Tools for
Climate and Nature Risk
Discover the best open-access tools and platforms for climate and nature risk assessment, adaptation, and research
African Chemical Observatory
Monitoring chemical data in Africa. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
AQUEDUCT Water Risk Atlas
Digital tool with information on water stress, precipitation variability, water supply and demand. Provides comprehensive water risk data for businesses, investors, and governments to understand and mitigate water-related risks globally.
Caribbean Sea and Wider Caribbean
Regional environment monitoring platform facilitating compilation of information from national monitoring and assessment programmes across the Caribbean region for environmental data sharing and conservation coordination.
CEDIM Risk Explorer Germany
Tool with maps showing the risk to Germany from 50-, 100- and 500-year events. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
CLIM4ENERGY
Tool with projections for the development of various climate and energy indicators. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Climate Central
Interactive coastal flood risk maps that show areas threatened by sea level rise and coastal flooding, combining advanced coastal elevation models with the latest climate projections.
Climate Change Knowledge Portal
The World Bank's Climate Change Knowledge Portal provides free access to comprehensive climate data, projections, and country-specific climate risk information. Essential for development planning, adaptation strategies, and climate risk assessment worldwide.
Climate Data Center, Deutscher Wetterdienst
Climate data portal for Germany. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Climate Impact Explorer
Climate Impact Explorer by Climate Analytics shows how climate change impacts will evolve over time across countries and provinces at different warming levels, providing science-based projections for temperature, precipitation, and sectoral impacts to support adaptation planning and policy development.
Climate Interactive C-ROADS
C-ROADS is a free, award-winning climate solutions simulator that helps people understand the long-term climate impacts of actions around the world. It provides insights into how different policy proposals would affect global carbon emissions and temperature.
Climate Risk and Adaptation Country Profiles
The USAID Climate Risk and Adaptation Country Profiles provide free, comprehensive climate risk assessments for countries worldwide. Essential for development practitioners, policymakers, and researchers working on climate adaptation and resilience.
CLIPC - Climate Indicator Toolkit
Tool with projections for various climate indicators. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Compare your country - Trade in raw materials
Tool for analyzing export restrictions, production, reserves and export of raw materials. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Deutscher Klimaatlas
Germany Climate Atlas. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Deutsches Klimaportal
German Climate Portal. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Disaster Risk Platform
UNEP platform providing comprehensive country fact sheets on natural catastrophes, presenting detailed information on disaster losses by hazard type and exposed assets worldwide.
Dürremonitor Deutschland
Drought Monitor Germany. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
EM-DAT – The international disaster database
EM-DAT is the world's most comprehensive disaster database, containing data on over 26,000 mass disasters worldwide from 1900 to present, providing essential information on disaster occurrence, human and economic impacts for humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, and climate research.
ENCORE
ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure) is a tool that helps financial institutions assess nature-related risks and opportunities by analyzing how economic sectors depend on and impact biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Environmental Hotspots
UNEP platform showcasing satellite imagery and analysis of critical environmental locations worldwide, covering ecosystems, climate change impacts, resource extraction, urbanization, and disaster-affected areas.
EPO - European Drought Observatory
Tool for live monitoring of drought and precipitation. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
ESA WorldCover
ESA WorldCover provides the world's most detailed global land cover map at 10-meter resolution, offering comprehensive land use and land cover data derived from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite observations for environmental monitoring, climate research, and sustainable development planning.
European Minerals Knowledge Data Platform (Minerals4EU)
Digital tool with geographical location on a map of mineral extraction sites in the EU. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
FIRMS Fire Information for Resource Management System
NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System provides near real-time active fire and thermal anomaly data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites, enabling rapid wildfire detection and monitoring for emergency response, resource management, and research worldwide.
Freshwater Ecosystem Explorer
The UN Freshwater Ecosystem Explorer tracks changes in water-related ecosystems including wetlands, rivers, and estuaries to support SDG 6.6.1 monitoring and freshwater biodiversity conservation planning worldwide.
Geoportal der BfG
Federal Institute of Hydrology Geoportal. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Geoportal.de
German national geoportal for climate and weather. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
GERICS – Climate Service Center Germany
Fact sheets and climate services for Germany. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
GIS-ImmoRisk Naturgefahren
GIS tool supporting real estate owners, developers and buyers in assessing natural hazard risks. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index (GIRI)
Risk for infrastructure assets with respect to the most pressing climate-related hazards. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Global Water Tool
WBCSD's free Excel-based tool that helps companies map water use and assess water-related risks across their operations and supply chains worldwide.
GLOWA-Danube Atlas
Tool on the effects of 2 degree warming. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
GRI Risk Viewer
The Global Resilience Index data and analytics portal providing comprehensive climate-related risk assessments for infrastructure and populations worldwide, covering hazards, exposure, vulnerability and risk analysis.
Hochwassergefahren- und Hochwasserrisikokarten in Deutschland
Flood hazard and flood risk maps in Germany. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
IBAT
The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool provides access to the world's most authoritative biodiversity data, including Key Biodiversity Areas, protected areas, and threatened species information for nature-related risk assessment and conservation planning.
IMPACT2 web atlas
Tool on the effects of 2 degree warming. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
InforMEA
Collection of all Multilateral Environmental Agreements. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Interactive Country Fiches
Fact sheets on various developing countries, including on the basis of INFORM Risk Score. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
KlimafolgenOnline
Tool with projections for the development of various climate indicators, accurate to zip code. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Land Brandenburg, Auskunftsplattform Wasser
Water information platform for Brandenburg. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Local Sea Level Projections
Tool with sea level rise projections. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Länderübergreifendes Hochwasserportal
Cross-state flood warning and tracking portal. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Minamata Convention Data Platform
Interactive mapping platform for monitoring artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities worldwide to support mercury pollution reduction efforts under the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
NASA Earthdata GIS
Web-based GIS portal providing access to NASA's vast collection of Earth science data, satellite imagery, and geospatial analysis tools for climate, weather, natural disasters, and environmental monitoring.
