Overall Green alert Drought for Nigeria - Eastern Gulf of Guinea-2024
in Cameroon, Nigeria

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016995
Name: Nigeria - Eastern Gulf of Guinea-2024
Countries: Cameroon, Nigeria
Start Date: End of Feb 2024
Duration: 333 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 140370 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Latest media headlines

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Camerun. Elefanti nei villaggi, proteste e abbattimenti a Kalfou 1/13/2025 7:10:00 PM.

Garantire corridoi sicuri, ripristinando le foreste e l’habitat naturale invaso dai contadini: queste le vie possibili per ricreare un equilibrio tra elefanti ed esseri umani nel nord del Camerun, dove passeggiate dei pachidermi fuori dalla
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CAMERUN, ELEFANTI NEI VILLAGGI: PROTESTE E ABBATTIMENTI A KALFOU 1/13/2025 5:35:00 PM.

Garantire corridoi sicuri, ripristinando le foreste e l’habitat naturale invaso dai contadini: queste le vie possibili per ricreare un equilibrio tra elefanti ed esseri umani nel nord del Camerun, dove passeggiate dei pachidermi fuori dalla
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Actin In Synergy As The Way Out 1/13/2025 10:12:00 AM.

Humanity is facing several global challenges. Catastrophes, climate change, economic crisis, terrorism and so on. Meeting with members of the diplomatic corps during the traditional New Year Wishes ceremony at the Unity Palace on Friday, 10
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Stories Turning struggle into strength Sexual and gender-based violenc.. 1/9/2025 1:54:00 AM.

“Water is a huge problem for us. In fact, it is to blame for many cases of teenage pregnancies and violence against women,” explains Humama Kargbo, a member of Dworzak community living in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Climate chang
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Analytical report

07/Oct/2024 13:59 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),