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Cyclonic Storm Landfalls in Bangladesh, West Bengal and Odisha 1877-2016
Recurrent cyclonic storms in the Bay of Bengal inflict massive losses on the coastal regions of Bangladesh and India. Information on occurrences and severities of cyclones is... -
Mangroves as Protection from Storm Surges in a Changing Climate
Adaptation to climate change includes addressing sea level rise and increased storm surges in many coastal areas. Mangroves can substantially reduce the vulnerability of the... -
WPS6277 - Wetlands at Risk from Sea-Level Rise
Scientific evidence indicates that global warming could lead to a sea-level rise (SLR) of 1 meter or more in the 21st century. In this research, we have assessed how that would... -
Rainfall data from 172 weather stations in Vietnam
The rainfall data are obtained from Vietnam's HydroMeteorological Data Center (http://www.hymetdata.gov.vn/), and cover daily observations from 172 weather stations. Most of... -
World Sea-Level Rise Dataset
Sea-level rise (SLR) due to climate change is a serious global threat: The scientific evidence is now overwhelming. Continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions and associated... -
Urban Flooding of Greater Dhaka in a Changing Climate - Building Local Resili...
This dataset provides five flood scenarios for Greater Dhaka Area, with estimates of location-specific depth and duration of inundation, for extreme rainfall event in 2050.... -
Roads in the Ivory Coast
This shapefile contains airports in Ivory Coast with detailed data on quality -
Markets and Competition OECD-WBG PMR indicators for selected non-OECD countri...
Product Market Regulation (PMR) indicators assess the extent to which public policies promote or inhibit market forces in several areas of product markets. Each of the areas... -
India - Water (Tube-well and River) Salinity in Indian Sundarban
Water is not potable if its salinity exceeds 1 part per thousand (ppt), and water cannot be used for dry season paddy irrigation if its salinity exceeds 2 ppt. Recent field... -
Enabling the Business of Agriculture
The World Bank's Enabling the Business of Agriculture project assesses laws and regulations in agriculture in 101 countries. The data set identifies actionable reforms to remove... -
Electricity Regulation Database
Infrastructure industries-including telecommunications, electricity, water, and gas-underwent massive structural changes in the 1990s. During that decade, hundreds of... -
The Costs of Meeting the 2030 SDG targets on Drinking Water, Sanitation, and ...
This dataset analyzes the global costs of meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal targets on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The spreadsheet allows... -
Climate Change Knowledge Portal: Historical Data
This database contains historical temperature and precipitation data aggregated from 2-degree gridded data to the country and basin levels. -
Cities in Europe and Central Asia : A Shifting Story of Urban Growth and Decl...
This research, designed by the World Bank, and supported by the Department for International Development (DFID), aims to highlight the unprecedented transformation of the urban... -
China - Energy Saving Management Action Plan for Liaoning Safe & Sustainable ...
Report that contains energy efficiency and Non-revenue-Water target data in Shenyang, Anshan, Fushun, Fuxin and Gaizhou water companies in Liaoning Province, China. -
Bolivia Agricultural Public Expenditure Review
This is one of the most comprehensive datasets on public spending in the agricultural sector in Bolivia. The data on agriculture and agriculture-related expenditures was derived... -
African Cities Diagnostic
This dataset contains 45 indicators for 31 African cities, related to urbanization, solid waste management, water resources availability, water supply services, sanitation...
