Overall Green Drought for East Africa-2026
in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1027450
Name: East Africa-2026
Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Start Date: End of Apr 2026
Duration: 51 days (at 20 Jun 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 488851 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),