to adopt a new post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
- Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (OSU Login)Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (1935 & earlier to present), is the world’s largest index to literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Coverage includes more than 1.6 million bibliographic records many of which include abstracts. Major topic areas include studies of individual species, habitat types, hunting, economics, wildlife behavior, management techniques, diseases, ecotourism, zoology, taxonomy and much more. Approximately 18,000 records are added per year.
- Fish, Fisheries & Aquatic Biodiversity Worldwide (OSU Login)Fish, Fisheries & Aquatic Biodiversity Worldwide combines databases on all facets of ichthyology, fisheries, aquaculture and aquatic biology. With excellent world coverage, this database includes research on aquaculture species ranging from culture and propagation to genetics, behavior, ecology and habitat. With over 1,150,000 citations and abstracts dating back to the 1970s, this resource is essential for those dealing with all aspects of fish and aquatic biology.
- Oklahoma Water Resources CenterAlthough headquartered at OSU, the Oklahoma Water Resources Center serves the entire state of Oklahoma. The Center strives to help Oklahoma achieve high levels of water quality and sustainable use of our region’s water through integrated programs of research, education, training, and technology assistance.
- NOAA FisheriesNOAA Fisheries is responsible for the stewardship of the nation's ocean resources and their habitat. We provide vital services for the nation, all backed by sound science and an ecosystem-based approach to management.
- Ocean+ HabitatsOcean+ Habitats is a living platform providing the world's decision-makers and communities of practice with the best possible global information, knowledge and tools required to manage and conserve ocean ecosystems.
- Biodiversity Indicators Partnership DashboardThe Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) is a global initiative to promote and coordinate the development and delivery of biodiversity indicators for use by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other biodiversity-related conventions, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and national and regional agencies.
Marine Life and Ocean Data
- My Ocean ToolUsing information from satellite and in-situ observations as well as numerical models, the Copernicus Marine Service provides state-of-the-art analyses and forecasts daily, which offer the capability to observe, understand and anticipate the state of the marine environment.
- Ocean Data Viewer (UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre)The Ocean Data Viewer offers users the opportunity to view and download a range of spatial datasets that are useful for informing decisions regarding the conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity. These data come from internationally respected scientific institutions and other organisations that have agreed to make their data available to the global community, with the hope that these data will support and encourage informed decision-making that sustains global biodiversity and ecosystem services. The Ocean Data Viewer is primarily a mechanism to view and download data, and is not intended to be used for analysis or to query data.
- Ocean WatchThe ocean and humanity are connected. To ensure the health and economic vitality of ocean ecosystems, ocean management needs an upgrade. Ocean Watch provides the data and information policymakers need to make better-informed decisions about sustainable ocean management.
- FishStatJ - Software for Fishery and Aquaculture Statistical Time SeriesFishStatJ is a Windows and Mac application that anyone can use to access FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture statistics. They include datasets on production, trade and consumption. Data can be extracted and aggregated according to different level of details and international standard classifications.
- FishBaseFishBase is a global biodiversity information system on finfishes. Its initial goal to provide key facts on population dynamics for 200 major commercial species has now grown to having a wide range of information on all species currently known in the world: taxonomy, biology, trophic ecology, life history, and uses, as well as historical data reaching back to 250 years.
- ReefBaseReefBase gathers available knowledge about coral reefs into one information repository. It is intended to facilitate analyses and monitoring of coral reef health and the quality of life of reef-dependent people, and to support informed decisions about coral reef use and management.
- Coral Triangle AtlasThe CT Atlas is the first attempt to collate and integrate spatial data at a regional scale for the coastal and marine regions, resources, and people of the Coral Triangle. The CT Atlas builds upon previous efforts to compile data at national and sub-national levels, recognizing the pivotal role of GIS for decision-making and resource management.
- SDG 14.3.1 Data PortalThis SDG 14.3.1 Data Portal is a tool for the submission, collection, validation, storage and sharing of ocean acidification data and metadata submitted towards the Sustainable Development Goal 14.3.1 Indicator: Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations.
- GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityGBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.
