An interactive session demonstrated and guided participants through the DAC website and explained how to access Rio marker data at activity level, how to prepare statistics by country or sector and where to find ready-made charts and tables on biodiversity-related aid, climate change-related aid or desertification-related aid. The two main tools available online to access Rio marker data (OECD.STAT and the data visualisation portal) were demonstrated.

1. The OECD Development Assistance
Committee
Accessing and using OECD DAC Statistics on
External Development Finance to the Environment
September 2014

2. Accessing OECD DAC
Environmental Statistics
• There are two entry points:
OECD.stat Data visualisation portal
• Both are accessible through the Rio markers
homepage:
http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/rioconventions.htm

3. Accessing the data through OECD.Stat
• Go to the website on the Environment and Rio markers:
http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/rioconventions.htm
• Scroll down to “Access the Activity-Level Database
Useful information on:
• How to filter for the information you want
• How to download activity-level data
• How to factor out overlaps between different markers
• Important definitions
Takes you straight to the database on OECD.stat

4. Selecting data through OECD.Stat
Use the drop-down menus to filter for the specific data you want.
Filter by sector
Filter by recipient country
Filter by year (2002-2012)
Constant 2012 prices
or current prices
Choose marker:
- Biodiversity
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change mitigation
- Desertification
- Environment

5. Selecting data through OECD.Stat continued
Further customise your data selection
• In top left-hand corner, go to
“Customise”  “Layout”.
• The “Customise layout” box below will
appear.
Drag variables into the
“row” and “column” boxes
to change the display of
the data

6. Downloading data from OECD.Stat
• Choose “Export” 
“Excel” if you would like
to export just your data
selection
• Click “Export to XLS file”
• Choose “Export”  “Related files” if you
would like to export the whole dataset
• Further instructions are in the user guide

7. An overview of trends and accessing data
through the data visualisation portals
• Currently exist for climate change and biodiversity-related
aid
Climate-related aid Biodiversity-related aid
• Desertification and environment coming soon
• Access the portals through the thematic icons

8. The data visualisation portals:
Selecting the data you want
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“Donor view”
• Filter by OECD DAC member
• See the top country recipients from all each/all
DAC members
“Recipient view”
• Filter by recipient
• See the top donors to each/all country
recipients
Filter by individual
recipient
Filter by year
(2002-2012)
Choose view: from
“donor” or “recipient”
perspective
Filter by individual
OECD DAC member

9. Accessing the underlying activity level data
The instructions are displayed in the data visualisation portal:
1. Select a chart
segment for which
you would like to
access the
underlying activity
level data. The
following box will
appear:
4. Tick the box “Show all columns”
3. Click on the tab
“Underlying” to get the full
list of activities
2. Click on the icon in the
bottom right hand corner.
You will be taken to the
“Summary” data above.
5. Download text (txt.) file, and open in Excel*
*For instructions on downloading the full dataset and opening in excel, please consult the user guide

10. Access the data at
www.oecd.org/dac/stats/rioconventions.htm
Together with further information on
OECD DAC CRS Rio marker statistics and analysis