The emergency events database, EM-DAT, must be preserved as a global public good

Speybroeck, Niko; Noy, Ilan; Kettner, Albert; Below, Regina; Messori, Gabriele; Thiery, Wim; Wathelet, Valentin; Jézéquel, Aglaé; Delforge, Damien; Van Niekerk, Dewald

doi:10.3389/ijph.2026.1609990

The emergency events database, EM-DAT, must be preserved as a global public good

Speybroeck, Niko

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Noy, Ilan

;

Kettner, Albert

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Below, Regina

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Van Niekerk, Dewald

;et.al.

(2026) International Journal of Public Health — Vol. 71 (2026)

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Speybroeck, NikoInstitute of Health and Society (IRSS), UCLouvain
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Noy, IlanSchool of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington
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Kettner, AlbertInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado
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Below, ReginaInstitute of Health and Society (IRSS), UCLouvain
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Van Niekerk, DewaldUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University
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KEYWORDS disaster databases, disaster epidemiology, disaster risk reduction, EM-DAT, public health preparedness

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UCLouvainSSS/IRSS - Institut de recherche santé et société

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Speybroeck, N., Noy, I., Kettner, A., Below, R., Messori, G., Thiery, W., Wathelet, V., Jézéquel, A., Delforge, D., & Van Niekerk, D. (2026). The emergency events database, EM-DAT, must be preserved as a global public good. International Journal of Public Health, 71. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609990 (Original work published 2026)