{"id":1934,"date":"2020-04-01T05:56:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T05:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2020-04-01T05:56:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T05:56:21","slug":"disaster-risk-reduction-and-open-data-newsletter-april-2020-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/disaster-risk-reduction-and-open-data-newsletter-april-2020-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: April 2020 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CODATA GO FAIR, RDA, and WDS outline their joint commitment to optimise the global research data ecosystem and identify the opportunities and needs that will trigger federated infrastructures to service the new reality of data-driven science.<\/strong><\/a>
\nA first concrete example of this is the following –\u00a0\u2018Data Together COVID-19 Appeal and Actions<\/strong><\/a>\u2019. The COVID-19 pandemic presents a major test for our science system and for our research and data infrastructures.\u00a0 These infrastructures, such as open science clouds and data commons, must serve the needs of science, policy, and humanity not only in \u2018normal times\u2019, but also in times of crisis by providing controlled access to quality data in real-time and at scale for a range of scientific- and policy-related responses –\u00a0https:\/\/council.science\/covid19\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Disaster expert shares COVID-19 lessons from China<\/a><\/strong>
\nA serious shortage of medical resources was one of the main challenges which China had to overcome to stabilize the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei, where a mortality rate of 4.7% was recorded compared with 0.9% in the country\u2019s 30 other provinces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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CODATA President, Barend Mons\u00a0‘World View’ Opinion Piece in Nature: ‘Invest 5% of research funds in ensuring data are reusable’<\/strong><\/a>
\n‘It is irresponsible to support research but not data stewardship’, says Barend Mons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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How South Korea is suppressing COVID-19<\/strong><\/a>
\nTrace, test and treat. That sums up the strategy pursued by the Republic of Korea since it detected its first case of COVID-19 on January 20 and its first death on February 20, without imposing a lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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CODATA: Call for expression of interest for contribution to the Linked Open Data for Global Disaster Risk Research<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe first policy brief is expected to be released in August 2020. The global pandemic is a powerful reminder of the necessity of the international community\u2019s intensified and sustained commitment to emergency preparedness.\u00a0\u00a0We are thus inviting experts in disaster risk reduction data and policy issues to collaborate on preparing these documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Information is power – Climate services reach 10.2 million people<\/strong><\/a>
\nUNDP-supported climate information and early warning systems projects have reached 10.2 million people in the past 12 years. Explore the power of information to supercharge progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UNECE: Recommendations on the role of official statistics in measuring hazardous events and disasters<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis publication clarifies the role of NSOs and other members of NSS in providing information related to hazardous events and disasters, and identifies practical steps that these organisations can take, in coordination with national agencies responsible for disaster risk management, to better support disaster risk management efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UNESCO: World Water Development report 2020<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe 2020 edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR 2020) entitled \u2018Water and Climate Change\u2019 aims at helping the water community tackle the challenges of climate change and informing the climate change community about the opportunities that improved water management offers in terms of adaptation and mitigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mami Mizutori: Reflection on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: Five Years Since Its Adoption<\/strong><\/a>
\nFive years ago member states of the United Nations (UN) adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015\u20132030 (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015) in Sendai, Japan, a city still recovering from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts<\/strong><\/a>
\nIn this report, the focus is on understanding the nature and extent of physical risk from a changing climate over the next one to three decades, exploring physical risk as it is the basis of both transition and liability risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) \u201cInfodemic\u201d and Emerging Issues through a Data Lens: The Case of China<\/a><\/strong>
\nMainly based on Chinese newspapers, social media and other digital platform data, this paper analyzes the timeline of the key actions taken by the government and people over three months in five different phases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Considerations about the Cascading Effects of COVID-19 on Critical Infrastructure Sectors<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis paper is offered in an effort to better understand not just the way a pandemic affects various critical infrastructure sectors, but to illustrate the cascading and escalating effects across the United States in various ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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NASA: Introductory Webinar: Satellite Remote Sensing for Agricultural Applications \u2013 14 April, 20 April, 5 May<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis training will address how to use remote sensing data for agriculture monitoring, specifically drought and crop monitoring. The webinar will also provide end-users the ability to evaluate which regions of the world agricultural productivity is above or below long-term trends. This informs decisions pertaining to market stability and humanitarian relief.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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International Science Council Webinar: Transforming science communication for transformations to sustainability – 15 April<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis webinar will look at why developments in science communication matter for transformations to sustainability, communicating about ongoing transdisciplinary research with new audiences in an inclusive and ethical way, and how today\u2019s communications tools can be used to foreground voices that are frequently marginalised in climate change debates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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NASA: Introductory Webinar: Using the UN Biodiversity Lab to Support National Conservation and Sustainable Development Goals<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis training, offered in partnership with the\u00a0UN\u00a0Development Programme<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(UNDP), will teach participants about global biodiversity-based uses of remote sensing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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SDSN – Happiness & Sustainability Around the Earth – 24-hour webinar 22 April<\/a><\/strong>
\nJoin experts from SDSN’s global network as they share how they are building a happier world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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