GLIDE Disaster Events: Bolivia Disaster Identifiers

Bolivia disaster event records from the GLIDE Initiative, which assigns unique global identifiers for disasters to improve information interoperability. The data is used by organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. It was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference disaster information across different reports based on the GLIDE unique identifier.
• Map disaster events geographically based on the geospatial file format.
• Analyze disaster frequency and types in Bolivia based on the event registration records.
• Integrate disaster data into humanitarian information systems based on the interoperability standard.

Strengths

• Data is provided in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for different analysis tools.
• The GLIDE standard is actively used by major international organizations like UN-OCHA and UNDRR.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for open sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-06-23).

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:50:59.411534

Geography

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)