Attachments
EM-DAT plays an important role in disaster loss monitoring, serving as a reference for many organizations globally. Despite its strengths, EM-DAT's global focus sometimes limits its ability to incorporate critical locallevel data. This limitation often arises from local reports not being accessible online or being available only in local languages. To address this gap, EM-DAT initiated an effort involving country-level (academic) stakeholders.
In this initiative, efforts are directed towards developing training materials and providing training towards improving the resolution of disaster loss data at subnational levels, with the aim of addressing gaps in EMDAT's coverage.
Pilot Project in Africa and Asia
The pilot study, funded by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance of USAID, tests the standardization of retrospective disaster data collection in Bangladesh, the Philippines, Cameroon, and Uganda. Partnerships with national and regional institutes (see Box 1) focus on improving disaster loss data gathering at the national level. The CRED team provided training, leading to disaster impact data collection at the subnational level.
An Adapted Data Collection Tool
Given the complexity of the current EM-DAT IT data collection tool, a more user-friendly and simplified version has been developed specifically for local data collection contexts. This new tool is designed to address common challenges, such as intermittent internet