MIT Global Change Water Systems Data
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change produces datasets on water systems under climate change, including global water demand projections and water stress assessments.
globalchange.mit.edu
At a glance
- Region
- United States (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
What's inside
- Water Demand Projections
- Water Stress
- Climate Change Impact
- Global Modeling
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Because it has: Water Demand Projections
- 02
Future water
Estimate water availability under future scenarios.
- 03
Drought indices
Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.
Because it has: Water Stress
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
- 02
Emulators
Replace slow model runs with fast ML emulators.
- 03
Onset forecasts
Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.
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