From Insight to Impact: WorldPop and JRC Explore Closer Collaboration WorldPop visited the European Commission’s JRC to explore collaboration with GHSL, demography and urban teams, strengthening harmonised global population data.

WorldPop visited the European Commission’s JRC meeting #GHSL, #Demography & Urban teams.

Improving global data with stronger standards, better comparability & closer collaboration.

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#PopulationData #OpenData
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WorldPop visited the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), meeting with the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), Demography, and Urban & Territorial Analysis teams.

We explored opportunities to improve comparability, reduce duplication, and strengthen harmonised global population […]

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