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• 15/05/2007
  DATA is an advocacy organisation dedicated to eradicating extreme poverty and AIDS in Africa. It was founded in 2002 by U2 lead singer Bono, Bobby Shriver and activists from the Jubilee "Drop the Debt" campaign. To mark the re-launch of its website, Maplecroft provided DATA with eight interactive maps. A custom-built ‘Africa Facts’ map highlights key information about each country, including demographics, climate, economy, and history. In addition, Maplecroft provided seven of its own interactive maps on the topics of HIV/AIDS, aid, debt, education, water, malaria and corruption. As part of Maplecroft’s commitment to being a social enterprise, this work was undertaken pro bono.
• 12/02/2007
  As part of the 5th anniversary celebrations for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Maplecroft has produced a suite of 11 maps. They show grant amounts approved and disbursed so far for the three diseases, as well as in total. They also map donor country pledges and contributions, as well as donor country contributions in relation to gross national income. The project was pro bono on the part of Maplecroft, and a sum equivalent to our work was donated to the Global Fund.
• 31/01/2007
  Maplecroft has launched a hardcopy map of HIV/AIDS 2007. The map looks at how proactive companies are engaging through partnerships to manage HIV/AIDS worldwide. It provides key information on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, analyses the major risks HIV/AIDS poses to business and highlights the potential benefits of business engagement in activities that seek to reduce the impacts of the disease. The map was developed in partnership with De Beers.
• 29/01/2007

  R&A Golf Course Committee issue turfgrass climate map

  The R&A Golf Course Committee has launched a worldwide climate map, developed in conjunction with Maplecroft, to provide guidance on grass species selection. The climate map can be viewed at The R&A’s best practice website, www.bestcourseforgolf.org The interactive map shows the parts of the world where warm or cool season grasses are most appropriate and defines the Transition Zone where neither warm nor cool season species grow to their optimum potential. Robert Webb, Chairman of The R&A Golf Course Committee, said, “We have made many improvements and enhancements to our best practice website since it was launched nearly three years ago, but this particular feature is particularly noteworthy. Everyone concerned with the development and management of the golf course will now be able to access information that will help in meeting our target of making courses more sustainable. This is a big step forward, and we are delighted with the work done by Maplecroft.”
• 25/01/2007

  Maplecroft launches an interactive global map of energy security risk

  Maplecroft has launched an interactive global map of energy security risk. The map explores the risk posed to the long-term availability of reliable and affordable supplies of oil and gas in each country, based on data concerning energy reserves, production, consumption and trade flows. Energy security has risen to the top of the agenda among policy makers, international organisations and business. A sustained growth in demand for energy has led to serious concerns over the long-term availability of reliable and affordable supplies. Conflict and geopolitical tensions in some of the regions that are key sources of raw materials for energy production represent a short-term supply risk, as well as obstacles for much-needed investment in the sector. Transportation bottlenecks and other constraints in energy infrastructure represent additional threats to a reliable and affordable supply of energy.