- Life on Land (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2020The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 15, namely "Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss" and contains the description of a range of terms, which allow a better understanding and foster knowledge.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 15 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- Protected Planet ReportProtected Planet Reports are biennial landmark publications that assess the state of protected and conserved areas around the world. The 2020 edition provides the final report on the status of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11, and looks to the future as the world prepares to adopt a new post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
- Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (OSU Login)Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (1935 & earlier to present), is the world’s largest index to literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Coverage includes more than 1.6 million bibliographic records many of which include abstracts. Major topic areas include studies of individual species, habitat types, hunting, economics, wildlife behavior, management techniques, diseases, ecotourism, zoology, taxonomy and much more. Approximately 18,000 records are added per year.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection (OSU Login)Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection offers full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
- International Land Conservation NetworkThe mission of the International Land Conservation Network is to connect organizations and people around the world that are accelerating voluntary private and civic sector action that protects and stewards land and water resources. We believe that building capacity and empowering voluntary private and civic land conservation will strengthen the global land conservation movement and lead to more durable and effective resource protection.
- Global Biodiversity Loss (UNEP Policy Brief)The Sustainable Development Goals Policy Briefs highlight a hotspot of environmental concern. The evidence provided builds on the scientific data and information hosted on the online platform Environment Live, and is complemented by stories from around the world. Readers are invited to explore the numerous clickable links throughout the Brief.
- IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesEstablished in 1964, the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species.
- Key Biodiversity AreasKey Biodiversity Areas, which are among the most incredible and diverse places on Earth for nature, from deserts to the middle of the ocean, are sites of global importance to the planet’s overall health and the persistence of biodiversity. The Key Biodiversity Area Partnership - an ambitious partnership of 13 global conservation organizations - is helping prevent the rapid loss of biodiversity by supporting nationally led efforts to identify these places on the planet that are critical for the survival of unique plants and animals, and the ecological communities they comprise.
- Biodiversity Indicators Partnership DashboardThe Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) is a global initiative to promote and coordinate the development and delivery of biodiversity indicators for use by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other biodiversity-related conventions, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and national and regional agencies.
- Species+Species+, developed by UNEP-WCMC and the CITES Secretariat, is a website designed to assist Parties with implementing CITES, CMS and other multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). Species+ provides a centralised portal for accessing key information on species of global concern. In particular, Species+ contains information on all species that are listed in the Appendices of CITES and CMS, as well as other CMS Family listings and species included in the Annexes to the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations.
- Convention on Biological DiversityThe Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force on 29 December 1993. It has 3 main objectives:
1. The conservation of biological diversity
2. The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity
3.The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources - EPA Ecosystems ResearchEPA’s ecosystems research is working to protect ecosystems and the air and water resources that provide numerous benefits for humans and other living things.
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Goal 15ICTs can play a significant role in the conservation and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and the prevention of the loss of biodiversity – notably through improved monitoring and reporting which leads to increased accountability. Satellite-based monitoring delivers timely and accurate data on a global basis, while local sensors can deliver on the spot updates in real-time. Big data can be used to analyse short- and long-term trends in terms of biodiversity, pollution, weather patterns and ecosystem evolution, and to plan mitigation activities.
- The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD)UN-REDD is the flagship UN knowledge and advisory partnership on forests and climate to reduce forest emissions and enhance forest carbon stocks. It is the largest international provider of REDD+ assistance, supporting its 65 partner countries to protect their forests and achieve their climate and sustainable development goals.
- UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)The UNCCD is the global voice for land. We promote practices that avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation and are the driving force behind Sustainable Development Goal 15 and Land Degradation Neutrality.
- BirdLife InternationalBirdLife is a global family of over 115 national Partners covering all continents, landscapes and seascapes.
In order to save the planet, nature and species, we use our seminal bird science, collecting and analyzing data from around the world, to implement the most effective and innovative conservation measures possible. We are the official scientific source of information on birds for the IUCN Red List. - IUCN Red List of EcosystemsThe Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) is an innovative tool for assessing and monitoring the status of ecosystems.It seeks to assess the healthy condition and threat levels faced by each ecosystem, as well as to identify the most effective management pathways to reduce risks and loss of biodiversity.
- FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020This digital report contains the main findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020). FRA 2020 examines the status of, and trends in, more than 60 forest-related variables in 236 countries and territories in the period 1990–2020.
Biodiversity, Conservation and Forestry Data
- UN Biodiversity LabThe UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL) provides access to global spatial data to generate insight and impact for conservation and sustainable development. Our mission is three-fold: (1) to democratize access to spatial data and analytic tools as a global public good; (2) to support decision-makers to leverage spatial data for insight, priority-setting, and implementation; and (3) to empower stakeholders to use spatial data for monitoring and reporting.
- Resource Watch Dashboard: ForestsResource Watch features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.
- ICUN Red List Spatial Data DownloadThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ contains global assessments for more than 142,500 species. More than 80% of these (>115,000 species) have spatial data.The spatial data provided below are mostly for comprehensively assessed taxonomic groups and selected freshwater groups.
- GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityGBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.
- FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment DataFAO has been monitoring the world’s forests at 5 to 10 year intervals since 1946. The Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA) are now produced every five years in an attempt to provide a consistent approach to describing the world’s forests and how they are changing. The Assessment is based on two primary sources of data: Country Reports prepared by National Correspondents and remote sensing that is conducted by FAO together with national focal points and regional partners. The scope of the FRA has changed regularly since the first assessment published in 1948. These assessments make an interesting history of global forest interests, both in terms of their substantive content, but also in their changing scope.
- FAO Forestry Production and Trade DataThe database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard.
- FAO Forestry Trade Flows DataThe database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available.
- Global Forest Watch Open Data PortalGlobal Forest Watch (GFW) is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests. By harnessing cutting-edge technology, GFW allows anyone to access near real-time information about where and how forests are changing around the world.
- The Nature Conservancy Geospatial Conservation AtlasThe Nature Conservancy’s central portal for geospatial content. This includes web maps, apps, a map gallery, local initiative portals, conservation data, and other resources. This collection of enterprise geospatial information supports TNC’s four global priority areas categorized through conservation practices
- Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2021The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. The Encyclopedia encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 16, namely "Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels" and contains the description of a range of terms, which allows a better understanding and fosters knowledge.
- Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and ConflictISBN: 9780128203125Publication Date: 2022Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict provides timely and useful information about antagonism and reconciliation in all contexts of public and personal life, from the interpersonal to the global. Building on the highly-regarded 1st and 2nd editions (1999, 2008), and publishing at a time of increasing conflict and violent behavior the world over, this book is an essential reference for students and scholars working in the social scientific study of peace and conflict, criminology, public policy and international relations, as well as for those seeking to explore alternatives to violence and share visions and strategies for social justice and change.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 16 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
- SDG16 Data Initiative Global Report 2021The SDG16 Data Initiative Global Report series aims to evaluate global progress towards realizing the 2030 Agenda’s promise of peaceful, just and inclusive societies. The Global Report provides governments, UN officials, and civil society stakeholders with a resource to help understand progress on SDG16 targets and an evidence base for them to identify gaps and shortcomings in both implementing and monitoring SDG16.
- UNHCR Figures at a GlanceUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
- UNHCR Global ReportThe Global Report presents the work carried out by UNHCR in 2020 to protect and improve the lives of tens of millions of people—refugees, returnees, internally displaced people, stateless persons, and others of concern.
- Universal Declaration of Human RightsThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages.
- World Politics Review (OSU Login)World Politics Review publishes in-depth news and expert analysis on global affairs to help our readers identify and make sense of the events and trends shaping our world. Guided by a commitment to integrity, quality and intellectual honesty, we serve as a forum for creative ideas about how to tackle the world’s most important challenges.
- Children and Armed ConflictThe mandate of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict was created by the UN General Assembly in December 1996 to strengthen the protection of children affected by armed conflict, raise awareness, promote the collection of information about the plight of children affected by war and foster international cooperation to improve their protection.
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Goal 16 Peace and JusticeICTs can play an important role in crisis management, humanitarian aid and peacebuilding, and have proved to be a powerful aid in areas such as electoral monitoring. The growing use of open data by governments increases transparency, empowers citizens, and helps to drive economic growth. ICTs are also essential in terms of record-keeping and tracking government data and local demographics.
- UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights) is the leading UN entity on human rights. We represent the world's commitment to the promotion and protection of the full range of human rights and freedoms set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- UN Security Council - Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC)The Committee, comprising all 15 Security Council members, was tasked with monitoring implementation of resolution 1373 (2001), which requested countries to implement a number of measures intended to enhance their legal and institutional ability to counter terrorist activities at home, in their regions and around the world.
- UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding AffairsThe Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) plays a central role in United Nations efforts to prevent deadly conflict and build sustainable peace around the world. DPPA monitors and assesses global political developments with an eye to detecting potential crises and devising effective responses. The Department provides support to the Secretary-General and his envoys in their peace initiatives, as well as to UN political missions around the world.
- UNESCO Preventing Violent ExtremismIt is not enough to counter violent extremism --- we need to prevent it, and this calls for forms of ‘soft power’, to prevent a threat driven by distorted interpretations of culture, hatred, and ignorance. No one is born a violent extremist – they are made and fueled. Disarming the process of radicalization must begin with human rights and the rule of law, with dialogue across all boundary lines, by empowering all young women and men, and by starting as early as possible, on the benches of schools.
