Overall Green alert Drought for Ethiopia-2025
in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1017730
Name: Ethiopia-2025
Countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan
Start Date: End of Feb 2025
Duration: 49 days (at 20 Apr 2025)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 60939 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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One of Africa’s greenest country''s powers ahead with £3.2bn mega-dam 5/15/2025 10:05:00 AM.

, one of Africa’s greenest nations, has taken a bold leap in development by constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) - a monumental £3.2 billion hydroelectric project that promises to reshape the energy landscape of the conti
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AU, UN officials call for actions to tackle desertification, land degr.. 5/14/2025 1:53:00 PM.

ADDIS ABABA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Officials and experts from the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have called for immediate actions to tackle the growing threat of desertification and land degradation across Africa. The call was
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AU, UN officials call for actions to tackle desertification, land degr.. 5/14/2025 1:53:00 PM.

ADDIS ABABA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Officials and experts from the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have called for immediate actions to tackle the growing threat of desertification and land degradation across Africa. The call was
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AU, UN officials call for actions to tackle desertification, land degr.. 5/14/2025 12:53:00 PM.

ADDIS ABABA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Officials and experts from the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have called for immediate actions to tackle the growing threat of desertification and land degradation across Africa. The call was
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Analytical report

02/May/2025 14:38 UTC

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