IEADB Dataset: Current Version of all IEADB Dataset Files
This page lists the .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.
Note that these .csv files use semicolon delimiters.
All files 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