Burkina Faso - GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Identifiers

A collection of disaster event records for Burkina Faso using the GLIDE (GLobal unique IDEntifier for Disasters) system. The data is maintained by the GLIDE Initiative and last updated on 2026-06-23. It is used by organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, IFRC, and the European Commission to enable interoperability across disaster information sources.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference disaster information across different humanitarian reports based on the GLIDE number.
• Analyze disaster frequency and impact in Burkina Faso based on the geospatial event records.
• Integrate disaster event data into risk models based on the standardized identifier system.

Strengths

• Uses the GLIDE system, a globally common unique ID code for disasters adopted by major institutions.
• Available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for geospatial and tabular analysis.
• Data 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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:50:46.142261; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burkina Faso