CIESIN/CIAT: Population Density Grid, v3 (GPWv3) (1990, 2000, 2010) for UNDESERT study areas in Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger and Senegal

The population density maps presented here for the UNDESERT study areas in Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger and Senegal for 1990, 2000 and 2010 were produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). CIESIN/CIAT population density grids are available for the entire globe at a 2.5 arc-minutes resolution (http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/collection/gpw-v3/sets/browse). The UNDESERT project (EU FP7 243906), financed by the European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, Environment Program, aims to improve the Understanding and Combating of Desertification to Mitigate its Impact on Ecosystem Services in West Africa. Humans originate and contribute significantly to desertification processes. Based on the CIESIN/CIAT population density grids we want to illustrate how population density changed in the UNDESERT study areas and countries during the last 20 years. Data for 1990 and 2000 were downloaded from the Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) consisting of estimates of human population by 2.5 arc-minute grid cells and associated data sets dated circa 2000. Data for 2010 were copied from the Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) consisting in a future estimate of human population by 2.5 arc-minute grid cells. The future estimate population values are extrapolated based on a combination of subnational growth rates from census dates and national growth rates from United Nations statistics.

Source: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-density Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). 2005. Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-density. Accessed 28/10/2013 And http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-density-future-estimates Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). 2005. Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid, Future Estimates. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-density-future-estimates. Accessed 28/10/2013

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Field Value
Geographic coverage
Geographic description Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Patako Forest (Senegal)
Bounding coordinates
North: 25.0
West: -18.0
East: 16.0
South: 5.0
Temporal coverage
Time period
Begin: 1990
End: 2010
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Last Updated December 17, 2020, 15:41 (UTC)
Created December 17, 2020, 15:41 (UTC)

Responsible parties

Creator
Name Yvonne Bachmann
Organization affiliations
Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt, UNDESERT, data from Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Earth Institute Columbia University and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)

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Name Yvonne Bachmann
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Organization affiliations
Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt, UNDESERT, data from Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Earth Institute Columbia University and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)

Associated party
Name Yvonne Bachmann
Role

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