Resource Catalogues
ELDIS
FAO Africover
IFPRI
IMF Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
Southern Africa Poverty Network
Michigan State University Food Aid Management Project
National Research Foundation
Southern Africa Flood & Drought Network
Southern Africa Research and Documentation Centre
University of Michigan Documents Center
UN Millennium Development Indicators
Online Datasets
Africa Data Dissemination Service
Demographic and Health Surveys
Earthtrends
FAOStat
Global Early Warning System (GIEWS)
Global Land Cover Facility
IMF World Econonomic Outlook Database
IFPRI Datasets
World Development Indicators
Data Portals
Agro-Maps (Mapping of Agricultural Production systems)
Aquastat
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS)
Geospatial data and information
Geospatial One Stop (GOS)
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Global Livestock Information System (GLIS)
Go Geo
OECD Statistics Portal
PovcalNet (World Bank)
WHO Data and Statistics Portal
Meta data
http://metadata.dgiwg.org/metadata/index.htm
http://www.fgdc.gov/index.html
http://dublincore.org/workshops/dc1/general.shtml
http://www.fao.org/waicent/portal/detail_event.asp?back=back&lang=en&event_id= 31603
Analytical tools
DEVECOL offers an opportunity to find information about development efforts in categorized geo-spatial units.
FAO Africover (now Global Land Cover Network—GLCN) offers land classification methodologies, maps and data.
FAO FIVIMS offers tools for the analysis of food security as well as access to data.
FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) Workstation allows basic mapping and presentation of data in tabular form of food security issues; also free downloadable satellite imagery analysis software (WINDISP)
FAO Land and Water Development Division (FAO/AGL) provides access to maps and tools for decision support.
FEWSNET promote the use of livelihoods analysis to address food security issues.
geo.worldbank.org provides an overview of the World Bank's projects throughout the world (click on the map to access country-specific data).
IFPRI maintains access to a set of tools directly aimed at the SAKSS network.
The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism maintains an atlas of Namibia.
South Africa Statistics office offers StatsOnline.
WHO provides access to health data and analysis.
University of Maryland and NASA maintain the Global Land Cover Facility, which allows access to geospatial data and imagery atWorld Bank offers tools and methodologies to assess and monitor poverty.
UN Millennium Development Goals Trendalyzer uses the Gapminder software to display a country or region's progress toward meeting different MDGs over time.
World Bank Poverty and Social Impact Assessment offer methodologies and tools for monitoring and analyzing poverty.