Lenio Myrivili GCHO: 'We need data & evidence-based, forward-looking plans and initiatives. There is an urgent need to protect urban populations. Grateful that GEO is taking an important step towards this.'

#GHRS #GlobalHeatResilience #ExtremeHeat #UrbanHeat #GEOHeatSprint

'How do you stop killing people? Ceasefire.'

Columbia University scholar Mahmood Mamdani says that while Friday's ICJ ruling on Israel's Gaza assault is a positive step, ending the bloodshed is ultimately a political question. “The law cannot displace politics,' he says.

I'm weirdly very excited about this new addition to my home office. It's 2 foot by 3 foot which is the biggest that could fit on the wall.

The Overture Maps Foundation: Marc Prioleau - MBM#43 youtu.be/OSK4DlFePzk via YouTube

We (Openly) Need You!

Do you care about the future of humanitarian crisis from climate change to more?

Join me Dorothy Ooko, @tamaragiltsoff on the @Ushahidi board. Led by @angienicoleod as ED. And supported by OGs Erik Hersman Juliana David Kobia.

ushahidi.com/about/blog/we-…

HOT-supported IWD Mapathon in the Caribbean twitter.com/hotosm/status/… ; twitter.com/isabelapix/sta…

If you are still figuring out how to help earthquake relief & recovery personally or looking for a local org to support, look no further. H Can Unen reminded me what Hayata Destek / STL is doing. They have documented needs and a campaign going on Global Giving hayatadestek.org/deprem/

Sara Mardini (whose story was told in Netflix film “The Swimmers”), Sean Binder & Nassos Karakitsos go on trial on Jan 10th in Lesvos - Human Rights Watch & other rights groups have called for the charges to be dropped against the former search & rescuers. ⬇️ hrw.org/news/2022/12/2…

HOT: A Love Letter linkedin.com/pulse/hot-love… via LinkedIn cc: Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Hey men and all panel organizers check out these practical tips. Also side note while we are ending #manels can we just end panels in general? There are so many more exciting format options!

Which cause is closest to your heart? Climate change? Gender equality? Global health? Migration & displacement? Sustainability? See how you can make a difference this #GivingTuesday by mapping for impact in 1 of HOT’s 5 impact areas. Learn, Engage, Support stories.hotosm.org/givingtuesday/…

Since some of you have been asking :-) the HOT Board and I announced that after 7 amazing years serving Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team I'll be stepping down in Dec. and Rebecca will be appointed as Deputy & Interim Exec Director while we start a search for HOT's next ED hotosm.org/updates/hots-e…

Folks, we hiring 2 roles for short term remote contracts: digital product development manager and/or an IM specialist who is available to work immediately (remote consultancy) for a few months. Any taker please follow up in bilateral!

🔴HAPPENING NOW: Join USAID's Mark Meassick, @google's Zoe Darme, Alex Dehgan, Afua Bruce, Wendy Taylor, Priya Vora, Jamey Butcher, and Nick Martin on #FDDF2022 's Session titled 'Skepticism, Aspiration, and Progress: A Long Conversation on Frontier Tech and Digital Development.'

This is an exciting week! Lots of great sessions during #GeOnG2022 , plus the GeONG Satellite Sustainability Exchange this Thursday and Friday, which will offer a space to share, select, contextualize, co-design, and innovate around sustainability, part of the #unSummit2022 .

Thoughts? No Thank You: Why One Foundation Leader Doesn’t Want Gratitude From Grantees philanthropy.com/article/no-tha…

We're so excited to be a part of #NetHopeSummit2022 ! Our staff are joining two sessions Friday, 11am UTC:

Local #Partnerships , Regional Open Mapping Hubs and Citizen-generated data

Empowered Participation of Women and Girls in AI ‘for good’ initiatives

nethopeglobalsummit.org/agenda-2022#sz…

Was furiously tapping notes on rethinking leadership from NetHope women CEO plenary. All us men in the room in Baltimore hub were listening intently fixated on the screen! #nethope summit2022 #nethope

Backroom aid: The groups helping behind the scenes: thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2022/1… (The New Humanitarian)

At #UNWGIC2022 ? Go and meet ⁦Open Mapping Hub Asia-Pacific⁩ Sanjana, ⁦Ramya Ragupathy⁩ & Nama Budhathoki⁩ ⁦Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team⁩ linkedin.com/posts/sbinwal_…