1. EM-DAT Technical Advisory Group Meeting
DISASTER DATAPORTAL The Portal of Natural and Technological Disaster Data Collections Initiatives
Alexander Diaz
EM-DAT Technical Advisory Group Meeting
New York, October, 2009

2. BACKGROUND

3. Background
Development and relief agencies recognized the important role played by data and information in mitigating impact of disasters;
Decisions-makers need better information on where to invest and how to design sustainable project;
Lack of clear and accessible information remains a major obstacle to further improving the implementation of effective policies;
Numerous disaster data compilation exist but their visibility and access limited. 3

4. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

5. The portal aims at facilitating the access
to this valuable information
by providing to the international community
with a centralised entry-point
to existing disaster data compilation

6. Objectives
Provide an updated list of international, national and sub-national disaster loss data collection initiatives
Provide a short summary of these initiatives
Provide the international community with centralized online access
Provide centralized referral services to researchers and other persons or organizations interested in the compilation or analysis of disaster data

7. CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT

8. Context of the project Supported by USAID/OFDA Project Leader: CRED
Partner: GRIP-UNDP
Component of the Global Risk Identification Program, GRIP/UNDP activities « Enhanced Loss Data »
CRED : in charge of the development of the portal
GRIP/UNDP: further development

9. CONTENT

10. Content
Provide complete description of each data collection initiative, objectives, content and hosting institution and relevant contact details
Different search tools allow browsing and searching for specific information:
Text search (specificterms)
Dynamic map-based tool (intuitive geographical exploration function)
Advanced tool (multi-criteria search)

11. Content
Nowadays, DISDAT contains:
66 registered databases
15 of which are Global, 43 National,2 Supra- national,
and 4 Sub-national

12. HOW TO ACCESS THE PORTAL?
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