- UNICEF #endviolenceChildren should feel safe at home, in school and online. But it is in these places that most violence against children happens – often at the hands of the people they interact with every day. For many children all over the world, the violence they face prevents them from fully benefiting from their education and realizing their potential. This violence can take many different forms – bullying, corporal punishment, attacks on schools, sexual harassment, cyberbullying, and they all have a devastating effect on children, their families and communities.
- UN Office on Drugs and CrimeThe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) helps make the world safer from drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism. We are committed to achieving health, security and justice for all by tackling these threats and promoting peace and sustainable well-being as deterrents to them.
- UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Peace and Security ClusterUNOPS Peace and Security Cluster has developed expertise in implementing projects in complex environments where security and logistical challenges hamper peace and security, humanitarian and development activities.
- UN PeacekeepingUN Peacekeeping helps countries navigate the difficult path from conflict to peace. We have unique strengths, including legitimacy, burden sharing, and an ability to deploy troops and police from around the world, integrating them with civilian peacekeepers to address a range of mandates set by the UN Security Council and General Assembly.
- Open Government PartnershipIn 2011, government leaders and civil society advocates came together to create a unique partnership—one that combines these powerful forces to promote transparent, participatory, inclusive and accountable governance. The Open Government Partnership (OGP) includes 77 countries and 106 local governments – representing more than two billion people – and thousands of civil society organizations.
Data on Peace and Justice
- SDG16 Data InitiativeThe SDG16 Data Initiative is a collective project by a consortium of organisations seeking to support the open tracking of the global commitments made by more than 194 countries on peace, justice, and strong institutions.
- UNHCR DataAt UNHCR we work with data and statistics, which are helping us to understand important information to save, protect and improve the lives of refugees, other forcibly displaced and stateless people. Based on good data, we can make informed decisions around our work and better plan for future operations. Data also allows us to demonstrate accountability to beneficiaries, governments, partners and donors in a tangible and comparable way.
- UNESCO Data CenterUNESCO provides the global community with reliable data, statistics and research in the fields of education, science, culture, communication and information. This page is regularly updated with resources from UNESCO reports and monitoring tools.
- World Bank Worldwide Governance IndicatorsThe Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project reports aggregate and individual governance indicators for over 200 countries and territories over the period 1996–2020, for six dimensions of governance: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.
- Institute for Economics and Peace - ReportsThe Institute for Economics and Peace aims to create a paradigm shift in the way the world thinks about peace. We do this by developing global and national indices, calculating the economic cost of violence, analysing country level risk and fragility, and understanding Positive Peace.
- Global Peace Operation Review - Data pageHere you’ll find links to visualizations of headline data and trends in global peace operations and the international system. Topics covered include peace operation missions, contributions of uniformed personnel, gender statistics, and other aggregated data.
- Data for Peacebuilding and PreventionThis interactive digital tool maps the existing global organizations working at the intersection of data and peacebuilding.
- Partnerships for the Goals (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)Publication Date: 2021The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. The Encyclopedia encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 17, namely "Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development" and contains the description of a range of terms, which allows a better understanding and fosters knowledge. The approval of the SDGs by the 194 countries of the UN General Assembly implies that issues such as combating climate change; distributing resources fairly; providing security and protection; generating employment; and ensuring quality health care and education need the concerted efforts of everyone. SDG 17 seeks to dismantle structures and procedures built on inequality of access and develop strategies that ensure collaboration and sharing of resources and opportunities.
- Taylor & Francis SDG 17 CollectionTaylor & Francis’ Sustainable Development Goals Online collection is a carefully curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Online collection includes more than 12,000 of the most important and relevant book chapters and journal articles, published under the Routledge and CRC Press imprints, in an online library covering all 17 SDGs. The collection also features new multi-format teaching and learning resources, including core essays, presentations, videos, case studies, teaching guides, and lesson plans.
Searching for SDG Research Using Scopus and Dimensions
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- Select the SDG of your choosing.
- Perform a search and add terms or refine results as needed.
- Click on "Research Categories" on left menu
- Select "Sustainable Development Goals"
- Select the SDG of your choice or click "Browse" if it is not listed
- Perform as search, adding terms or refining as needed
General Resources
- Case Studies – Achieving SDGs (UNDP)Sustainable development case studies from the UNDP SDG Fund on best practices.
- COVID-19 and the SDGsHow the ‘roadmap for humanity’ could be changed by a pandemic
- Dive into intangible cultural heritage! - UNESCOUsing web-semantics and graphic visualization, ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ proposes a broader conceptual and visual navigation through close to 500 elements inscribed on UNESCO’s Lists of the 2003 Convention. It explores the various elements across domains, themes, geography and ecosystems and makes it possible to visualize deep inter-connections among them.
