Overall Orange Drought for Uganda, Kenya-2026 in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda from 21 May 2026 00:00 UTC to 20 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for Uganda, Kenya-2026

in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Event summary

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

Name:	Uganda, Kenya-2026
Countries:	Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Start Date:	End of May 2026
Duration:	51 days (at 20 Jul 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 159974 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 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 184570 km2	GDO
2	1.25	20 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 196878 km2	GDO
3	1.25	16 Aug 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 159974 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- High	Uganda	Uganda
- High	Orientale	Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium	Mara	Tanzania
- Medium	Nyanza	Kenya
- High	Rift Valley	Kenya
- High	Western	Kenya
- Medium	Kagera	Tanzania

More information

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