Overall Orange alert Drought for Zambezi Basin-2024
in Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Event summary

Mild to severe impacts to people and to one or more sectors of the economy.

Name: Zambezi Basin-2024
Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Start Date: End of Dec 2023
Duration: 289 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 355073 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateDescription impactSource
1 0.5 20 Jan 2024 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 35727 km2 GDO
2 0.75 30 Jan 2024 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 35727 km2 GDO
3 0.75 10 Feb 2024 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 47600 km2 GDO
4 1 20 Feb 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 418342 km2 GDO
5 1 01 Mar 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 513218 km2 GDO
6 1.25 10 Mar 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1392434 km2 GDO
7 1.25 20 Mar 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1473935 km2 GDO
8 1.5 30 Mar 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1401510 km2 GDO
9 1.5 10 Apr 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1708280 km2 GDO
10 1.75 20 Apr 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1743376 km2 GDO
11 1.75 30 Apr 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1452920 km2 GDO
12 1.75 10 May 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1700725 km2 GDO
13 1.75 20 May 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1700725 km2 GDO
14 1.75 30 May 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 956959 km2 GDO
15 1.75 10 Jun 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1102518 km2 GDO
16 1.75 20 Jun 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1327309 km2 GDO
17 1.5 30 Jun 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 344598 km2 GDO
18 1.25 10 Jul 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 344598 km2 GDO
19 1.25 20 Jul 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 236519 km2 GDO
20 1 30 Jul 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 154389 km2 GDO
21 1 10 Aug 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 189562 km2 GDO
22 1 05 Oct 2024 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 355073 km2 GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Angola
Botswana
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe


Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri Name Country
- Medium Malawi Malawi
- Medium Cuando Cubango Angola
- Medium Lunda Sul Angola
- Medium Moxico Angola
- Medium Central Botswana
- High Chobe Botswana
- Medium Ghanzi Botswana
- Medium Ngamiland Botswana
- Medium North East Botswana
- Medium Katanga Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Low Cabo Delgado Mozambique
- Medium Manica Mozambique
- Low Nampula Mozambique
- High Niassa Mozambique
- Medium Sofala Mozambique
- Medium Tete Mozambique
- High Zambezia Mozambique
- High Caprivi Namibia
- Medium Kavango Namibia
- High Central Zambia
- Medium Copperbelt Zambia
- Medium Eastern Zambia
- Medium Luapula Zambia
- Medium Lusaka Zambia
- High North-Western Zambia
- Medium Northern Zambia
- High Southern Zambia
- High Western Zambia
- Medium Bulawayo Zimbabwe
- Medium Harare Zimbabwe
- Medium Manicaland Zimbabwe
- Medium Mashonaland Central Zimbabwe
- Medium Mashonaland West Zimbabwe
- Medium Masvingo Zimbabwe
- Medium Matabeleland South Zimbabwe
- Medium Midlands Zimbabwe
- High Matabeleland North Zimbabwe
- Medium Mashonaland East Zimbabwe

More information

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