Overall Green alert Drought for Namibia-2023
in Namibia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 8 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016682
Name: Namibia-2023
Countries: Namibia
Start Date: End of Aug 2023
Duration: 259 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 22275 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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Latest media headlines

Articles: 107 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Meteo. La siccità estrema in Sud Africa mette a rischio la sicurezza a ... 2024-05-06T06:46+0200.

siccità. Da ottobre 2023 a marzo 2024 una forte siccità si è diffusa nel Sud Africa, coinvolgendo nazioni come Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe e Namibia, insieme al bacino dello Zambesi e il sud del Madagascar. Le temperature eccezionalmente alte,
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President Mbumba affirms commitment to press freedom2024-05-04T09:06+0200.

Staff Reporter President Nangolo Mbumba reiterated the government’s commitment to fostering press freedom, highlighting it as a crucial and indispensable component of its governance structure. “As the home of the 1991 Windhoek Declaration o
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Mbumba vows to protect press freedom2024-05-03T11:11+0200.

President Nangolo Mbumba has hailed Namibia for remaining highly ranked on press freedom in Africa and the world, saying the government remains committed to the cause. Mbumba’s remarks echo those of his predecessor, the late president Hage
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Emergenza siccità in Zambia2024-05-02T02:36+0200.

Lo Zambia, paese dell’Africa centro-meridionale, sta attraversando da gennaio una grave situazione di siccità, la peggiore che il paese abbia mai sperimentato. La causa di tale emergenza va rintracciata nelle condizioni meteorologiche deter
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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),