Aqueduct 4.0 Public Documentation

This dataset is licensed in accordance with the terms of a creative commons license (CC BY 4.0).

Suggested Citation: Kuzma, S., M.F.P. Bierkens, S. Lakshman, T. Luo, L. Saccoccia, E. H. Sutanudjaja, and R. Van Beek. 2023. “Aqueduct 4.0: Updated decision-relevant global water risk indicators.” Technical Note. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: doi.org/10.46830/writn.23.00061.

Purpose

This repository holds important metadata and FAQ for data featured on the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas and Aqueduct Country Rankings tools.

Resources:

log_of_changes

Folder containing summary of changes among Aqueduct versions.

production_scripts

This folder contains the scripts used to transform PCR-GLOBWB outputs into Aqueduct 4.0 indicators.

data_dictionary_water-risk-atlas.md

Data dictionary for the water risk atlas downloads. This includes baseline annual, baseline monthly, and future annual data.

data_dictionary_country-rankings.md

Data dictionary for the administrative rankings downloads. This includes country rankings (baseline and future), and provincal (baseline and future).

data_FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about the data on the Water Risk Atlas and Country Rankings tools.