- ITU | ICTs for a Sustainable World #ICT4SDGThe International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs.
- Measuring Distance to the SDGs TargetsPilot Study on Measuring OECD Countries’ Starting Positions on the SDGs
- Measuring Progress: Environment and the SDGsThe "Measuring Progress: Environment and the SDGs" publication informs on the 92 environment-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators, analyzes the progress made in achieving the SDGs targets and identifies data gaps.
- QS World MeritQS World Merit uses the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for raising awareness, energy and capacity of young people to take local actions that tackle the most pressing global issues of the 21st Century.
- Resource Watch Data ExplorerResource Watch features hundreds of data sets all in one place on the state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.
- SciVal SDG Keyphrases, Topics, and Research Metrics (OSU Login)In 2020, Elsevier’s data science teams built improved search queries for 16 of the 17 SDGs and augmented them with a machine learning (ML) model to improve the completeness of the mapped documents to each SDG. These mappings have been loaded into SciVal and can help researchers and institutions track and demonstrate progress towards the targets of the SDGs.
- SDG Country ProfilesData visualization tool providing a snapshot of the SDG Agenda in specific countries.
- SDG Mapping Tool (ITU)International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s contributions to the SDGs; mapping ITU strategic and operational plans along the SDGs. ITU is a unit of the UN.
- SDGs in Action AppThe SDGs in Action app has been developed to highlight the Sustainable Development Goals - the world’s to-do list to end poverty, reduce inequalities and tackle climate change. It is brought to you by the GSMA, which represents the interests of nearly 800 mobile operators worldwide, and Project Everyone, a non-profit global campaign to spread the messaging of the SDGs.
- SDG TrackerOur SDG Tracker presents data across all available indicators from the Our World in Data database, using official statistics from the UN and other international organizations. It is a free, open-access publication that tracks global progress towards the SDGs and allows people around the world to hold their governments accountable to achieving the agreed goals.
- Sustainable Development Report"The Sustainable Development Report (formerly the SDG Index & Dashboards) is the first worldwide study to assess where each country stands with regard to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals."
- Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics (TReNDS)An initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics (TReNDS), mobilizes technical and policy-oriented solutions to advance the data revolution for sustainable development.
- UN-iLibraryThe United Nations iLibrary is the comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations.
- UN Environment Programme SDG Document RepositorySince its inception in 1972, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been the global authority that sets the environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
- UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and SDG InidcatorsFAO’s Statistical Capacity Assessment survey for SDG Indicators provides insights about member countries' national statistical systems in regard to their capacity to monitor and report the 21 SDG indicators under FAO custodianship. Details on the assessment conducted by FAO in 2018/19 and the resulting country profiles can be found here.
- UN Global CompactResources to guide companies and other stakeholders to action-oriented platforms and tools to support SDGs
- UN SDG Indicators DatabaseSDG Global Database gives you access to data on more than 210 SDG indicators for countries across the globe by indicator, country, region or time period
- UN Sustainable Development Solutions NetworkWe promote integrated approaches to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, through education, research, policy analysis, and global cooperation.
- World Bank Open Knowledge Repository SDG Resources"The World Bank is the largest single source of development knowledge. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products."
- World Health Organization and the SDGs"Health has a central place in SDG 3 “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”, underpinned by 13 targets that cover a wide spectrum of WHO’s work. Almost all of the other 16 goals are related to health or their achievement will contribute to health indirectly."
- UN State of World Population reportsThe State of World Population is an annual report published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Each edition covers and analyses developments and trends in world population and demographics, as well as shedding a light on specific regions, countries and population groups and the unique challenges they face.
Teaching the SDGs
- Introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Introductory textbook to "provide students a foundational understanding of the key concepts of sustainable development and sustainability." This is an openly licensed work that can be freely shared and remixed (see license)
- QS Freshers ChallengeThe Freshers Challenge connects and mobilizes students and universities to contextualise their passion for and create awareness for sustainability at their new campus.
- SDG AcademyWe create and curate free, open educational resources on sustainable development and offer them as a global public good.
- SDG Toolkit for Canadian Colleges and InstitutesA practical guide to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in post-secondary institutions. This is an openly licensed work that can be freely shared and remixed (see license)
- UNITAR Free and Open Courses for the PublicUnited Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) offers courses that run throughout the year or several times a year that are free-of-charge and open to the public.
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research - Free and Open CoursesUNITAR offers courses that run throughout the year or several times a year that are free-of-charge and open to the public. For more information about courses offered, please see below.