The OECD Development Assistance Committee

Accessing and using OECD DAC Statistics on External Development Finance to the Environment

September 2014

• There are two entry points:

• Both are accessible through the Rio markers homepage: http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/rioconventions.htm

Accessing OECD DAC Environmental Statistics

OECD.stat Data visualisation portal

Accessing the data through OECD.Stat

• Go to the website on the Environment and Rio markers: http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/rioconventions.htm

• Scroll down to “Access the Activity-Level Database

Useful information on:• How to filter for the information you want• How to download activity-level data• How to factor out overlaps between different markers• Important definitions

Takes you straight to the database on OECD.stat

Filter by sectorFilter by recipient country

Use the drop-down menus to filter for the specific data you want.

Selecting data through OECD.Stat

Filter by year (2002-2012)

Constant 2012 prices or current prices

Choose marker:- Biodiversity- Climate change adaptation- Climate change mitigation- Desertification- Environment

Further customise your data selection

Selecting data through OECD.Stat continued

• In top left-hand corner, go to “Customise” “Layout”.

• The “Customise layout” box below will appear.

Drag variables into the “row” and “column” boxes to change the display of the data

Downloading data from OECD.Stat

• Choose “Export” “Excel” if you would like to export just your data selection

• Click “Export to XLS file”

• Choose “Export” “Related files” if you would like to export the whole dataset

• Further instructions are in the user guide

• Currently exist for climate change and biodiversity-related aid

• Desertification and environment coming soon• Access the portals through the thematic icons

An overview of trends and accessing data through the data visualisation portals

Climate-related aid Biodiversity-related aid

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The data visualisation portals: Selecting the data you want

“Donor view”• Filter by OECD DAC member• See the top country recipients from all

each/all DAC members

“Recipient view”• Filter by recipient• See the top donors to each/all country

recipients

Filter by individual recipient

Filter by year (2002-2012)

Choose view: from “donor” or “recipient” perspective

Filter by individual OECD DAC member

Accessing the underlying activity level data

*For instructions on downloading the full dataset and opening in excel, please consult the user guide

The instructions are displayed in the data visualisation portal:

1. Select a chart segment for which you would like to access the underlying activity level data. The following box will appear:

2. Click on the icon in the bottom right hand corner. You will be taken to the “Summary” data above.

3. Click on the tab “Underlying” to get the full list of activities

5. Download text (txt.) file, and open in Excel*

4. Tick the box “Show all columns”

Access the data atwww.oecd.org/dac/stats/rioconventions.htm

Together with further information onOECD DAC CRS Rio marker statistics and analysis