The Digital Preservation Coalition invites its members and the wider digital preservation community to contribute to a global survey identifying humanitarian archives and records at risk of loss.
The survey forms part of the Humanitarian Archives Emergency (HAE) project, led by the Humanitarian Conflict and Response Institute in collaboration with ELRHA, and supported by partners including Key Aid Consulting and the Institute of Development Studies.
Recent funding shifts and ongoing conflict are placing humanitarian records at increasing risk. Operational data, documentation, and institutional memory may be lost without intervention - particularly for collections held by local and national organizations.
This work aligns with wider efforts across the digital preservation community to better understand and address risks to vulnerable digital content.
About the survey
The survey is part of a global effort to build an evidence base on the scale and nature of archival risk in the humanitarian sector. It aims to identify what is at risk, understand the factors contributing to that risk, and inform future responses.
It is not a data rescue initiative, but a first step towards a more coordinated and equitable approach. You can read more about the inititiative here.
How to contribute
The survey takes approximately five minutes to complete and invites contributions describing collections, their current status, and any risks they may face. Submissions can be made confidentially.