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Data and information management

This theme covers aspects related to hardware, software, networks, and media for the collection, storage, processing, transmission and presentation of information for disaster risk reduction (DRR), as well as related services. It also addresses information management to support knowledge sharing for DRR, such as data exchange standards and taxonomy.

Latest Data and information management additions in the Knowledge Base

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Detecting landslides using seismic data in Switzerland

The Swiss Seismological Service is now cataloguing suspected mass movement events recorded on its network.
Eos - AGU
A family fetches water from a stream during a drought in Madagascar
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How MapAction is using data to reduce human suffering in Madagascar

MapAction has been working in Madagascar since 2012, providing maps and information management services for emergency respondents. These efforts were a combination of in-person responses with UN agencies and partners, as well as remote support.
MapAction
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Is the number of disasters increasing?

High-quality data helps us see patterns in the data. But no disaster database is perfect. Data is incomplete. Its quality varies over time. And some events are either unreported or hard to quantify.
Our World in Data (OWID)
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Optimizing earthquake data flow allows scientific research on 'The Big One'

Although scientists cannot forecast when and where earthquakes will strike, preparation is key to improving society's resilience to large earthquakes.
University of Southern California
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Biden-Harris administration launches nationwide heat and health tool to protect communities most impacted by extreme heat

New tool – the first-ever to provide zip-code level data – will help target heat-related health resources and prioritize life-saving interventions for communities most affected by extreme heat.
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Volunteers support reconstruction work in Macrohon after typhoon Rai
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Record-keeping for resilience: Disaster risk finance and public asset registries

To cost-effectively insure public assets, the Philippines government needs to know their location, value, and age, among other data. The ruinous costs of under- or uninsured public assets prompted policymakers into action.
World Bank, the
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Documents and publications

Typical and extreme weather datasets for studying the resilience of buildings to climate change and heatwaves

This research presents unprecedented datasets of current and future projected weather files for building simulations in 15 major cities distributed across 10 climate zones worldwide.
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Countries struggle to draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to avoid mistakes made during COVID

The accord’s aim: guidelines for how the WHO’s 194 member countries might stop future pandemics and better share scarce resources. But experts warn there are virtually no consequences for countries that don’t comply.
Associated Press
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