NASA Earthdata VESA Dashboard
Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) dashboard providing interactive access to NASA's Earth science datasets with advanced data visualization and analysis capabilities for environmental monitoring and research.
NASA World Viewer
NASA's Earthdata visualization tool provides access to real-time and historical satellite imagery, enabling users to explore Earth's dynamic processes including weather patterns, natural disasters, and environmental changes.
NOAA Climate Explorer
NOAA Climate Explorer provides free access to climate data visualizations and analysis tools for understanding past and projected climate conditions across the United States. Perfect for climate risk assessment, adaptation planning, and research.
OGC Standards
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards for geospatial interoperability, enabling seamless exchange and integration of geographic information across different systems, applications, and platforms worldwide.
Opportunity Mapping
The Ecosystem Opportunity Mapping tool by UNEP GRID-Geneva identifies locations where ecosystem-based solutions can reduce disaster risk while providing co-benefits for biodiversity, climate, and sustainable development, supporting nature-based disaster risk reduction planning worldwide.
Regionaler Klimaatlas Deutschland
Interactive climate atlas for Germany providing detailed regional climate projections, scenarios, and impact assessments to support climate adaptation planning and decision-making at national and local levels.
Rohstoffinformationssystem (ROSYS)
Interactive raw materials information system by DERA providing comprehensive data on mineral and energy resources, global production, reserves, trade flows, and market analysis to support German resource security and policy decisions.
SCP-HAT
Hotspot Analysis Tool for Sustainable Consumption and Production providing science-based analysis of environmental impacts from consumption and production patterns to support national policy development and climate action.
SDG Portal
UNEP's World Environment Situation Room SDG Portal provides environmental data and indicators for tracking progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with 92 environment-related indicators out of 247 total SDG indicators for monitoring global sustainability targets.
SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Statistical Knowledge Management Hub
Regional statistical platform providing comprehensive data, indicators, and analysis on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) progress across Latin America and the Caribbean to support 2030 Agenda implementation and monitoring.
Swiss Data Cube
Interactive mapping platform providing access to Switzerland's water resources data, hydrological information, and environmental monitoring datasets to support water management, climate adaptation, and environmental research.
UBA, Klimawandel und Tourismus
Interactive mapping platform by the German Environment Agency analyzing climate change impacts on tourism in Germany, providing data on temperature, precipitation, snow conditions, and tourism climate indices for adaptation planning.
UNBiodiversityLab
UN Biodiversity Lab provides free access to over 400 global biodiversity datasets and spatial analysis tools, enabling countries and organizations to make informed decisions for nature conservation, sustainable development, and meeting international biodiversity targets and commitments.
UNEP Strata
Web-based geospatial data platform identifying where environmental, climate, and security stresses converge. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
Water Footprint Assessment Tool
Web-based tool for calculating and analyzing the water footprint of products, processes, and organizations, providing standardized methodologies for measuring virtual water consumption and water sustainability impacts.
Water Risk Filter
WWF's free Water Risk Filter enables companies and investors to assess water-related business risks through corporate and portfolio-level screening tools that identify physical, regulatory, and reputational water risks across operations, supply chains, and investments worldwide.
WESR Air Visual
Global real-time air quality monitoring platform by IQAir and UNEP providing access to air pollution data from over 32,000 monitoring stations worldwide, including regulatory-grade and community-operated sensors.
WESR Climate
Interactive climate data platform by UNEP analyzing drivers, pressures, states, impacts, and responses to climate change using the DPSIR framework to support evidence-based climate policy and adaptation planning.
WESR Environment Statistics Explorer
UNEP's comprehensive environmental statistics platform providing access to global environmental indicators, data visualizations, and analytical tools to support evidence-based environmental policy and sustainable development decision-making.
WESR Mediterranean
Interactive mapping platform for Mediterranean environmental monitoring based on the Barcelona Convention and its protocols, providing data on marine pollution, coastal management, and environmental protection across the Mediterranean region.
WESR Mountain
UN-supported platform centralizing mountain research content, data, and knowledge to support mountain ecosystem monitoring, climate change impacts assessment, and sustainable mountain development policy.
WESR Ocean
Global Environment Monitoring System for the Ocean and Coasts (GEMS Ocean) providing comprehensive marine environmental data, coastal monitoring, and ocean health indicators to support marine conservation and sustainable ocean management.
WESR Ozone
UNEP's ozone monitoring portal providing data and information on stratospheric ozone depletion, ozone layer recovery, and implementation of the Montreal Protocol and Vienna Convention for ozone layer protection.
WESR Pollution
Pollution monitoring platform for air, water, and land pollution. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
WESR Risk
MapX geospatial workspace focusing on natural risks with global datasets. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
WESR Water
Geospatial workspace focusing on water resources management. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
WMS Hinweiskarte Starkregengefahren
Heavy rainfall hazard maps. A comprehensive tool for climate and nature risk assessment and environmental analysis.
World Bank CMIP5 Global Climate Change Viewer
The World Bank CMIP5 Global Climate Change Viewer provides free access to downscaled climate projections for temperature and precipitation from leading global climate models, enabling detailed analysis of climate change impacts for development planning and adaptation strategies worldwide.
WWF Risk Filter
WWF's free online Biodiversity Risk Filter enables companies and investors to assess and act on biodiversity-related business risks through corporate and portfolio-level screening tools that identify physical and reputational risks across operations, supply chains, and investments.
