World Environment Situation Room: Water Quality

Water quality data for the cities of Cape Town and Nairobi.

This dashboard focuses on water quality data for the cities of Cape Town and Nairobi. All data is derived from the GEMStat database and the classification and thresholds are provided by UNEP (2017) and UN-Water (2016). As the classification currently covers only lakes, reservoirs, rivers and streams, thresholds for wetlands and groundwater stations are not included into the dashboard. In the future, more parameters and more stations will be added.

How to access the data of a station:
  1. Select a town.
  2. Click on a station in the map.
  3. Select parameter in the dropdown list.

Station name: Station number: Catchment name:

References:
UNEP, 2017. A Framework for Freshwater Ecosystem Management. Volume 2: Technical guide for classification and target-setting.
UN-Water, 2016. Integrated monitoring guide for SDG 6 targets and global indicators.


Contact: Pierre Lacroix