Natural disasters have cost us $162 billion this year. The first half of 2025 marks a new inflection point in the global climate risk landscape. According to leading professional services firm Aon, global insured losses from natural catastrophe events reached $100...
Pre-General Assembly Reporting and Briefing sessions Date: 2 October 2025 Two virtual sessions to address CODATA reporting and necessary briefing ahead of the General Assembly were organised. The sessions, open to voting Delegates as well as Observers of CODATA...
In accordance with the CODATA constitution and on the basis of nominations received, the CODATA Nominating Committee, chaired by Professor Barend Mons, CODATA Past President, has prepared the following electoral slate which strikes a balance with regard to...
Conference: International Symposium on Open Science Clouds 2025 (ISOSC 2025) Time: September 2-4, 2025 Venue: Nanjing University Suzhou Campus, Suzhou, China and virtually Theme: Co-developing Open, Resilient, and Intelligible Research E-infrastructures for Future...
By: Prof Joseph Muliaro Wafula The Kenya National Vaccination and Immunization Program (KeNVIP) portal was officially launched on 14 May by Cabinet Secretary Hon Aden Duale of the Ministry of Health. The portal represents a significant milestone in the digitalization...
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: GLOBAL DATA ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE SYMPOSIUM Hybrid (In-person & Virtual) 18-19 SEPTEMBER 2025 THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL, Duban, SOUTH AFRICA THEME: BUILDING TRUST, PROTECTION, AND ETHICS IN GLOBAL DATA: TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAPE TOWN GLOBAL...
Join the high-level virtual launch of the UNDRR–ISC Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) 2025 update - a vital tool for building a safer, more resilient world. Date: 18 August, 8:00-9:00 UTC Format: Online (Zoom) Register Now The 2025 edition of the Hazard Information...
Rising to the challenge: boosting adaptation and resilience for development One in five people globally are at high risk from climate-related hazards-not just because they're exposed to floods, heatwaves, cyclones, or droughts, but because poverty or limited access to...
Date: 2nd September 2025 Time: 09:00-10:00 CEST / 07:00-08:00 UTC Moderator : Shaily Gandhi (shaily.gandhi@it-u.at) Speakers: Virginia Murray, Juma Rahman, Thanasis Sfetsosand Bapon Fakhruddin Register...