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Databases (IDSD - SIDS) This page provides an alphabetical listing of websites with links to databases containing statistics and data relevant to information for sustainable development for the Caribbean region that are available free of charge throughout the internet.
INFOCLIMA The INFOCLIMA webpage, part of the World Climate Data & Monitoring Programme, provides metadata information on global climate data sets which are available in various services and institutions as well as in National Climate Centres. http://www.wmo.ch/web/wcp/wcdmp/infoclim/infoclim.html
World Climate Data and Monitoring Center Provides information on sources for global climate data sets and metadata, and on several programs dealing with climate data information management and the development of climate data management systems. http://www.wmo.ch/web/wcp/wcdmp/html/wcdmp.html
The EM-DAT disaster database contains essential data on the occurrence and effects of mass disasters in the world from 1900 to the present. In January 1999 an initiative between OFDA and CRED began. The aim was to complete the EM-DAT database and validate its contents. It was also decided to place the database on a dedicated Web site on the Internet - to provide all users a reliable source of disaster related data for all countries. The database is frequently updated and controlled. However, due to an obvious time lag before fully valid data is available, updates on the web will be uploaded at regular intervals (every 3 months). EM-DAT specific words are defined in the glossary. EM-DAT data include the following information: natural disasters for the Caribbean and natural disasters vis-à-vis technology. There are also some preliminary figures available for 2003.
CARICOM Statistics Data on trade, production, and demographics for CARICOM member countries. http://www.caricom.org/CARIStats/Databases.htm
The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) The UNU/WIDER - UNDP World Income Inequality Database (WIID) collects and stores information on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries in an easily retrievable, exportable, and analyzable format. It is available on the internet for browsing and download in order to facilitate further analysis and debate on inequality. http://www.wider.unu.edu/wiid/wiid.htm
UNESCO
Caribbean subregion statistical indicators: Population and GNP.
Caribbean Health Network C-HealthNet provides the framework for a complete health network and serves as a health information portal to its constituents, member countries and CAREC partners. http://www.carec.org/chealthnet/index.htm
Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Health Profiles Contains health and socioeconomic data from the Core Health Data System updated in the year 2001, and the General Health Situation and Trends for countries of the Americas. http://www.paho.org/Project.asp?SEL=HD&LNG=ENG&CD=COUNT
Poverty Assessment Report This Caribbean Development Bank report provides a data table containing demographic data on poverty for Belize. http://www.caribank.org/share/www-site/publications.nsf/pages/POV_Belize
UNAIDS Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country Contains the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV. The epidemiological fact sheets are compilations of the available serological and behavioral data in a country; fact sheets for the major Caribbean countries are included http://www.unaids.org/hivaidsinfo/statistics/fact_sheets/index_en.htm
United Nations Statistics Department (UNSD) Social Indicators Social indicators covering a wide range of subject-matter fields for all countries are compiled by the Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, including health and water. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/social/default.htm
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Database UNICEF Statistical database contains detailed country-specific information. It allows to find specific indicators on mortality, immunization, water and sanitation, nutrition, reproductive health, and education for all the Caribbean and Latin American Countries. http://www.unicef.org/statis/latinamerica.html
Saint Lucia Compendium of Environmental Statistics 2001 This is the first compendium of Environmental Statistics for St. Lucia. This is a collaborative effort between the Government Statistics Department and the Sustainable Development and Environment Department of the Ministry of Planning, Sustainable Development, Environment and Housing. The report was compiled from data existing within Government Ministries and Agencies, Non Governmental Organizations and data produced by the Statistics Department. The data covers areas such as Human Settlements, Land Use, Agriculture, Forestry, Coastal Zone and Marine Resources, Water Resources, Energy, Air, Climate and Tourism. http://www.stats.gov.lc/eviromental2001.pdf
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Caribbean Marine Protected Area Managers (CAMPAM) Database Downloadable database containing information concerning the conservation and management of the coastal and marine resources of the Wider Caribbean Region. http://www.cep.unep.org/pubs/databases/databases2.html
GEO Data Portal The GEO Data Portal is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments. Its online database holds more than 400 different variables, as national, subregional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data sets (maps), covering themes like Freshwater, Population, Forests, Emissions, Climate, Disasters, Health and GDP. Display them on-the-fly as maps, graphs, data tables or download the data in different formats. http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/
Community of Science, Inc. (COS) is the leading Internet site for the global R&D community. COS brings together the world's most prominent scientists and researchers at more than 1,600 universities, corporations and government agencies worldwide. COS provides tools and services that enable these professionals to communicate, exchange information and find the people and technologies that are important to their work.
Center for Global Development The Center for Global Development is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank dedicated to reducing global poverty and inequality through policy-oriented research and active engagement on development issues with the policy community and the public. A principal focus of the Center's work is the policies of the United States and other industrial countries that affect development prospects in poor countries. http://www.cgdev.org/
Department for International Development (DFID) Statistics on International Development Contains searchable, country by country databases for indicators for development, including environmental, health, and socioeconomic indicators. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/sid2002/
EarthTrends Portal This World Resources Institute (WRI) webpage provides access to data tables on environmental and socioeconomic variables for every country in the world, including health, coastal, land use, climate, and water data. http://earthtrends.wri.org/datatables/index.cfm?theme=1&CFID=22553&CFTOKEN=29174575
Millennium Indicators Database Information on indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development goals that were adopted by a consensus of experts from the United Nations Secretariat and IMF, OECD and the World Bank. It includes economic, environmental, and health indicators. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/mi_goals.asp
The International Network on the Sustainable Development of Coastal Tourism Destinations The International Network on the Sustainable Development of Coastal Tourism Destinations is an initiative of the Sustainable Development of Tourism Section of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), with the technical and scientific collaboration of the National Distance Education University (UNED) of Spain. This web site offers the possibility to access two principal guides of information and a list of network members: the International Knowledge Resources Guide and the International Guide of Good Practices. Tha later should be accessible at a later stage. http://www.omt.uned.es/
United Nations Conference on Trade and Environment (UNCTAD) UNCTAD offers the following databases on-line:
The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics On-line provides time series of economic data and development indicators, in some cases going back as far as 1950, in order to keep track of trends in world trade, the global economy and development. It is possible to view the latest revised figures as well as the full time series. The Commodity Price Bulletin On-line provides monthly indices and monthly averages of daily and weekly commodity prices since 1960. It is possible to view the latest figures released without delay, as well as full time series.
The UNCTAD-TRAINS on the Internet (TRade Analysis and INformation System) is a comprehensive computerized information system covering trade control measures (tariff, para-tariff and non-tariff measures), as well as import flows by origin for over 130 countries.
The Foreign Direct Investment database (FDI) presents inflows, outflows, inward stocks and outward stocks of foreign direct investment for 196 reporting economies in an interactive format
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