Overall Green Drought alert for Congo Basin-2024 in Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo from 21 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC to 30 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Congo Basin-2024

in Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo

Event summary

No evidence of relevant impacts or not enough information available to date.

Name:	Congo Basin-2024
Countries:	Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo
Start Date:	End of Feb 2024
Duration:	83 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 123070 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.5	30 Mar 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 159989 km2	GDO
2	0.5	10 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 172283 km2	GDO
3	0.5	20 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 172283 km2	GDO
4	0.5	30 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 123070 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of Congo

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Bandundu	Democratic Republic of the Congo
- High	Equateur	Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium	Orientale	Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium	Cuvette	Republic of Congo
- Medium	Likouala	Republic of Congo
- Medium	Plateaux	Republic of Congo

More information

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