Tools and databases to support agriculture and climate change analysis
Resources
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AQUASTATWebsite
AQUASTAT is FAO's global water information system. It is the most quoted source on global water statistics.
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Drainage of organic soils and greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019Website
Newly released estimates of the amount of area of organic soils drained for agriculture and the resulting anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
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FAOSTATWebsite
FAOSTAT 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.
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AquaMapsWebsite
AquaMaps is the FAO global online spatial database on water and agriculture. It provides access to regional and global spatial datasets on water resources and water management through a simple interface.
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AquaCropPDF
AquaCrop is a crop growth model developed by FAO’s Land and Water Division to address food security and assess the effect of the environment and management on crop production. AquaCrop simulates the yield response of herbaceous crops to water and is particularly well suited to conditions in which...
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LocClim (LOCal Climate) website and server: Local monthly climate estimatorWebsite
LocClim was developed to provide an estimate of climatic conditions at locations for which no observations are available. It also provides estimates of growing season characteristics based on a comparison of rainfall and potential evapotranspiration.
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Regional agricultural forecasting tool (CRAFT)Website
This platform provides a flexible, open-source crop forecasting platform that can be tailored to user needs.
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Climate Change Indicators DashboardWebsite
A statistical tool linking climate considerations and global economic indicators.
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SERVIR GlobalWebsite
A joint development initiative of NASA and USAID, SERVIR works in partnership with leading regional organizations worldwide to help developing countries use the information provided by Earth-observing satellites and geospatial technologies for managing climate risks and land use. SERVIR empowers...
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CCI Toolbox (Cate)Website
Cate is the Climate Analysis Toolbox of the ESA Climate Change Initiative. It is a cloud-enabled computing environment geared for scientists who need to analyze, process, and visualize ESA’s climate data and other spatiotemporal data.
Databases
Tools
Websites/platforms/portals
Additional Info
| Kind of Activities | Gathering data and info |
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| Geographic Focus | Global |
| Collection Updated | March 2023 |