CDP’s new infographic report ‘Who’s tackling urban water challenges’, produced in partnership with AECOM, the global infrastructure firm, and funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, shows the first and most comprehensive dataset of global water action by cities and companies produced to date. Using information gathered from 569 cities and 1,432 companies, each reporting their water management activity, it illustrates how global cities and companies are responding to the escalating challenge of climate change and urban population growth.

The cities most concerned about their water supply lie in Asia and Oceania (84%); with serious risks also identified in Africa (80%) and Latin America (75%). 63% of North American cities deem climate change a risk to water supply, with fewer cities concerned in Europe (34%). 196 cities reported risks of water stress and scarcity; 132 a risk of declining water quality and 103 a risk of flooding.

Explore how cities and companies are acting on water, the CDP infographic report ‘Who’s in charge of Water Governance’, with case studies and full data is available at www.cdp.net/cities.

This dataset contains public responses to the CDP Cities 2012 questionnaire. If you have any questions about this dataset or how to use the data, please contact cities@cdp.net.

This dataset contains 2022 data on cities' renewable energy targets. All data was self reported by cities through CDP-ICLEI Track in 2022. Browse the header menu to access supporting resources - including 2022 cities questionnaire guidance, our Open Data Portal user guide, and Introducing Cities, States and Regions Data webinar recording.

This data is collected through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System. When using this data, please cite both organisations using the following wording: ‘This data was collected in partnership by CDP and ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability’.

For further guidance on how to reference this data for use in external publications, please refer to the Open Data Portal Terms of Use available on the homepage.

This visualisation shows the most frequently cited climate hazards by cities in 2022 disaggregated by the proportion of the population exposed to the hazard.

All data included in the dataset is self reported by cities through the 2022 Cities Questionnaire. Please note that the reporting platform remains open for submissions until the end of the year and the dataset is updated daily to reflect new submissions. Access more information on cities reporting, including questionnaire guidance, at https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-cities.

This data is collected through CDP-ICLEI Track. When using this data, please cite both organisations using the following wording: ‘This data was collected in partnership by CDP and ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability’.

This dataset contains names of states and regions with Regions4 membership that reported in 2022. Please note that the reporting platform remains open for submissions until the end of the year and the dataset is updated daily to reflect new submissions.

The Cities data is collected through CDP-ICLEI Track. When using this data, please cite both organisations using the following wording: ‘This data was collected in partnership by CDP and ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability’.

In 2015, 120 cities publicly reported annual city-wide emissions. This map includes information about how cities measured emissions (primary protocol), as well as why emissions rose/fell since prior reporting period.

This is a region-specific dataset for the United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section (UCLG-MEWA) for 2019. For detailed responses of the cities, please refer to the dataset titled "United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section (UCLG-MEWA) Responses 17th Sept 2019".

This dataset presents the actions being taken in response to urban risks to water supply as reported by cities in the 2018 CDP Cities questionnaire. Details of each action alongside the risk it is addressing is included. For responses to other questions in 2018, please view the 2018 Full Cities dataset.

This dataset contains 2021 data on cities's renewable energy targets, as reported by cities through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System in response to the 2021 CDP Cities questionnaire. View questionnaire guidance at https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-cities. Please contact cities@cdp.net if you have any questions about the data.

This data is collected through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System. When using this data, please cite both organisations using the following wording: ‘This data was collected in partnership by CDP and ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability’.

For further guidance on how to reference this data for use in external publications, please refer to the Open Data Portal Terms of Use available on the homepage.