r3d100012226 EM-DAT Emergency Events Database The International Disaster Database https://www.emdat.be/ EM-DAT is a global database on natural and technological disasters, containing essential core data on the occurrence and effects of more than 22,000 disasters in the world, from 1900 to present. EM-DAT provides geographical, temporal, human and economic information on disasters at the country level. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies. contact@emdat.be regina.below@uclouvain.be disciplinary 22.000 mass disasters 1999 eng 3 Natural Sciences 34 Geosciences (including Geography) https://www.emdat.be/about Raw data Standard office documents Structured graphics other dataProvider biology climatology earthquake economic damage estimates epidemic extreme temperature hazard humanitarian action hydrology industrial accident meteorology natural disaster space weather technological disaster volcanic activity United States Agency for International Development, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance OFDA USA funding non-profit https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/bureaus/bureau-democracy-conflict-and-humanitarian-assistance/office-us ofdainquiries@ofda.gov Université catholique de Louvain, School of Public Health, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters CRED BEL funding general technical non-profit https://www.cred.be/ contact@emdat.be regina.below@uclouvain.be World Health Organisation WHO AAA funding non-profit https://www.who.int/en/ ROR:01f80g185 https://www.who.int/about/contact-us belgium.be BEL funding non-profit https://www.belgium.be/en Terms of Use https://www.emdat.be/terms-use open restricted other Copyrights https://emdat.be/copyright-privacy other https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/125254 restricted registration other none none unknown unknown Collaborations and Parternships: https://www.emdat.be/collaborations-parternships 2016-11-21 2022-05-23