Overall Orange alert Drought for Zambezi Basin-2024
in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1016878
Name: Zambezi Basin-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000018-ZMB
Countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Start Date: End of Dec 2023
Duration: 254 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 236519 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

La Namibia abbatterà 83 elefanti e distribuirà la carne alle persone c.. 8/30/2024 7:52:00 AM.

La Namibia prevede di abbattere 723 animali selvatici, inclusi 83 elefanti, per distribuire la carne alle persone colpite dalla grave siccità che affligge l’Africa meridionale. Lo ha annunciato il Ministero dell’Ambiente. Secondo una nota d
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Namibia, 83 elefanti verso il macello per far fronte alla siccità 8/30/2024 3:20:00 AM.

La Namibia, insieme ad altri Paesi del sud dell’Africa, deve affrontare l’impatto devastante di una grave siccità causata dal fenomeno climatico El Niño. La situazione è grave al punto che oltre metà della popolazione rischia di rimanere se
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Rain forecast boost for Kariba power generation 8/29/2024 10:30:00 PM.

Leonard Ncube, [email protected] THE projected normal-to-above normal rainfall in the 2024/25 farming season is expected to boost water levels on the Zambezi River and Kariba Dam and ultimately improve energy generation and tourism. Accordi
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In Namibia saranno uccisi 83 elefanti per sfamare la popolazione 8/29/2024 11:35:00 AM.

In Namibia saranno uccisi 83 elefanti insieme ad altri 640 animali selvatici: nel paese c’è una grave siccità e le risorse alimentari scarseggiano, per il governo aiuterebbe chi è in difficoltà. Il 26 agosto, il ministero dell’ Ambiente del
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Analytical report

02/Aug/2024 07:09 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

19/Apr/2024 09:39 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),