Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2016 - EM-DAT

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2016

The numbers and trends

Debarati Guha-Sapir, Philippe Hoyois Pascaline Wallemacq and Regina Below

Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2016

The numbers and trends

Debarati Guha-Sapir Philippe Hoyois

Pascaline Wallemacq and

Regina Below

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) Institute of Health and Society (IRSS)

Universit? catholique de Louvain ? Brussels, Belgium

Acknowledgements

The data upon which this report is based on, is maintained through the long-term support of the US Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). We are grateful to Alexandria Williams for proofreading. We encourage the free use of the contents of this report with appropriate and full citation: "Guha-Sapir D, Hoyois Ph., Wallemacq P. Below. R. Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2016: The Numbers and Trends. Brussels: CRED; 2016." This document is available on:

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About CRED

The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) has been active for more than 40 years in the fields of international disaster and conflict health studies. CRED promotes research, training and technical expertise on humanitarian emergencies - with a particular focus on relief, rehabilitation and development. It was established in Brussels in 1973 at the School of Public Health of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) as a non-profit institution with international status under Belgian law. In 1980, CRED became a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre as part of the WHO's Global Program for Emergency Preparedness and Response. Since then, CRED has increased its international network substantially and continues to collaborate closely with numerous UN agencies, inter-governmental and governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations, research institutes and universities.

Objective

The Centre promotes research and provides an evidence base for the international community, both on the burden of disease and health issues related to disasters and conflicts. CRED also provides training for field managers, students, relief personnel and health professionals in the management of short and long-term humanitarian emergencies. In doing so, CRED hopes to improve preparedness and responses to these humanitarian emergencies.

CRED's focus

CRED's research focuses on all humanitarian and emergency situations with a major impact on human health. These include all types of natural and human-made disasters - such as earthquakes, floods and storms -, as well as longer-term disasters - such as famines and droughts -, and situations creating a mass displacement of people ? for example, civil strife and conflicts. The Centre focuses on the health aspects and burden of disease arising from disasters and complex emergencies. CRED also promotes research on the broader aspects of humanitarian crises, such as human rights and humanitarian law, socio-economic and environmental issues, early warning systems, the special needs of women and children, and mental health care. The Centre is actively involved in stimulating debate on the effectiveness of various humanitarian interventions. It encourages scientific and policy discussions on existing and potential interventions, as well as their impacts on acute and chronic malnutrition, human survival, morbidity, infectious diseases and mental health. The CRED team works in four main areas:

Natural disasters and their impacts Civil strife and conflict epidemiology Database and information support Capacity building and training

The CRED team

The Centre is composed of a multinational and multidisciplinary team including experts in medicine and public health, informatics and database management, psychology, nutritional sciences, sociology, economics and geography. The working languages are English and French.

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