Overall Green alert Drought for South-Western Africa-2022
in Namibia

Event summary

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

Name: South-Western Africa-2022
Countries: Namibia
Start Date: Middle of Dec 2022
Duration: 279 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 22183 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 20 Jan 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 36118 km2 GDO
2 0.5 30 Jan 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 36118 km2 GDO
3 0.5 10 Feb 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 36118 km2 GDO
4 0.5 20 Feb 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 36118 km2 GDO
5 0.25 02 Mar 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 36118 km2 GDO
6 0.5 10 Mar 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 36118 km2 GDO
7 0.75 20 Mar 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 69464 km2 GDO
8 0.75 30 Mar 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 617650 km2 GDO
9 0.75 10 Apr 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 581703 km2 GDO
10 0.75 20 Apr 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 581703 km2 GDO
11 0.75 30 Apr 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 620033 km2 GDO
12 0.75 10 May 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 760274 km2 GDO
13 0.75 20 May 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 822328 km2 GDO
14 0.75 30 May 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 468312 km2 GDO
15 0.5 10 Jun 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 397534 km2 GDO
16 0.5 30 Jun 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 77002 km2 GDO
17 0.5 10 Jul 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 109838 km2 GDO
18 0.5 20 Jul 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 109838 km2 GDO
19 0.25 30 Jul 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 33320 km2 GDO
20 0.25 10 Aug 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 33320 km2 GDO
21 0.25 20 Aug 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 22183 km2 GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Namibia


Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri Name Country
- Low Hardap Namibia
- High Karas Namibia

More information

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