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EM-DAT - The international disaster database
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EM-DAT - The international disaster database
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EM-DAT is a global database with information on over 27,000 mass disasters from 1900 to present day. It's compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, NGOs, and press agencies. The data is open access for non-commercial use and distributed by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED).
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| site_name | EM-DAT - The international disaster database |
| title | EM-DAT - The international disaster database |
| description | EM-DAT is a global database with information on over 27,000 mass disasters from 1900 to present day. It's compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, NGOs, and press agencies. The data is open access for non-commercial use and distributed by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). |
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| 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
- [H1] Monitoring hazards & disasters worldwide since 1988
- [H2] More than 27,000 disaster records
- [H2] About us
- [H3] What’s new?
- [H3] EM-DAT focuses on major disasters
- [H3] EM-DAT adopts a hierarchical classification
- [H3] About 2/3 of disasters in EM-DAT are related to natural hazards
- [H3] >790Drought
- [H3] >1,570Earthquake
- [H3] >600Extreme temperature
- [H3] >5,750Flood
- [H3] >790Landslide
- [H3] >4,580Storm
- [H3] >270Volcanic activity
- [H3] >450Wildfire
- [H3] A long-term expertise
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- [H3] Socials
- [H3] Quick Links
- [H3] Location & Contact
- [H4] “We rely on EM-DAT for planning and risk analysis, crucial for our humanitarian operations.”
- [H4] “For over 20 years, EM-DAT’s data has been invaluable to the global disaster risk reduction community.”
- [H4] “EM-DAT’s global disaster data is fundamental to our Information Management work at the IFRC.”
- [H4] “EM-DAT is vital for managing disaster risks, aiding in my research on socio-economic impacts since 2007. Without EM-DAT my career would have been completely different”
- [H4] “EM-DAT is critical to climate change research, offering unmatched data quality and fostering open science.”
- [H4] “As a climate scientist, EM-DAT is essential for understanding the relationship between extreme weather events and impacts.”
- [H4] “EM-DAT’s comprehensive flood data is crucial for my research, enabling detailed analyses and effective flood risk management strategies.”
- [H4] “EM-DAT remains the leading and most credible source for disasters and loss data for Africa which has informed policies at continental regional and national levels”
- [H4] “Thanks to EM-DAT, we can transform past disaster data into actionable plans that save lives and strengthen resilience.”
- [H5] 2026 Roadmap for EM-DAT
- [H5] EM-DAT: the global disaster database
- [H5] Major GLIDE Number Update
- [H5] Disaster Year In Review 2024
- [H6] Danitza Haughton, IOM (Panama)
- [H6] Yuichi Ono, IRIDeS (Japan)
- [H6] Hamish Patten, IFRC (Switzerland)
- [H6] Ilan Noy, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)
- [H6] Wim Thiery, VUB (Belgium)
- [H6] Aglae Jezequel, LMD (France)
- [H6] Albert Kettner, Colorado University (USA)
- [H6] Dewald van Niekerk, North-West University (South-Africa)
- [H6] Amod Mani Dixit, National Society for Earthquake Technology (Nepal)
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