Aqueduct 3.0: Global Water Risk Indicators

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Aqueduct 3.0: Global Water Risk Indicators

Author: World Resources Institute (WRI)

Published: August 6, 2019

Water is essential to the progress of human societies. It is required for a healthy environment and a thriving economy. Food production, electricity generation, and manufacturing, among other things, all depend on it. In response to growing concerns about water availability, water quality, climate change, and increasing demand, WRI applied the composite index approach as a robust communication tool to translate hydrological data into intuitive indicators of water-related risks.

This dataset updates the Aqueduct™ water risk framework, in which 13 water risk indicators—including quantity, quality, and reputational risks— are combined into a composite overall water risk score.

Physical risk quantity:

Short	Full
bws	Baseline water stress
bwd	Baseline water depletion
iav	Interannual variability
sev	Seasonal variability
gtd	Groundwater table decline
rfr	Riverine flood risk
cfr	Coastal flood risk
drr	Drought risk

Physical risk quality:

Short	Full
ucw	Untreated connected wastewater
cep	Coastal eutrophication potential

Regulatory and reputational risk:

Short	Full
udw	Unimproved/no drinking water
usa	Unimproved/no sanitation
rri	Peak RepRisk country ESG risk index

Citation: Hofste, R., S. Kuzma, S. Walker, E.H. Sutanudjaja, et. al. 2019. “Aqueduct 3.0: Updated Decision- Relevant Global Water Risk Indicators.” Technical Note. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.wri.org/publication/aqueduct-30.

License Information: Creative Commons 4.0 License

Sample Code:
var aquaduct_baseline = ee.ImageCollection("projects/assets/aquaduct_baseline");
var aquaduct_future = ee.ImageCollection("projects/assets/aquaduct_future");

var baseline_water_depletion = aquaduct_baseline.select("bwd_score").first();
var Interannual_variability = aquaduct_baseline.select("iav_score").first();

Extra Info:

There are two folders contained in the zip file, one for baseline and one for future projections. Each column of a geopackage file can be transformed into an individual band. For column names definition, please check on this gitHub page: https://github.com/wri/aqueduct30_data_download/blob/master/metadata.md

Paper DOI: https://doi.org/10.46830/writn.18.00146
Project Page: https://www.wri.org/data/aqueduct-global-maps-30-data

For the technical note, please click here

Download Tool/Code snippets, if any:
https://wri-projects.s3.amazonaws.com/Aqueduct30/finalData/Y2019M07D12_Aqueduct30_V01.zip

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License Information: Creative Commons 4.0 License

Curated by:
Author: World Resources Institute (WRI)
Uploader: Ka Hei Chow

Keywords: water stress, water depletion, water risk, climate change, drought risk, flood risk, ground water

Last updated: Published on August 6, 2019.

Thank you very much!

[samapriya]

This was always on my radar and is mostly completed I just need to write this out but thank you for contributing @pinkychow1010 :)