Overall Green alert Drought for East Africa-2022
in Tanzania, Mozambique

Event summary

Serious risk of humanitarian impacts for the exposed population.

Name: East Africa-2022
Countries: Tanzania, Mozambique
Start Date: End of Mar 2022
Duration: 460 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 195576 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateDescription impactSource
1 0.75 30 Apr 2021 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 11769 km2 GDO
2 0.75 10 May 2021 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 11769 km2 GDO
3 0.75 20 May 2021 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 11769 km2 GDO
4 0.75 10 Jun 2021 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 111127 km2 GDO
5 0.75 20 Jun 2021 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 111127 km2 GDO
6 0.75 30 Jun 2021 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 164795 km2 GDO
7 1.25 10 Jul 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 179170 km2 GDO
8 1.25 20 Jul 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 183324 km2 GDO
9 1.25 30 Jul 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 171008 km2 GDO
10 1.25 10 Aug 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 171008 km2 GDO
11 1.25 20 Aug 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 233430 km2 GDO
12 1.25 30 Aug 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 107754 km2 GDO
13 1.25 10 Sep 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 156971 km2 GDO
14 1.25 20 Sep 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 156971 km2 GDO
15 1.25 30 Sep 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 83222 km2 GDO
16 1 10 Oct 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 83817 km2 GDO
17 1 20 Oct 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 83817 km2 GDO
18 1 30 Oct 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 71508 km2 GDO
19 1 10 Nov 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 137080 km2 GDO
20 1.25 20 Nov 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 213954 km2 GDO
21 1.5 30 Nov 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 170839 km2 GDO
22 1.75 10 Dec 2021 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 249051 km2 GDO
23 2 20 Dec 2021 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 334267 km2 GDO
24 2 30 Dec 2021 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 98032 km2 GDO
25 1.75 10 Jan 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 110396 km2 GDO
26 1.75 20 Jan 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 110396 km2 GDO
27 1.5 30 Jan 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 110396 km2 GDO
28 1 10 Feb 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 110396 km2 GDO
29 1 20 Feb 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 110396 km2 GDO
30 1 02 Mar 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 61329 km2 GDO
31 0.75 10 Mar 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 61329 km2 GDO
32 0.75 20 Mar 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 73634 km2 GDO
33 0.75 30 Mar 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 73634 km2 GDO
34 0.75 10 Apr 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 73634 km2 GDO
35 0.75 20 Apr 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 36795 km2 GDO
36 0.75 30 Apr 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 122355 km2 GDO
37 1 10 May 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 527391 km2 GDO
38 1.25 20 May 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 588953 km2 GDO
39 1.25 30 May 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 415852 km2 GDO
40 1.5 10 Jun 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 731108 km2 GDO
41 1.5 20 Jun 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 802336 km2 GDO
42 1.5 30 Jun 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 475838 km2 GDO
43 2 10 Jul 2022 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 512724 km2 GDO
44 2 20 Jul 2022 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 512731 km2 GDO
45 2 30 Jul 2022 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 453616 km2 GDO
46 2 10 Aug 2022 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1054165 km2 GDO
47 2 20 Aug 2022 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1152424 km2 GDO
48 2 30 Aug 2022 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 184055 km2 GDO
49 2 10 Sep 2022 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 171746 km2 GDO
50 2 20 Sep 2022 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 171746 km2 GDO
51 1.75 30 Sep 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1092022 km2 GDO
52 1.5 10 Oct 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 989099 km2 GDO
53 1.5 20 Oct 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 785077 km2 GDO
54 1.5 30 Oct 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 898462 km2 GDO
55 1.5 10 Nov 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 920744 km2 GDO
56 1.5 20 Nov 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 994159 km2 GDO
57 1.5 30 Nov 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1125191 km2 GDO
58 1.75 10 Dec 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1123345 km2 GDO
59 1.75 20 Dec 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1153555 km2 GDO
60 1.5 30 Dec 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 686640 km2 GDO
61 1.5 10 Jan 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 779640 km2 GDO
62 1.5 20 Jan 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 601106 km2 GDO
63 1.5 30 Jan 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 601106 km2 GDO
64 1.5 10 Feb 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 601106 km2 GDO
65 1.5 20 Feb 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 601106 km2 GDO
66 1.5 02 Mar 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 582742 km2 GDO
67 1.5 10 Mar 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1096385 km2 GDO
68 1.5 20 Mar 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1032935 km2 GDO
69 1.25 30 Mar 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 560387 km2 GDO
70 1.25 10 Apr 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 468635 km2 GDO
71 1.25 20 Apr 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 468635 km2 GDO
72 1 30 Apr 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 272683 km2 GDO
73 0.75 10 May 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 195576 km2 GDO
74 0.75 20 May 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 195576 km2 GDO
75 0.75 30 May 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 195576 km2 GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda


Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri Name Country
- Low Addis Ababa Ethiopia
- Low Amhara Ethiopia
- High SNNPR Ethiopia
- High Oromia Ethiopia
- Medium Somali Ethiopia
- High Eastern Kenya
- High Rift Valley Kenya
- High Uganda Uganda
- Medium Haut-Mbomou Central African Republic
- Medium Equateur Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium Kasai Occidental Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium Kasai Oriental Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium Maniema Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium Nord-Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo
- High Orientale Democratic Republic of the Congo
- High El Buheyrat South Sudan
- High Unity South Sudan
- High Central Equatoria South Sudan
- High Eastern Equatoria South Sudan
- High Jonglei South Sudan
- Medium Northern Bahr El Ghazal South Sudan
- High Warab South Sudan
- High Western Bahr El Ghazal South Sudan
- High Western Equatoria South Sudan
- High Southern Kordofan Sudan
- High Upper Nile South Sudan
- Medium Juba Hoose Somalia
- Low Dar-es-salaam Tanzania
- Low Dodoma Tanzania
- Low Lindi Tanzania
- Medium Morogoro Tanzania
- Low Kaskazini Unguja Tanzania
- Medium Pwani Tanzania
- Low Kusini Unguja Tanzania
- Medium Tanga Tanzania
- Low Mjini Magharibi Tanzania
- High Central Kenya
- Low Coast Kenya
- Low Nairobi Kenya
- Medium North Eastern Kenya
- Low Iringa Tanzania
- Low Njombe Tanzania

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