01. The International Disaster Database
- Due No due date
- Points 3
- Questions 3
- Time limit None
- Allowed attempts Unlimited
Instructions
Activity
Please visit the EM-DAT database on www.emdat.be Links to an external site. and answer the following quiz questions.
Background
Development and relief agencies have long recognized the important role played by data and information in mitigating the impacts of disasters on vulnerable populations. Systematic collection and analysis of these data provides invaluable information to governments and agencies in charge of relief and recovery activities. It also aids the integration of health components into development and poverty alleviation programmes.
The Centre for Research and Epidemiology of disasters (CRED) in Belgium has a long history of standardized data compilation, validation and analysis. It provides free and open access to its data through its websites.
One of CRED’s core data products is the International Disaster Database: EM-DAT.