Overall Orange alert Drought for Southwestern Africa-2023
in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 9 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1016682
Name: Southwestern Africa-2023
Glide number: DR-2023-000269-NAM
Countries: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
Start Date: End of Aug 2023
Duration: 301 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 98638 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Forest fire in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 14 Jun 2024 15:42

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 162 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

opinion A severe drought is plunging millions of Africans into crisis2024-06-13T14:05+0200.

Along with the largely ignored humanitarian crisis in Sudan, another deadly calamity is developing in Africa. Encroaching food shortages in the Central African nations of Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi are worrying relief agencies and officia
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Botswana: Drought DREF operation n° MDRBW0052024-06-13T00:53+0200.

Description of the Event. Date when the trigger was met. 30-05-2024. What happened, where and when? On May 24, 2024, the Rural Development Secretariat under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development issued a report urging suppo
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FAO pledges US$10 million for SADC to support 13 million people affect ... 2024-06-12T17:01+0200.

According to the SADC El Nino Appeal, an estimated 60 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure. Across the southern half of the region, many areas experienced significant crop water deficits resulting in reduced crop production w
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Botswana: Drought DREF operation n° MDRBW0052024-06-12T15:25+0200.

Description of the Event. Date when the trigger was met. 30-05-2024. What happened, where and when? On May 24, 2024, the Rural Development Secretariat under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development issued a report urging suppo
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Analytical report

19/Apr/2024 09:40 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),