Overall Red alert Drought for Zambezi Basin-2018
in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Event summary

Serious risk of humanitarian impacts for the exposed population.

Name: Zambezi Basin-2018
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Start Date: End of Oct 2018
Duration: 521 days
Impact: Severe impact for agricultural drought in 150282 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateDescription impactSource
1 1 24 Nov 2018 16:47 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 205111 km2 GDO
2 1 28 Nov 2018 15:27 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 205111 km2 GDO
3 1 06 Dec 2018 16:07 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 205111 km2 GDO
4 1.5 30 Dec 2018 14:05 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1159740 km2 GDO
5 1.5 04 Jan 2019 00:37 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1049542 km2 GDO
6 1.5 12 Jan 2019 09:37 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1049542 km2 GDO
7 2 20 Jan 2019 13:47 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1524659 km2 GDO
8 2 26 Jan 2019 17:07 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1641623 km2 GDO
9 2 08 Feb 2019 01:07 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1120969 km2 GDO
10 2 08 Feb 2019 11:17 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1120969 km2 GDO
11 2 09 Feb 2019 15:07 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1120969 km2 GDO
12 2 10 Feb 2019 10:07 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1434279 km2 GDO
13 2 16 Feb 2019 15:47 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1434279 km2 GDO
14 2 08 Mar 2019 16:17 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1886703 km2 GDO
15 2.25 15 Mar 2019 17:17 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1388451 km2 GDO
16 2.25 17 Mar 2019 14:27 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1799052 km2 GDO
17 2.25 31 Mar 2019 12:07 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1950119 km2 GDO
18 2.25 05 Apr 2019 09:27 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1655436 km2 GDO
19 2.25 12 Apr 2019 14:07 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 2084865 km2 GDO
20 2.25 26 Apr 2019 15:37 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 2202297 km2 GDO
21 2.25 08 May 2019 13:57 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1070335 km2 GDO
22 2.25 24 May 2019 09:27 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1126446 km2 GDO
23 2.25 24 May 2019 14:07 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1126446 km2 GDO
24 2.25 09 Jun 2019 15:27 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 381379 km2 GDO
25 2.25 16 Jun 2019 11:27 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 513440 km2 GDO
26 2.25 26 Jun 2019 00:00 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 513440 km2 GDO
27 2.25 03 Jul 2019 12:41 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 253403 km2 GDO
28 1.75 16 Jul 2019 15:27 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 294426 km2 GDO
29 1.75 23 Jul 2019 08:27 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 304848 km2 GDO
30 1.75 01 Aug 2019 10:47 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 138363 km2 GDO
31 1.75 13 Aug 2019 12:07 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 623881 km2 GDO
32 1.75 26 Aug 2019 13:37 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 612743 km2 GDO
33 1.5 08 Sep 2019 10:47 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 127318 km2 GDO
34 1.75 10 Sep 2019 14:07 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 965323 km2 GDO
35 1.75 25 Sep 2019 16:17 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1064727 km2 GDO
36 1.75 03 Oct 2019 13:57 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 507390 km2 GDO
37 1.75 22 Oct 2019 08:27 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 675559 km2 GDO
38 1.75 24 Oct 2019 13:47 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 745495 km2 GDO
39 1.75 06 Nov 2019 16:17 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 583026 km2 GDO
40 1.75 13 Nov 2019 10:07 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1693316 km2 GDO
41 1.75 20 Nov 2019 11:17 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1911666 km2 GDO
42 1.75 01 Dec 2019 13:51 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1288962 km2 GDO
43 1.75 24 Dec 2019 14:47 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1775934 km2 GDO
44 1.75 26 Dec 2019 11:17 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1799978 km2 GDO
45 2 06 Jan 2020 14:47 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 808666 km2 GDO
46 2 13 Jan 2020 14:17 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1101717 km2 GDO
47 2 21 Jan 2020 13:27 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1239873 km2 GDO
48 2 05 Feb 2020 13:37 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 597636 km2 GDO
49 2 17 Feb 2020 13:37 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 666600 km2 GDO
50 2 03 Mar 2020 14:37 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 737495 km2 GDO
51 2 03 Mar 2020 16:57 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 150282 km2 GDO
52 2 24 Mar 2020 16:37 Severe impact for agricultural drought in 150282 km2 GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Angola
Botswana
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lesotho
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe


Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri Name Country
- High Lesotho Lesotho
- High Swaziland Swaziland
- High Cuando Cubango Angola
- High Cunene Angola
- High Huila Angola
- High Central Botswana
- Medium Ghanzi Botswana
- High Kgalagadi Botswana
- Medium Kgatleng Botswana
- Medium Kweneng Botswana
- High Southern Botswana
- Medium Gaza Mozambique
- Medium Inhambane Mozambique
- Medium Manica Mozambique
- Medium Erongo Namibia
- Medium Hardap Namibia
- Medium Kavango Namibia
- Medium Kunene Namibia
- High Ohangwena Namibia
- Medium Omaheke Namibia
- High Omusati Namibia
- High Oshana Namibia
- High Oshikoto Namibia
- Medium Otjozondjupa Namibia
- High Free State South Africa
- High Gauteng South Africa
- High Western Cape South Africa
- Medium Manicaland Zimbabwe
- Medium Masvingo Zimbabwe
- Medium Matabeleland South Zimbabwe
- Medium Midlands Zimbabwe
- Medium Maputo Mozambique
- Medium Mashonaland East Zimbabwe
- High Eastern Cape South Africa
- High KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
- High Limpopo South Africa
- High Mpumalanga South Africa
- High North West South Africa
- High Northern Cape South Africa
- Medium Moxico Angola
- Medium Katanga Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium Central Zambia
- Medium Copperbelt Zambia
- Low Luapula Zambia
- Medium Lusaka Zambia
- Medium North-Western Zambia
- High Southern Zambia
- Medium Western Zambia
- Low Harare Zimbabwe
- Low Mashonaland Central Zimbabwe
- Medium Mashonaland West Zimbabwe
- Medium Matabeleland North Zimbabwe

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