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

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe 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: 411 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 44366 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

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Latest media headlines

Zimbabwe to slaughter 200 elephants to feed hungry people amid severe .. 9/19/2024 7:11:00 PM.

With nearly half of the country’s population facing the risk of acute hunger, “we are targeting to cull 200 elephants,” Tinashe Farawo, a spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority, told CNN on Monday. The move follows a dec
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Anche lo Zimbabwe abbatterà 200 elefanti 9/19/2024 3:04:00 PM.

Anche lo Zimbabwe ha lo stesso problema della Namibia : una perdurante siccità ha costretto il governo a intervenire sulla sovrabbondante popolazione di elefanti viventi sul suo territorio. Per cui si è deciso l’abbattimento di circa 200 ca
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Zimbabwe to Cull Elephants to Combat Hunger Amid Severe Drought 9/19/2024 4:27:00 AM.

Zimbabwe has announced plans to cull hundreds of wild animals, including elephants, to address hunger caused by ongoing droughts, said. Under the plan, Zimbabwe will permit the hunting of 200 elephants for meat distribution to vulnerable c
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di Ivo Albertucci 9/18/2024 9:18:00 PM.

Zimbabwe e Namibia hanno in programma di massacrare centinaia di elefanti selvatici e altri animali per sfamare le persone colpite dalla fame e dalle gravi condizioni di siccità che interessano i Paesi dell''Africa meridionale. Lo Zimbabwe
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Analytical report

02/Aug/2024 07:09 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

19/Apr/2024 09:40 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),