The Risk Data Hub loss datasets The Risk Data Hub Historical Event Catalogue Faiella, A., Antofie, T., Luoni, S., Ríos Díaz, F., Marin Ferrer, M. 2020 EUR 30036 EN This publication is a Technical report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process. The scientific output expressed does not imply a policy position of the European Commission. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of this publication. For information on the methodology and quality underlying the data used in this publication for which the source is neither Eurostat nor other Commission services, users should contact the referenced source. 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Contents Abstract .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 2 Discussion on post-disaster loss data and current datasets .......................................................................... 7 2.1 Global datasets ........................................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 Regional and National Dataset ................................................................................................................ 9 3 The RDH Historical event collection methodology ......................................................................................... 11 4 The RDH Historical Event Catalogue Characteristics ..................................................................................... 12 4.1 Hazard consideration ............................................................................................................................. 12 4.2 Spatial coverage .................................................................................................................................... 12 4.3 Temporal coverage ................................................................................................................................ 12 4.4 Source of information ............................................................................................................................ 12 HAZARD CATALOGUES .................................................................................................................................... 13 DAMAGE AND LOSS SOURCES OF INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 13 4.5 Criteria of selection for inclusion in the database ................................................................................ 14 4.6 Challenges .............................................................................................................................................. 14 Differences in the time of occurrence ........................................................................................................... 14 Differences in classifying the type of disaster .............................................................................................. 14 Differences due to multiple entry of a single disaster event ........................................................................ 15 Differences in classifying the spatial extent and the exact location of an event......................................... 15 Differences in the definitions of the indicators ............................................................................................. 15 Differences in currencies and prices of economic losses .............................................................................. 15 4.7 Conversion of economic damage values ............................................................................................... 15 5 The RDH Historical Event Catalogue .............................................................................................................. 17 5.1 Content overview ................................................................................................................................... 17 5.2 Comprehensiveness, completeness and origin of the data .................................................................. 18 6 Analysis of the collected data ........................................................................................................................ 20 6.1 Most destructive events ......................................................................................................................... 21 6.2 Most affected countries ......................................................................................................................... 22 6.2.1 Completeness and its influence on the analysis........................................................................ 27 6.3 Impact data processing for the past 18-years ..................................................................................... 28 6.3.1 Fatalities and economic losses .................................................................................................. 28 6.3.2 Affected and injured people ....................................................................................................... 29 6.3.3 Affected area .............................................................................................................................. 29 6.3.4 Limitations of the approach ....................................................................................................... 30 i 6.4 Discussion of trends .............................................................................................................................. 30 7 Discussion of results ...................................................................................................................................... 32 EARTHQUAKES ................................................................................................................................................ 32 FLOODS .......................................................................................................................................................... 32 7.1 Floods cause most fatalities ................................................................................................................. 32 7.2 Signs of increased resilience and lower vulnerability ........................................................................... 32 8 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................................... 34 References ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 List of abbreviations and definitions ..................................................................................................................... 5 List of figures ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 List of tables .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Annexes .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Annex 1. Recorded information contained in the Historical Event Catalogue - Flood module ....................... 8 Annex 2. Recorded information contained in the Historical