We’re going to need more and better data to measure and track progress against global climate change targets, including information on temperature changes, mapping deforestation and biodiversity in real time and cataloguing changes to flood plains as oceans rise. Making this data open by design could be the secret ingredient that accelerates progress.
Read more about how open data can enable collaboration, underpin innovation, and create accountability through the Open Data Charter on the World Wide Web Foundation.
Banner: 2009 World Water Day: Effects of Water Scarcity. Image by UN Photo/Martine Perret licensed under CC BY 2.0