Ghana - GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Records

GLIDE numbers are GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters, enabling interoperability across multiple disaster information sources. The dataset is actively used by institutions including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, UNDP, WMO, IFRC, FAO, the European Commission, and CRED. It was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Cross-referencing disaster events across different reporting sources based on the unique GLIDE identifier.
• Mapping disaster occurrences in Ghana based on the available geospatial (GEOJSON) format.
• Analyzing disaster trends over time based on the event registration records.

Strengths

• Provides a globally standardized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for disaster events.
• Data format includes geospatial (GEOJSON) representation for mapping.
• Actively used by major international humanitarian and disaster reduction organizations.

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 23:52:55.448898; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ghana