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Using Disaster Databases to learn from Realized Risk
New York, 26‐28 October 2009

• Agenda - Download 135KB.
• List of Participants - Download 114KB.
• Report - Download 225KB.

State and Progress of global disaster databases

• EM‐DAT: Progress and presentation of the new website (A.Diaz, CRED) - Download 1.2MB
• DisDat Disaster portal and information sharing (A. Diaz, CRED and C.Villacis, UNDP‐GRIP) - Download 204KB and  Download 5.1MB
• Monitoring disaster displacement in the context of climate change, practical example of EM‐DAT use (V. Culbert, NRC) - Download 5.4MB
• Changing global needs for disaster‐related data for implementing the Hyogo Framework and adapting to climate change (R.Basher, ISDR) - Download 481KB

Strengthening the quality, reliability and sustainability of national and regional disaster databases

• A regional programme for Disaster Databases: Lessons learned in Asia (J. Yan, UNDP‐GRIP) - Download 1.1MB
• Introduction and methodology (R. Below, CRED) - Download 493KB
• Case study: Vietnam (Dang Quang Minh, Disaster Management Center) - Download 1.1MB
• Case study: Nepal (S.Shrestha, National Society Earthquake Technology, Nepal Disaster Management Center) - Download 1.3MB
• Case study: Sri Lanka (D.Rajapaksha, Disaster Management Centre) - Download 2.7MB and Download 13MB
• Presentation of preliminary results from the study (R. Below, CRED and F. Vos, CRED) - Download 1.4MB
• Discussion on expectations and long‐term process (C. Villacis, UNDP‐GRIP) - Download 2.7MB

Footprinting disaster impact: Pros and cons of geo‐referencing global data sets?

• Geo‐referencing disaster events: Overview, strengths and pitfalls (N. Smith, OFDA) - Download 18MB
   Geo‐referencing disaster events: Experiences from EM‐DAT:
       • EM‐DAT methodology (F. Vos, CRED) - Download 3.1MB
       • Applications on linking disasters and conflicts (A. Diaz, CRED) - Download 975KB
• Geographic Information Support Team (K. Payne , University of Georgia) - Download 11MB
• Geo‐referencing, experiences from NatCat services (A. Wirtz, MünichRe)
• Space‐based information for local damage assessment and disaster management (J. Szarzynski, UNOOSA) - Download 49MB
• Review of all hazard disaster databases sub-committee (V. Murray, London's Chemical Hazards and Poisons Divisions HPA) - Download 1.2MB

Linking up global datasets

• Issues in compatibility of data sets and research directions (G. Yetman, CIESIN, Columbia University) - Download 12MB
• Exploratory study on association between EM‐DAT disaster events and precipitation (J. Rodriguez, CRED) - Download 3.1MB
• Using EM‐DAT flood data for Research (J. Barredo, EU‐JRC) - Download 8.3MB
• Africa: Conflict Without Borders Google Earth Mash-Up (D. King, US Department of State HIU) - Download 14MB