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Major hydrological basins of the world
This dataset was obtained by delineating drainage basin boundaries from hydrologically corrected elevation data (HydroSHEDS and Hydro1K). Input data resolution is 15 arc-seconds between 60 N and 60... -
Hydrological basins of the world
This dataset represents the world's major hydrological basins and respective sub-basins according to its hydrological characteristics. Source: WWF HydroSHEDS and Hydro1K More information on... -
Percentage of irrigated area serviced by groundwater (Global)
This map, compiled to support the analysis of SOLAW report concerning trends and current use of water use in agriculture, shows the percentage of irrigated area supplied by groundwater. Irrigation... -
Irrigation areas v.5 (Global - 5 arc/min)
Global Map of Irrigation Areas - Version 5 Grid with percentage of area equipped for irrigation with a spatial resolution of 5 arc minutes or 0.083333 decimal degrees. This dataset is developed in... -
Agricultural systems at risk: human pressure on land and water (Global - 5arc-min)
This map shows to which extent rainfed and irrigated agricultural systems as identified on SOLAW Map 1.3: "Major agricultural systems" suffer from land and / or water scarcity. Land... -
Inland water bodies in Africa
Shapefile of inland water bodies in Africa. This dataset originates from the Digital Chart of the World 1:1000000, 1998. The waterbodies for Africa have been characterized (as lake, lagoon,... -
Major agricultural systems (Global)
This map builds upon work done by Dixon (Dixon et al., 2001) in an attempt to propose a general classification of major farming systems. Based on a combination of global dataset, the map proposes a... -
Hydrological basins in Africa
This dataset divides the African continent in major hydrological basins and their sub-basins according to its hydrological characteristics. It was obtained by delineating drainage basin boundaries... -
Wet days frequency (Global - Mean Monthly - ~10km)
Grid with average wet days frequency (rain days per month) for the period 1961-1990. This dataset is constructed from observations, backed with synthetic data derived from precipitation. Source:... -
Reference evapotranspiration (Global - Mean Yearly - ~19km)
Grid with estimated yearly reference evapotranspiration with a spatial resolution of 10 arc minutes. The dataset contains average values for global land areas, excluding Antarctica, for the period... -
Reference evapotranspiration (Global - Mean Monthly - ~19km)
Grid with estimated reference evapotranspiration per month with a spatial resolution of 10 arc minutes. The dataset contains mean monthly values for global land areas, excluding Antarctica, for the... -
Distribution of physical water scarcity by major hydrological basin (Global)
This map provides a representation of levels of water scarcity by major hydrological basin, expressed in terms of the ratio between irrigation water that is consumed by plants through... -
Rivers of Africa
The rivers of Africa dataset is derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer. The source of the drainage direction layer was the... -
Rivers of South America
The rivers of South America are derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer.The drainage direction layer was created from... -
Rivers of North America
The rivers of North America dataset is derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer. The source of the drainage direction layer... -
Rivers of South and East Asia
The rivers of South and East Asia dataset is derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer. The source of the drainage direction... -
Rivers of Europe
The rivers of Europe dataset is derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer. The source of the drainage direction layer was the... -
Rivers of Central America
The rivers of Central America dataset is derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer. The source of the drainage direction layer... -
Rivers of Australia and New Zealand
The rivers of Australia and New Zealand dataset is derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer. The source of the drainage... -
Major rivers of the world
This dataset is derived from the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) HydroSHEDS drainage direction layer and a stream network layer. The source of the drainage direction layer was the 15-second Digital...