Overall Green alert Drought for Nigeria-2023
in Nigeria

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016386
Name: Nigeria-2023
Countries: Nigeria
Start Date: End of May 2023
Duration: 203 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 182143 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Experts Urge Focus On Soil Health To Boost Food Production2023-12-06T10:31+0100.

Stakeholders have said that effective management of both soil and water health are essential elements needed to grow and boost food production. At the experts’ dialogue to mark the 2023 World Soil Day (WSD) in Abuja yesterday, they said soi
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APO AFRICA IRC: Urgent call for action to combat climate shocks in con ... 2023-12-06T04:32+0100.

International Rescue Committee (IRC) is sounding the alarm about the compounded crises of conflict and climate change in West Africa during the meeting of world leaders at COP28 in Dubai. The Sahel region contributes less than 1% to global
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IRC: Urgent Call For Action To Combat Climate Shocks In Conflict-Affec ... 2023-12-05T21:28+0100.

- African Press Organization) Download logo International Rescue Committee (IRC) is sounding the alarm about the compounded crises of conflict and climate change in West Africa during the meeting of world leaders at COP28 in Dubai. The Sahe
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IRC calls for urgent action to combat climate shocks in conflict-affec ... 2023-12-05T19:43+0100.

Dakar, Senegal, December 5, 2023 — International Rescue Committee (IRC) is sounding the alarm about the compounded crises of conflict and climate change in West Africa during the meeting of world leaders at COP28 in Dubai. The Sahel region
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),