Overall Green alert Drought for Western Africa-2024
in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1016960
Name: Western Africa-2024
Countries: Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea
Start Date: End of Feb 2024
Duration: 157 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 84974 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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Costa d’Avorio: Abidjan aderisce alla convenzione Onu sull’acqua2024-07-19T09:33+0200.

di: Celine Camoin | 19 Luglio 2024. La Costa d’Avorio è diventata il decimo paese africano ad aderire alla Convenzione sull’acqua delle Nazioni Unite, un trattato volto a migliorare la gestione comune dell’acqua oltre i confini. Soddisfare
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Joint Pilot Initiative Aims to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change ... 2024-07-12T19:35+0200.

Bamako, 12 July The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Government of Mali and Belgian Embassy in Mali officially unveiled a regional initiative to support the development and implementation of data-based policies and progra
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Joint Pilot Initiative Aims to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change ... 2024-07-12T17:35+0200.

Bamako, 12 July – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Government of Mali and Belgian Embassy in Mali officially unveiled a regional initiative to support the development and implementation of data-based policies and prog
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),