South Africa - GLIDE Disaster Events: Global Unique Disaster Identifiers

South Africa disaster events registered with GLIDE (GLobal unique IDEntifier for Disasters) numbers. The GLIDE system provides a common identifier to make disaster information interoperable across multiple sources. The dataset is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Link disaster records across different databases based on the unique GLIDE identifier mentioned in the description.
• Analyze disaster frequency and impact in South Africa based on the geographic scope.
• Integrate disaster data from multiple institutional sources (e.g., UN-OCHA, UNDRR) using the common identifier system.

Strengths

• Uses a globally recognized identifier (GLIDE) adopted by major institutions like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC.
• Available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for different analysis workflows.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-06-23 23:58:24.849824; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Collection Method

Registration of disaster events with a globally common unique ID code.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:58:24.849824

Geography

South Africa