source_name,data_type,coverage,access_type,url,update_frequency,key_variables
FAO AQUASTAT,National water statistics,Global (incl. UAE),Free API + download,https://www.fao.org/aquastat/en/,Annual,"Withdrawal, renewable resources, irrigation"
World Bank WDI - Water,Development indicators,Global (incl. UAE),Free API,https://data.worldbank.org/topic/water,Annual,"Per capita water, access rates, tariffs"
WRI Aqueduct 4.0,Water stress risk maps,Global 5km grid,Free download,https://www.wri.org/aqueduct/data,Periodic (major releases),"Water stress, depletion, flood risk"
UAE Bayanat Open Data Portal,UAE government datasets,UAE national,Free download,https://data.bayanat.ae/en_GB/group/water,Varies,"Consumption, production, tariffs"
DEWA Open Data,Dubai utility data,Dubai,Free portal,https://www.dewa.gov.ae/en/about-us/media-publications/open-data,Quarterly,"DEWA consumption, generation, demand"
EAD Environmental Atlas,Environmental monitoring,Abu Dhabi,Free portal,https://www.ead.gov.ae/,Annual,"Air quality, biodiversity, water quality"
NASA GRACE Groundwater,Satellite groundwater,Global 1° grid,Free download,https://grace.jpl.nasa.gov/,Monthly,"Groundwater storage anomaly, TWS"
NASA POWER Climate,Solar/climate data,Global 0.5° grid,Free API,https://power.larc.nasa.gov/,Daily,"Solar radiation, temperature, precipitation"
WHO/UNICEF JMP,Drinking water & sanitation,Global,Free download,https://washdata.org/,Biennial,"Drinking water access, sanitation coverage"
GWI DesalData,Desalination projects,Global,Subscription (limited free),https://www.desaldata.com/,Continuous,"Plant capacity, technology, contracts"
MODIS Water Indices,Remote sensing water,Global 500m,Free download,https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/,Daily,"NDWI, surface water extent"
Copernicus Marine Service,Ocean/coastal data,Global ocean,Free registration,https://marine.copernicus.eu/,Daily,"Sea surface temp, salinity, currents"
UAE National Centre of Meteorology,Weather & climate,UAE,Free portal,https://www.ncm.ae/,Daily,"Temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind"
IRENA - Renewable Desal,Renewable energy + desal,Global,Free download,https://www.irena.org/water,Annual,"Renewable desal costs, capacity"
IDA Desalination Yearbook,Global desalination stats,Global,Subscription,https://idadesal.org/,Annual,Installed capacity by country/technology
DiTEC-WDN (HF Hub),Water network simulation,Synthetic networks,Free (HF Hub),https://huggingface.co/datasets/razaali10/ditec-wdn,Static,"Pressure, flow, head, demand patterns"
WorldClim Bioclimatic,Climate variables,Global 1km,Free download,https://www.worldclim.org/,Static,"Temperature, precipitation, bioclim"
Global Runoff Data Centre,River discharge,Global,Free registration,https://www.bafg.de/GRDC/,Monthly,"River discharge, catchment area"
USGS Earth Explorer,Satellite imagery,Global,Free download,https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/,Continuous,"Landsat, Sentinel imagery"
OpenStreetMap Water Features,Geographic water features,Global,Free API,https://www.openstreetmap.org/,Continuous,"Waterways, coastline, reservoirs"