GLIDE Disaster Events: Global Disaster Identifier Registry

GLIDE Disaster Events provides GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters. The dataset is maintained by the GLIDE Initiative and is used by organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, IFRC, and the European Commission. It was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Link disaster reports across different agencies based on the common GLIDE number.
• Perform geospatial analysis of disaster events based on the provided GEOJSON format.
• Track disaster frequency and coordination efforts globally based on the interoperable identifier system.

Strengths

• Adopted by major international organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, IFRC, and the European Commission.
• Provides a globally common unique ID code to address confusion in disaster identification.
• Available in both CSV and GEOJSON formats for different analysis needs.

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 2026-06-23.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:58:56.971861

Geography

Global