Climateverse simplifies the discovery, retrieval, and application of curated climate data for communities, researchers and policymakers.

Why Climateverse?

Billions around the world are already experiencing the impacts of climate change mediated through heavy rainfall, flooding, cyclones, heatwaves, drought and sea level rise. Communities most at risk do not have easy access to the information they need to make informed decisions about their risks, response, and adaptation plans. Data are either sparse, hard to access or sometimes non-existent, precluding estimations of Loss and Damages. To address these data gaps, Climateverse combines global data science expertise with meticulous locally-led data curation processes to provide standardized and easy to use datasets and analytic tools to local stakeholders. Dynamic smart cards display data provenance and large language models allow for rapid querying, providing ready-to-use and reliable data. Climateverse lowers the technical, financial and time barriers to accessing vital data needed by communities for risk mitigation and climate adaptation.

Available Now: Climate Datasets for India

There are currently 55 datasets in Climateverse India covering a range of relevant topics including climate, agricultural, socioeconomics, and health. Each data set has been evaluated for accessibility and applicability with our tailored metadata categorization.

Additional datasets for Bangladesh and Colombia coming soon.

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Climateverse combines community-informed data with collaborative tools built using an open-source architecture.

Here’s how it works:

Curated Datasets

Climateverse prioritizes datasets that meet community needs through an extensive stakeholder consultation as a first step. Data spanning demographics, weather, health, infrastructure, energy, and more are available to enhance the day-to-day operation of our partners in NGOs, international organizations, local governments, and academia.

Simplifying Data Discovery with our Annotation Framework

Key metadata to simplify data usage were identified through collaboration with local partners, forming the basis of our custom annotation framework (below). This framework enables users to assess data quality and suitability, while our novel data infographics offer an at-a-glance review of these key features.

Data Source	Structure	Accessibility	Temporal Scale	Spatial Scale	Contextual Scale
Data Name	Digitized (Y/N)	Availability (No, Open Access, Restricted Access)	Data up-to-date?	Spatial Resolution	Description
Content	File Format	If Restricted Access: Nature of Access	Update Frequency	Level of aggregation	Reconstructed/Observational data
Domestic/International	Metadata Available (Y/N)	Start date	Geospatial congruence (Y/N)	Research Paper on Methodology
Government/Private	Codebook available (Y/N)	Access via API (Y/N)	End Date		Research Paper on Use
Data Provider		Cost

Smart Cards

Our API-enabled smart cards display key metadata for rapid reference, allowing users to sift through the database efficiently.

Dataverse Backend for Secure Collaboration

Powered by the Dataverse repository, Climateverse ensures data is shared, preserved, and discoverable according to FAIR principles. Role-based access safeguards sensitive data. Future updates will include differential privacy tools for secure access to protected datasets.

Discover tools, tips, and best practices for making the most of our datasets.

How to Search and Navigate Climateverse Datasets

Step 1: Visit Climateverse

Open the Climateverse data repository.

Step 2: Using the Search Bar

Locate the search bar at the top left of the page.
Enter relevant keywords to find datasets. You can search by:
- Dataset topics
- Publisher name
- Author name
- Institution name

Step 3: Using Advanced Filters

Click on ‘advanced search’ to the left of the search bar.
Specify your search criteria, such as:
- Subjects
- Publishers
- Dataverse, Citation metadata, Climateverse metadata, or files
Fill in the fields with the information you need.
- The question mark icon next to each field provides additional guidance on what to enter.
- For multiple selection fields, select as many options as needed.
Click “Find” at the top or bottom of the advanced search form.
Review the results to see datasets matching your criteria.

Step 4: Viewing Datasets

Click on a dataset title to open its Details page.
On the Details page, you’ll find:
- The dataset’s publisher and a direct link to the data
- An option to “Cite Dataset”
- A summary of the dataset, including:
  - Subject
  - License and data use agreements
  - Download links
  - Tags for evaluating relevance

Explore Additional Tabs

The tabs at the bottom of the Details page allow you to:
- View associated files
- Explore Metadata, including citation details and dataset attributes
- Check terms and dataset versions

Expandable sections under “Metadata” provide insights into over 25 attributes related to the dataset’s quality, reliability, and accessibility.

