Who We Are
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data is a global network bringing together governments, the private sector, and civil society organizations dedicated to using the data revolution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
What We Do
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data drives action at the local, national, and global level to ensure the new opportunities of the data revolution are used to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Community
Our 300 partners are joining forces to take action, galvanize political commitment, build trust, and spur innovation in the booming data ecosystems of the 21st century.
TED Talk: Lack of data is an issue of global injustice
“If every life counts, we should count every life,” says Claire Melamed, CEO of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, in her recently published TED Talk.
Filmed at We the Future: Talks from TED, Skoll Foundation, and the United Nations Foundation, Claire Melamed talks about the impact that a lack of data has on the lives of the uncounted.
Africa Regional Data Cube - leveraging satellite data to help people in crisis
The Africa Regional Data Cube is a new tool that harnesses Earth observation and satellite technology to help Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania address food security and issues relating to agriculture, deforestation, and water access. This tool can also play a critical role in supporting refugees, internally displaced peoples, and people living in fragile or conflict-affected states.
The data cube was developed by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) in partnership with the Group on Earth Observations, Amazon Web Services, Office of the Deputy President – Kenya, Strathmore University, and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. Learn more.
The Latest
Open Data Cubes: Earth Observations for the Sustainable Development Goals
Counting on statistics: What can data producers and donors do differently to increase use?
RELX Group SDG Resource Centre
Choosing and engaging with citizen-generated data: A guide
Value of Data Case Studies: Synthesis Report
Advancing sustainability together? Citizen-generated data and the Sustainable Development Goals
POPGRID Data Collaborative
Citizen-Generated Data Task Team
Data to End Hunger: The 50 X 2030 Initiative
Africa Regional Data Cube
More and Better Financing for Data
Inclusive Data Charter
About Data for the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. Achieving and monitoring the SDGs requires the partnership of governments, the private sector, civil society, and citizens alike. It will require unprecedented amounts of data to ensure we leave a better planet for future generations.