Overall Green Drought alert for Congo Basin-2024 in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Tanzania from 21 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC to 20 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Congo Basin-2024

in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Tanzania

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016959
Name:	Congo Basin-2024
Countries:	Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Tanzania
Start Date:	End of Feb 2024
Duration:	219 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1635338 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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25/Sep/2024 13:39 UTC

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