Overall Green Drought alert for D.R. Congo-2021 in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda from 11 Jan 2021 00:00 UTC to 10 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for D.R. Congo-2021

in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda

Event summary

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

Name:	D.R. Congo-2021
Countries:	Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda
Start Date:	Middle of Jan 2021
Duration:	217 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 24596 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	10 Jun 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 749807 km2	GDO
2	0.5	20 Jun 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 762104 km2	GDO
3	0.25	30 Jun 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 24603 km2	GDO
4	0.5	10 Jul 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 49206 km2	GDO
5	0.25	20 Jul 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 49206 km2	GDO
6	0.25	30 Jul 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 24596 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Uganda

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Low	Rwanda	Rwanda
- Low	Uganda	Uganda
- Medium	Maniema	Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium	Nord-Kivu	Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium	Sud-Kivu	Democratic Republic of the Congo

More information

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