Table 1.

Items included in the dashboard along with unit, timescale analyzed, and data source.

Variable nameUnitTimescaleSource
Drivers 
Social 
Population – 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019) and projections United Nations (2017)  
Urban population % of population  World Bank Databank (2019) and projections United Nations (2017)  
Net migration  1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Human Development Index 0–1 (0 worse) 1990–2017 United Nations (2019b)  
Gini coefficient 0–100 (100 worse) 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Gender gap in wages 0–1.5 (1 is equality) 2000–2016 United Nations (2019a)  
Employment in agriculture – 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Economic 
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010 USD 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019) and projections from IMF (2019)  
GDP per capita 2010 USD/person 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Agriculture value added % of GDP 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Industry value added % of GDP 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Services value added % of GDP 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Political 
Fragile states index (FSI) 0–120 (120 worse) 2006–2018 The Fund for Peace (2019)  
Technological 
Technology Development Number of water-related patents 2000–2016 OECD (2020)  
Environmental 
Average yearly temperature °C 1990–2017 Harris et al. (2014) and projections World Bank CCKP (2019)  
Interannual temperature variability (CV) – 1990–2017 Calculated: Harris et al. (2014)  
Total yearly precipitation mm 1990–2017 Harris et al. (2014) and projections World Bank CCKP (2019)  
Interannual precipitation variability (CV) – 1990–2017 Calculated: Harris et al. (2014)  
The Water Resource System 
Conventional Water Endowment 
Total renewable freshwater 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Renewable groundwater 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Renewable surface water 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Transboundary dependency ratio 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Water availability per capita m3/inhab 1990–2017 Calculated: FAO Aquastat (2019) and World Bank Databank (2019)  
Unconventional Water Endowment 
Desalinated water produced 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Direct use of treated wastewater 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Net virtual water imports 109 m3 1996–2005 Mekonnen & Hoekstra (2011)  
Usage 
Agriculture 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Industry 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Municipal 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Environmental 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Renewable groundwater 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Renewable surface water 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Infrastructure 
Cultivated land equipped for irrigation 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Treated wastewater 2018 Wendling et al. (2018)  
Total storage capacity 103 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Institutions 
Government institutions – At present FAO (2019)  
International freshwater treaties – As of 2007 Oregon State University (2007)  
System Performance 
Number of recorded droughts – 1990–2017 EM-DAT (2019)  
Number of recorded floods – 1990–2017 EM-DAT (2019)  
Water stress 1990–2017 SDG 6.4.2 calculated from FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Water productivity 2010 USD/m3 1990–2017 SDG 6.4.1 calculated from FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Water quality index – pollution 0–1 (1 worse) 2014 Sadoff et al. (2015)  
Continuity of Service 0–24 h 1995–2019 IB-NET (2020)  
Degree of IWRM implementation 0–100 (0 worse) 2018 SDG 6.5.1 from UN Environment (2018)  
Outcomes 
Social 
Access to improved water 2000–2017 WHO/UNICEF JMP (2019) (by service level) 
Access to improved sanitation 2000–2017 WHO/UNICEF JMP (2019) (by service level) 
Deaths from flood – 1990–2018 EM-DAT (2019)  
Economic 
Agriculture value added 2017 USD 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Total cost of flood damage 2017 USD 1990–2017 EM-DAT (2019)  
Total cost of drought damage 2017 USD 1990–2017 EM-DAT (2019)  
Environmental 
Biodiversity index 0–1 (1 worse) 2014 Sadoff et al. (2015)  
Environ flow violations index 0–1 (1 worse) 2014 Sadoff et al. (2015)  
Maps for Dashboard Tool 
Country and admin level shapefiles – Current Natural Earth (2019)  
World's major rivers – Current Natural Earth (2019)  
HydroSHEDS basin rivers – 2013 Lehner & Grill (2013)  
