{"id":2166,"date":"2021-07-01T10:18:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T10:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2021-07-01T10:18:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T10:18:04","slug":"disaster-risk-reduction-and-open-data-newsletter-july-2021-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codata.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/01\/disaster-risk-reduction-and-open-data-newsletter-july-2021-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: July 2021 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robots, drones and satellites: NSW to research new bushfire fighting technology<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe NSW government will push to establish the state as a world leader in bushfire research eventually marketing new technology overseas, with close to $30 million set aside for the new project in next week\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Scientists warn of a bad year for fires in Brazil’s Amazon and wetlands<\/a><\/strong>
\nDry weather this year raises the risk of severe fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands, scientists say, warning that a drought could fuel destruction of biomes critical to curbing climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Indian Cities Prepare for Floods with Predictive Technology<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe number and intensity of floods are increasing\u2014they can inundate neighbourhoods in Chennai in just 15 minutes. New models can pinpoint and help warn vulnerable areas hours or even days in advance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Small Satellites to Study Big Storms \u2013 NASA Prepares for the TROPICS Mission<\/a><\/strong>
\nIn 2022 NASA is launching a constellation of six small satellites (smallsats) to improve our understanding of cyclones in the tropics. With a revisit time of 30 to 60 minutes between overpasses, the TROPICS mission will provide frequent observations of tropical storms as they form and strengthen, which will increase our understanding of the physical processes within storms and improve the accuracy of storm forecasts to better protect lives and property.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Canterbury floods: Is climate change to blame for severe weather events?<\/a><\/strong>
\nVictoria University climate change expert James Renwick says it is too early to say whether\u00a0the Canterbury floods were caused by climate change, but the event is exactly what we can expect more of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Understanding Framework Roadblocks<\/a><\/strong>
\nOn behalf of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Tonkin + Taylor has undertaken an extensive analysis across 10 climate-vulnerable countries to identify potential roadblocks between climate change adaptation planning and disaster risk reduction (DRR) frameworks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UNECE: Chief Statisticians bring statistics to the forefront of climate action<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe heads of national statistical offices of 59 countries and 24 international organisations are gathered this week in Geneva and around the globe for the 69th plenary session of the Conference of European Statisticians, the decision-making body for statistical matters in the UNECE region and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The UCL Warning Research Centre Opens at the IRDR 11th Annual Conference<\/a><\/strong>
\nA new research centre, the world\u2019s only one devoted to the study of warnings, was formally launched at the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction 11th\u00a0Annual Conference.\u00a0The\u00a0Warning Research Centre\u00a0brings together global expertise to explore the role of warnings in managing vulnerabilities, hazards, risks, and disasters. The focus is to prevent adverse disaster impacts through improved warnings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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GAR Special Report on Drought 2021<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe\u00a0GAR Special Report on Drought 2021\u00a0explores the systemic nature of drought and its impacts on the achievement of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction,\u00a0the SDGs and human and ecosystems health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u200b<\/strong><\/a>WHO: Indicator framework for the evaluation of the public health effectiveness of digital proximity tracing solutions<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe overall objective of this indicator framework is to provide a set of indicators to guide national health authorities in the monitoring and evaluation of their digital proximity tracing solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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FAO – Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience from the front line of climate changes<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis publication provides an overview of the common and unique sustainability elements of Indigenous Peoples’ food systems, in terms of natural resource management, access to the market, diet diversity, indigenous peoples\u2019 governance systems, and links to traditional knowledge and indigenous languages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UNEP: Becoming #GenerationRestoration: ecosystem restoration for people, nature and climate<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis report makes the case for why nature-based solutions, such as environmental\u00a0restoration\u00a0in particular, is so important and outlines how the UN Decade can catalyse a movement to restore the world\u2019s ecosystems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Seeking shelter: the factors that influence refuge since Cyclone Gorky in the Coastal Area of Bangladesh<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis paper provides an assessment of the factors associated with evacuation to cyclone shelters in coastal areas in Bangladesh over the past 30 years. It is based on the comparative study of Cyclone Amphan (2020) and three major historical cyclones: Gorky (1991), Sidr (2007) and Aila (2009).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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6 July – Foreseeable Future \u2013 Seamless Integration of data to enhance climate and disaster risk reduction<\/a><\/strong>
\nJoin us in this side event (track 2, block 1) as part of\u00a0UN Climate Change\u2019s Asia Pacific Climate Week 2021 with experts from the Asian Development Bank, Green Climate Fund, UNDRR, GIZ and Tonkin + Taylor\u00a0in this free webinar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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9 July – High-level dialogue on the Partnership in Action on Science, Technology and Innovation for SDGs Roadmaps<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe event will discuss the path forward for the Partnership in Action, following the successful inception of the Global Pilot Programme on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs roadmaps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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11 July-14 July -The Hazards and Disaster Workforce: Preparing to Meet 21st Century Challenges<\/a><\/strong>
\nConversations at this year\u2019s Workshop will centre around how the workforce we have can support and build the workforce we need. How does the size and composition of the hazards and disaster workforce shape the ability to respond to and recover from extreme events?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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26-28 July – 2021 Pacific Resilience Meeting<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe biennial Pacific Resilience Meeting (PRM) is a key component of the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP) governance arrangements endorsed by the Pacific Island Forum Leaders in 2017 to support the effective implementation of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific: An Integrated Approach to Climate Change and Disaster (FRDP) 2017 \u2013 2030.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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26-28 July – Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit will set the stage for the culminating global event in September by bringing together diverse actors from around the world to leverage the power of food systems to deliver progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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