Coming Soon: Scorecards

Stay tuned for the introduction of scorecards, which will help evaluate datasets more effectively.

Discover how to contribute to existing Climateverse databases or build your own.

Contribution Opportunities for Individuals, Institutions, and Developers

For Individuals

You can discover, locate, and validate datasets across cross-cutting domains like climate, disasters, public health, economy, energy, transport, and more, making them easily discoverable for the global research community.

Additionally, we welcome users to participate in our metadata annotation process by reviewing and updating existing fields, managing metadata attributes, and refining documentation practices.

To contribute, contact Natalie Ayers or Akash Yadav at communications@crisisready.io with details of your proposed contribution (please use “Submit Contribution – Climateverse” as the subject) and attach your CV (optional).

If you have questions about features or wish to suggest new ones, visit our GitHub repository and post them under the Issues tab. This allows us to track and address feature requests collaboratively.

For Institutions

If you produce or collect climate-relevant data which others may find useful, Climateverse is an ideal platform to ensure your data is used to its full potential. You can create dataset records, annotated with our identified metadata, for each of your datasets within an existing Climateverse so that any Climateverse users are able to easily find, evaluate, and incorporate the data you produce.

Due to the rigorous access control provided through the Dataverse platform, you can also add datasets to Climateverse which can only be accessed by members of your organization. This will allow your organization members to leverage the full benefits of Climateverse’s consolidation of key data sources without having to go elsewhere to source your internal data.

As an organization, you can also establish your own local, dedicated sub-repository within Climateverse to host and share datasets with the public. You have full control over access permissions, choosing between locked, tiered access, or open access, depending on whether the datasets are intended for internal use within your organization or for broader public availability.

Finally, if you would like to build your own Climateverse (that can also be installed locally), we will guide you through the process (see below)

To contribute your data, contact Natalie Ayers or Akash Yadav at communications@crisisready.io with details of your datasets (please use “Submit Climateverse Contribution – <Your Organization Name>” as the subject).

For Developers

If you are interested in contributing to upcoming initiatives, such as displaying metadata scorecards on the Dataverse UI for a quick view of key metadata characteristics or enhancing dataset discoverability through a proposed LLM-powered pipeline, we’d love to hear from you.

To get started, you can collaborate with us in two ways:

Open a feature request or issue on our GitHub repository.
To do so, visit the Issues tab on our GitHub repository, click “New Issue” and choose the appropriate template (e.g., Bug Report, Feature Request). Next, fill in the details about your question, bug, or feature suggestion, and then hit submit.
If you have questions about existing features, you may also post them under the Issues tab.
Reach out directly to Natalie Ayers or Akash Yadav by emailing communications@crisisready.io to share your ideas and discuss how you’d like to get involved.

If You Are an Organization or Community Collective…

As an organization, you can establish your own Climateverse installation to host and share datasets with the public. As with adding a sub-repository to an existing Climateverse, you will have full control over access permissions, choosing between locked, tiered access, or open access, depending on whether the datasets are intended for internal use within your organization or for broader public availability.

Unlike building a sub-repository within an existing Climateverse, building your own Climateverse installation provides full ownership and control over the location where the data is stored, typically on cloud servers in your AWS account or on local servers. If you work in a region where there is an existing Climateverse, we recommend contributing to that existing Climateverse in order to take full advantage of the community-driven, comprehensive data sourcing.

If your region does not yet have a Climateverse installation, contact us to learn how to set one up. A member of the Climateverse team will work closely with you to locate, validate, and, where necessary, standardize datasets to ensure they meet the platform’s quality and usability standards. This collaboration ensures that your organization’s data is seamlessly integrated and discoverable on your new Climateverse.

Reach out to Natalie Ayers or Akash Yadav at communications@crisisready.io with the subject line “Create Climateverse Instance – <Your Organization Name>” to get started.