World cities – 2019 ArcGIS Hub (2019)  
Variable nameUnitTimescaleSource
Drivers 
Social 
Population – 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019) and projections United Nations (2017)  
Urban population % of population  World Bank Databank (2019) and projections United Nations (2017)  
Net migration  1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Human Development Index 0–1 (0 worse) 1990–2017 United Nations (2019b)  
Gini coefficient 0–100 (100 worse) 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Gender gap in wages 0–1.5 (1 is equality) 2000–2016 United Nations (2019a)  
Employment in agriculture – 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Economic 
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010 USD 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019) and projections from IMF (2019)  
GDP per capita 2010 USD/person 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Agriculture value added % of GDP 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Industry value added % of GDP 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Services value added % of GDP 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Political 
Fragile states index (FSI) 0–120 (120 worse) 2006–2018 The Fund for Peace (2019)  
Technological 
Technology Development Number of water-related patents 2000–2016 OECD (2020)  
Environmental 
Average yearly temperature °C 1990–2017 Harris et al. (2014) and projections World Bank CCKP (2019)  
Interannual temperature variability (CV) – 1990–2017 Calculated: Harris et al. (2014)  
Total yearly precipitation mm 1990–2017 Harris et al. (2014) and projections World Bank CCKP (2019)  
Interannual precipitation variability (CV) – 1990–2017 Calculated: Harris et al. (2014)  
The Water Resource System 
Conventional Water Endowment 
Total renewable freshwater 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Renewable groundwater 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Renewable surface water 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Transboundary dependency ratio 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Water availability per capita m3/inhab 1990–2017 Calculated: FAO Aquastat (2019) and World Bank Databank (2019)  
Unconventional Water Endowment 
Desalinated water produced 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Direct use of treated wastewater 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Net virtual water imports 109 m3 1996–2005 Mekonnen & Hoekstra (2011)  
Usage 
Agriculture 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Industry 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Municipal 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Environmental 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Renewable groundwater 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Renewable surface water 109 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Infrastructure 
Cultivated land equipped for irrigation 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Treated wastewater 2018 Wendling et al. (2018)  
Total storage capacity 103 m3 1990–2017 FAO Aquastat (2019)  
Institutions 
Government institutions – At present FAO (2019)  
International freshwater treaties – As of 2007 Oregon State University (2007)  
System Performance 
Number of recorded droughts – 1990–2017 EM-DAT (2019)  
Number of recorded floods – 1990–2017 EM-DAT (2019)  
Water stress 1990–2017 SDG 6.4.2 calculated from FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Water productivity 2010 USD/m3 1990–2017 SDG 6.4.1 calculated from FAO Aquastat (2019) and Liu et al. (2016)  
Water quality index – pollution 0–1 (1 worse) 2014 Sadoff et al. (2015)  
Continuity of Service 0–24 h 1995–2019 IB-NET (2020)  
Degree of IWRM implementation 0–100 (0 worse) 2018 SDG 6.5.1 from UN Environment (2018)  
Outcomes 
Social 
Access to improved water 2000–2017 WHO/UNICEF JMP (2019) (by service level) 
Access to improved sanitation 2000–2017 WHO/UNICEF JMP (2019) (by service level) 
Deaths from flood – 1990–2018 EM-DAT (2019)  
Economic 
Agriculture value added 2017 USD 1990–2017 World Bank Databank (2019)  
Total cost of flood damage 2017 USD 1990–2017 EM-DAT (2019)  
Total cost of drought damage 2017 USD 1990–2017 EM-DAT (2019)  
Environmental 
Biodiversity index 0–1 (1 worse) 2014 Sadoff et al. (2015)  
Environ flow violations index 0–1 (1 worse) 2014 Sadoff et al. (2015)  
Maps for Dashboard Tool 
Country and admin level shapefiles – Current Natural Earth (2019)  
World's major rivers – Current Natural Earth (2019)  
HydroSHEDS basin rivers – 2013 Lehner & Grill (2013)  
World cities – 2019 ArcGIS Hub (2019)  
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