[CODATA-international] Fwd: FW: UDRR Data Newsletter -November 2018

Asha CODATA asha at codata.org
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*Understanding Risk Finance Pacific Forum - Vanuatu*
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Tonkin + Taylor's Technical Director of DRR and Climate Resilience Dr Bapon
Fakhruddin was present at the forum, acting as Speaker on Pacific EWS in a
session on Multi-Hazard Impact Based Early Warning Systems.



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*The United Nations World Data Forum*
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The UN World Data Forum in Dubai has officially come to a close with a
range of captivating ideas on data shared. Click below to see the full
programme.



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*Many deaths can be avoided with better data: UN Deputy Chief*
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"With accurate, representative, inclusive and disaggregated data, we can
understand the challenges we face, and identify the most appropriate
solutions for sustainable development", says UN Deputy Chief Amina J.
Mohammed.



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*The UN National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS)*
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development expresses and reaffirms in
multiple instances the commitment of Member States to achieve sustainable
development for all.



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*The OECD's Science, Technology and Innovation News*
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The latest news in science, technology and innovation - courtesy of the
OECD.



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*The Africa Regional Data Cube*
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Harnessing the latest in Earth observation and satellite technology, the
Africa Regional Data Cube addresses food security and issues relating to
agriculture, deforestation, and water access.



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*New piloting QuakeCoRE project in Wellington: Smart Seismic Cities*
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The QuakeCoRE Smart Seismic Cities concept will explore the development of
an Information and Communication Technology Architecture for Near Real-time
Impact Tools to register both human and infrastructure impacts following
large earthquake events. For more information, get in touch with Emily
Lambie - e.lambie at massey.ac.nz



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*The Latest on Artificial Intelligence from the OECD*
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Check out the exciting new initiatives on Artifical Intelligence from the
OECD.



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*Space Enabled: Advancing justice in Earth's Complex Systems using designs
enabled by space*
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A research group run from MIT's Media Lab, Space Enabled works to increase
the opportunities to apply space technology in support of the UN's
Sustainable Development Goals.



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*What is the Human Capital Index? *
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An in-depth look at the new index launched by the World Bank's Human
Capital Project.



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*Global Scale Alert Hub for Official Emergency Alerts*
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The Global-Scale Alert Hub for Official Emergency Alerts was explained in these
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presented during
the Standards for the Sustainable Development Goals
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 panel.



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*Total Warning System for Tropical Cyclones by WMO*
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Presented at the International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC) in
September, the policy brief is based on the latest technical developments
that play a significant role in improving our forecasts and warnings. The
policy documents describe how to advance the total warning system concept
for tropical cyclones.



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*Interoperability: A Practitioner's Guide to Joining Up Data in the
Development Sector*
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Launched at the second UN World Data Forum in Dubai, the guide seeks
to explore opportunities and identify good practices for enhancing data
interoperability in the area of sustainable development.



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*A Global Civic Debate on Governing the Rise of Artificial Intelligence*
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Led over a seven-month period and relying on a collective intelligence
platform supporting five languages, The Future Society have recently
released their report at the European Parliament.



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*The Centre for Humanitarian Data*
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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has
developed the Centre for Humanitarian Data to increase the use and impact
of data in the humanitarian sector.



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*What constitutes good statistical practice?*
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The OECD has developed an online Good Statistical Practice toolkit as a key
reference for assessing national statistical systems.



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*The OCHA's list of Information Management Resources*
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The OCHA provides information management services to the humanitarian
community to inform a rapid, effective and principled response.



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*The World Bank's Data Catalogue*
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A comprehensive data catalogue that transforms the way to manage data,
providing access to over 3,000 datasets and 14,000 indicators including
microdata, time series statistics and geospatial data.



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*POPGRID - Enhanced Population, Settlement and Infrastructure Data*
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The POPGRID Data Collaborative aims to bring together and expand the
international community of data providers, users, and sponsors concerned
with georeferenced data on population, human settlements and infrastructure.



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*GeoTag-X: Photo analysis in disaster-affected areas*
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A crowdsourcing research project set up by UNITAR-UNOSAT as part of the
Citizen Cyberlab project, GeoTag-X aims to help disaster relief efforts on
the ground to plan a response by asking volunteers to analyse photos in
disaster-affected areas.



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*Using Citizen Science to save forests*
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The ForestWatchers project uses citizen science to make it possible to
anyone, anywhere in the world to monitor selected patches of forest across
the globe, almost in real-time, using a notebook, a tablet or a smartphone
connected to the Internet.



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*World Tsunami Awareness Day*
*  5th November 2018*
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Held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the event will
contribute to a global awareness campaign and focus on building resilient
and inclusive societies.



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*ESLD launches "early adopters" call *
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The Earth System Data Lab (ESLD) and iLeaps are inviting young researchers
to participate in a call for "early adopters" of the ESLD system.



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*ResCon: The Global Resilience Summit December 4th-6th*
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Based in New Orleans, ResCon is a three-day conference that looks to bring
a diverse mix of disaster and resilience practitioners to explore profound
and powerful topics that impact communities and economies worldwide.



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*Thirty years after the Spitak Earthquake: Experience and Perspectives*
* December 3rd - 7th*
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The social shock caused by the Spitak earthquake brought seismological and
geodynamic studies and seismic hazard and risk assessment in Armenia up to
a new level. The Conference aims to bring together leading scientists as
well as young scholars to present reports and exchange their experiences,
as well as discuss recent innovations and further challenges in this field.



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*INQUIMUS 2018: Methods and tools to assess multi-hazard risk,
vulnerability and resilience December 3rd - 5th *
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Taking place in Venice, Italy, INQUIMUS 2018 will illustrate and discuss
how quantitative and qualitative assessment methods could boost
a transition toward a new generation of multi-hazard risk, vulnerability
and resilience assessments.



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*Provisional List of Candidates for CODATA Elections Announced.*
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 CODATA
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*Applications are now open for the CODATA-RDA School of Research Data
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