[CODATA-international] May 2019 Edition | WHO: First Guideline on digital health interventions | SDSN: localising data for SDGs | UN Office for DRR - 2018 annual report

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*WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions*
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The WHO has released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use
digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones tablets and
computers to, improve people's health and essential services.

*Notre Dame fire: Are Indian Monuments prepared for similar risks?
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The visuals of Notre Dame were heartbreaking, but is India, home to a
number of similar historical and heritage monuments and sites, ready for
such contingency situations?

*DrivenData - data science competitions to build a better world*
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DrivenData host online challenges to bring together data scientists to come
up with statistical models for difficult predictive problems that make a
difference.

*How machine learning and data identified lead in Flint's pipes*
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A machine-learning model showed promising results but was unfortunately
abandoned.

*National Volcano Warning System gains steam*
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It's taken more than a decade, but a bill that funds U.S volcano monitoring
efforts and establishes a single system has become law.

*China GEO supports Iran flood disaster response*
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China GEO has launched the Disaster Data Response (CDDR) mechanism to
provide high-resolution satellite imagery in support of Iran's flood
disaster response.

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*United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - 2018 Annual Report*
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The 2018 annual report provides an overview of the results achieved by the
UNISDR in relation to the three Strategic Objectives and two Enablers of
its Work Programme 2016-2019.

*SDSN - guides on localising sustainable development indicators*
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What frameworks can be used to localise global and national indicators for
sustainable development? These reports from the Sustainable Development
Solutions Network document the efforts to bring Sustainable Development
goals to the sub-national level.

*Understanding data sharing in crises and beyond - initial report from C4DC*
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Contracts for Data Collaboration (C4DC) aims to shed light on the
opportunities and challenges inherent to data collaboratives and facilitate
understanding of the written agreements that underpin them.

*Big Data for resilience storybook*
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Aimed at an audience of resilience and development practitioners, the
storybook offers diverse experiences and practice-based recommendations to
leverage Big Data’s potential and address its risks as part of efforts to
build resilience.

*OECD - Responding Good Governance for Critical Infrastructure*
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This report from the OECD looks at how to boost critical infrastructure
resilience in a dynamic risk landscape and discusses policy options and
governance models to promote up-front resilience investments.

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*UNISDR - Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction*
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Taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 May - 17 May, the global
platform is an opportunity for the DRR community to come together to renew
and accelerate efforts to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction.

*Understanding Risk Caribbean Conference*
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Barbados will be home to the 2019 Understanding Risk Caribbean Conference
from 27th May - 1st June, touching on core themes such as risk analytics
and communication, physical, fiscal and urban resilience and early warning
systems.

*European Climate Change Adaptation conference*
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The ECCA 2019 will be held in Lisbon, Portugal from 28th May - 31st May,
providing a space to facilitate dialogue between representatives from
academia, government, business and community on the multiple aspects of
climate change adaptation.

*i-Rec 2019 -  Disrupting the status quo: reconstruction, recovery, and
resisting disaster risk creation*
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>From June 5th - 7th, the University of Florida will play host to i-Rec
2019, covering disaster reconstruction and recovery knowledge and its
application in disaster-impacted populations.

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