petersuber4d ago

The #Trump defunding of #USAID could lead to the shutdown of EM-DAT, the world's largest database of natural and technological disasters, maintained by the #UCLouvain.
https://statsandr.com/blog/em-dat-the-world-s-disaster-memory-is-at-risk/

#Belgium #Data #DefendResearch #EMDAT #Funding #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

EM-DAT, the world's disaster memory, is at risk

EM-DAT, the global disaster database hosted by UCLouvain, faces a critical funding crisis. Learn why it matters and how to help.

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Show threadFlorian Schmidt
@petersuber
Tagging @SafeguardingResearch - maybe there's a way to backup the data, just in case.
#SafeguardingResearch
Apr 7 at 5:39pmWeb
Show threadpetersuber4d ago
@schmidt_fu @SafeguardingResearch
Thanks for looping them in!