Lesotho - GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Records

GLIDE numbers provide a global unique identifier for disasters, enabling interoperability across multiple information sources. The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) proposed this system to address the challenge of scattered and confusing disaster data. This dataset contains disaster events for Lesotho, last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Map disaster occurrences based on geospatial coordinates mentioned in the description
• Link disaster information across different sources based on the GLIDE unique identifier
• Analyze disaster frequency and types in Lesotho based on the event records

Strengths

• Uses a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for disaster interoperability
• Supported by major institutions including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and the European Commission
• Available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for analysis

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

Collection Method

Registered disaster records from multiple structured and textual sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:54:22.078795

Geography

Lesotho