IEADB Dataset: Current Version of all IEADB Dataset Files

This page lists the 4 .csv files that contain the primary elements of the IEADB database:

  • db_all_files.zip -- this is a single zipped file containing all .cvs files. (Download 7-zip here to unzip)
  • db_countries.csv -- a mapping of all country name variants to the single country name used by the IEADB
  • db_country_traits.csv -- various country traits (region, UN membership, country codes, and the like) to allow linkage to other datasets
  • db_members.csv -- for each IEA, the dates on which any country signed, ratified, or had an IEA enter into force
  • db_treaties.csv -- list of Agreements, Protocols, and Amendments contained in the IEADB and corresponding meta-data, including IEA id#, name, signature and entry into force date, agreement type (MEA/BEA), etc.
  • all-txt-files.zip -- All treaty text in txt format

All files below are generated every Thursday at midnight with current data from the database.

Files
db_all_files.zip
db_countries.csv
db_country_traits.csv
db_members.csv
db_treaties.csv
all-txt-files.zip

Those using this data are REQUIRED to include both the following citations in any work produced.

  • International Environmental Agreements Database Project, hosted by Université Laval, available at: https://www.iea.ulaval.ca.
  • Ronald B. Mitchell, Liliana B. Andonova, Mark Axelrod, Jörg Balsiger, Thomas Bernauer, Jessica F. Green, James Hollway, Rakhyun E. Kim and Jean-Frédéric Morin. 2020. What We Know (and Could Know) About International Environmental Agreements. Global Environmental Politics 20:1: 103-121. https://doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00544