Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter- September 2018
DRR and data in the news
Google Cloud and other SDG partners launch new programme for students
Mobilizing Youth on Data for Action and Transformation in Africa
New website drives logistics planning and preparation for natural disasters in Pacific
IWMI, CGIAR and CCAFS partner to map climate-related hazards in South Asia
Scientists gather social media data to improve air quality prediction modelling
Twitter data improves disaster response
Cloud provider is changing disaster recovery plans
GPSDD data charter a model for inclusiveness
PDC and OCHA become partnerships to enhance application of risk data to disaster management
Strengthening national DRR resilience worldwide
IRI launch new tutorials for Sub-seasonal Climate Data
Shaping data strategy with DFID
New spatial data is solving the problem in SDGs report in the Global South
Register to access Climate Data Store
Get to know the New Zealand Resilience DIVE Platform
CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Advanced Workshops: 20-24 August 2018
Launching an environmental impact bond for financial resilience
Next Sendai Framework monitoring report: 1st October 2018
Publications on DRR
and data
A humanitarian framework for strengthening data ecosystems
Big data analytics for disaster response and recovery through sentiment analysis
National scale grid-based flood modelling in UK
10 principles for building resilience
Upcoming DRR
and data events
Geospatial World Forum 2019: Amsterdam 2-4 April 2019
Training for Climate Data Storage: 17-19 September 2018
Recruiting local trainers and participants for The Copernicus Climate Change Service
Deadline to apply for CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science: 14 September 2018
WMO comprehensive cyclone warning systems concept seminar: 13 September 2018, Auckland
Bapon (SHM) Fakhruddin, PhD 
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