Haiti - GLIDE Disaster Events: Unique Disaster Identifiers

GLIDE numbers are GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters registered in Haiti. Each disaster record contains a GLIDE number to enable interoperability across multiple information sources, including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and the European Commission. The data is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Link disaster-related data across different agencies and reports based on the unique GLIDE identifier.
• Track disaster events in Haiti over time based on the registered disaster records.
• Standardize disaster reporting and information sharing across borders based on the common ID system.

Strengths

• Data is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for broad reuse.
• Adopted by major international organizations like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and the European Commission.
• Last updated date is precisely recorded as 2026-06-23 23:53:23.039396.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the HDX platform.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Collection Method

Registration of disaster events with unique identifiers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:53:23.039396; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Haiti