It was developed by CRED, the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, based in Belgium, and contains essential data on the occurrence and effects of more than 18000 large-scale disasters around the world, from 1900 to the present, which has been gathered from various sources, including United Nations offices, non-governmental organizations, insurance companies, research institutions, and news agencies.
EM-DAT contiene datos básicos esenciales sobre la ocurrencia y los efectos de más de 18000 desastres masivos en el mundo desde 1900 hasta el presente. La base de datos está compilada de diversas fuentes, incluidos los organismos de las Naciones Unidas, organizaciones no gubernamentales, compañías de seguros, institutos de investigación y agencias de prensa.