EM-DAT: The International Disaster Database

Type: Portal

Description: EM-DAT contains data on the occurrence and impacts of over 26,000 mass disasters worldwide from 1900 to the present day. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, reinsurance companies, research institutes, and press agencies. The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) distributes the data in open access for non-commercial use.

Organisation: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Website: https://www.emdat.be/

TOPICS/Subjects:

• CLIMATE CHANGE
• Adaptation
• Mitigation
• Resilience
• Vulnerability
• DISASTER RESPONSE
• Best Practices
• CLIMATE AND SECURITY
• Human Security