Resources
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How can Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) be used to address the needs of databases?
This paper aims to find a practical approach to applying DCAT to satisfy the needs of a portal that provides dynamic visualisations & a database that drives it.
Blended finance: Understanding its potential for Agenda 2030
Blended finance, or the use of public funds to de-risk or ‘leverage’ private investments in development, has been presented by donors and development finance
Climate finance and poverty: Exploring the linkages between climate change and poverty evident in the provision and distribution of international public climate finance
Climate change is among the greatest global development challenges of the 21st century. From the global to the local scale, climate change affects and thre
Why was IODC2016 important for Joined-Up Data Standards?
In July this year we launched a consultation paper aimed at starting a discussion on what technical and political solutions to joined-up data challenges co
Equipping vulnerable Syrians for winter
On 2 November 2016 we responded to a funding alert in response to the need for winterisation in Syria. Approximately 225,000 people have been identified by
Displacement due to violence, Somalia
On 20 October 2016 we responded to a funding alert in response to displacement in Somalia. Approximately 50,000 people have been displaced due to a conflic
Typhoon, the Philippines
On 19 October 2016 we responded to a funding alert in response to Typhoon Haima (Lawin) in the Philippines. Typhoon Haima (Lawin) has affected the Ilocos R
Democratic Republic of the Congo, storms
On 17 October 2016 we responded to a funding alert for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raised in response to torrential rains and storm winds.
Niger, Rift Valley Fever
On 12 October 2016 we responded to a funding alert for Niger, raised in response to a Rift Valley fever outbreak in the Tahoua region. Rift Valley fever is