CRED - Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

22/08/2025

📰 CRED Crunch Newsletter No. 79 is out! 📰

Learn more about 🌍Global enhancement of 💥EM-DAT disaster data ⚙️interoperability here:https://files.emdat.be/2025/08/CredCrunch79.pdf

Last year, the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters team at the Institute of Health and Society (IRSS-UCLouvain) worked on improving disaster data interoperability by expanding the coverage of GLIDE unique disaster identifiers referenced in the Emergency Events Database EMDAT.

❓ GLIDE numbers are unique global identifiers issued by the Asian Disaster Reduction Center to improve emergency response coordination and data interoperability across disaster data systems. https://www.glidenumber.net/

📈 The update increased GLIDE number coverage in EM-DAT by 74%, facilitating easier comparison, development of disaster event linkage models, and the compilation of a multi-source consolidated disaster dataset for disaster risk research and management.

30/05/2025

📢 We are pleased to announce that our latest article has been published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Our paper, "EM-DAT: the Emergency Events Database," is now live and open access. This comprehensive publication explores the EM-DAT global disaster data related to both natural and technological hazards, documenting human and economic impacts from 1900 to the present.

📖 Read the full article here:

29/04/2025

The CRED - Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - 📋 2024 Annual Report📋 on the global distribution of disasters and their impact has now been released!

Key figures:
1️⃣ 393 natural disasters were recorded,
2️⃣ Affecting 167.2 million people,
3️⃣ Causing at least 16,753 deaths.
4️⃣ Reported economic losses totaled US$242 billion.

📥Download it here:https://files.emdat.be/reports/2024_EMDAT_report.pdf

06/01/2025

📰 CRED Crunch Newsletter No. 77 is out! 📰
Learn how dealing with administrative units and boundaries is instrumental to disaster data quality. Dive into EM-DAT’s latest advancements in this field and find out about upcoming changes in the geocoding of disasters 🌍 in the EMDAT Emergency events database.

➡️Read the full newsletter here:https://files.emdat.be/2024/12/CredCrunch77.pdf

11/09/2024

🔍🌍 Introducing the EM-VIEW Community Disaster Dashboard

The EM-View Dashboard is designed to enhance and streamline your exploration of the Disaster Database by offering aggregated statistics, tables, maps, and timeseries visualizations. If you already have an EM-DAT account, simply upload your EM-DAT file to begin utilizing this timesaving and open-source tool.

➡️EM-View Introduction: https://www.emdat.be/news/2024/09/em-view-community-disaster-dashboard/

18/07/2024

📰 Check the latest CRED Crunch Newsletter, No. 75 📰 , examining patterns and impacts of 🌊hydrological disasters in South America over the past 20 years.

📥 Download full newsletter here: https://www.emdat.be/publications/

10/04/2024

The CRED - Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - 📋 2023 Annual Report📋 on the global distribution of disasters and their impact has now been released!

📥Download it here: https://www.emdat.be/categories/adsr/

20/01/2024

📰 New CRED Crunch 📰 on Strengthening Local Disaster Impact Partnerships 🤝

Read about our pilot project in 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇵🇭 Philippines, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, & 🇺🇬 Uganda aiming to improve subnational disaster data collection via academic collaboration & training

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https://www.emdat.be/publications/

02/10/2023

📰 New CRED Crunch 📰

🔍Explore the seismic history of 🇹🇷 Türkiye in the latest CRED Crunch newsletter. Gain insights into the impacts on life and property from devastating earthquakes from 1900 to the recent tragedy of February 6, 2023.

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EM-DAT is a global database with information on over 26,000 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 D...

27/09/2023

📚 EM-DAT Public Data Portal Update 📚

The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters is happy to announce significant updates to the🌐EM-DAT international disaster database public portal. 🔍 Explore the refined user experience and a brand-new documentation website! More info here:

The EM-DAT team at CRED has launched an updated public data portal and database model, in addition to a new documentation website. These enhancements aim to improve user experience, facilitate future developments, and address the inquiries of the expanding user base, crucial for fostering evidence-b...