UCDP Georeferenced Event Data for Belgium: Individual Conflict Events

UCDP's most disaggregated dataset records individual events of organized violence occurring at specific times and places. Events are geo-coded down to the village level and have temporal durations disaggregated to single days. The dataset is published by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University and was last updated on the HDX platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial patterns of conflict based on village-level geo-coding
• Modeling temporal dynamics of violence based on daily event disaggregation
• Mapping the intensity and distribution of organized violence
• Conducting sub-national or local-level conflict risk assessments

Strengths

• Events are geo-coded down to the level of individual villages
• Temporal durations are disaggregated to single, individual days
• Dataset is described as UCDP's most disaggregated dataset

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University

Collection Method

Likely compiled from news reports, NGO records, and other conflict monitoring sources.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 03 14:27:50.781687; freshness should be verified

Geography

Belgium