EmergencyEventsDatabase(EM-DAT)isaglobaldatabasethatsystematicallycollectsandprovidesdataonnaturalandtechnologicaldisastersfrom1900tothepresent.MaintainedbytheCentreforResearchontheEpidemiologyofDisasters(CRED)attheUniversitécatholiquedeLouvaininBelgium,EM-DATservesasacriticalresourceforresearchers,policymakers,andhumanitarianorganizations.Thedatabaseincludesdetailedinformationondisasteroccurrences,impacts(suchasfatalities,injuries,andeconomiclosses),andaffectedpopulations,enablingcomprehensiveanalysisofdisastertrends,riskassessment,andresponseplanning.EM-DATiswidelyusedindisasterriskreduction,publichealthresearch,climatechangestudies,andhumanitarianaidcoordination.Byofferingstandardizedandreliabledata,itsupportsevidence-baseddecision-makingandhelpsimproveglobaldisasterpreparednessandresilience.ApplicationsofEM-DATextendtoacademicresearch,policyformulation,andinternationaldevelopmentinitiatives,makingitanindispensabletoolforunderstandingandmitigatingtheeffectsofdisastersworldwide.
