Overall Green Drought alert for Northern Angola - Congo-2021 in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo from 21 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC to 10 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC

Event summary

Mild to severe impacts to people and to one or more sectors of the economy.

Name:	Northern Angola - Congo-2021
Countries:	Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo
Start Date:	End of Jul 2021
Duration:	203 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 36813 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.75	10 Sep 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 710209 km2	GDO
2	0.75	20 Sep 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 685592 km2	GDO
3	0.75	30 Sep 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 183137 km2	GDO
4	0.75	10 Oct 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 170865 km2	GDO
5	1.25	20 Oct 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 170865 km2	GDO
6	1.25	30 Oct 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 84974 km2	GDO
7	1.25	10 Nov 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 218804 km2	GDO
8	1.25	20 Nov 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 271083 km2	GDO
9	1	30 Nov 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 52279 km2	GDO
10	1	10 Dec 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 51769 km2	GDO
11	0.75	20 Dec 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 24526 km2	GDO
12	0.5	30 Dec 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 24526 km2	GDO
13	0.25	10 Jan 2022 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 24526 km2	GDO
14	0.25	20 Jan 2022 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 36813 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Low	Bengo	Angola
- Medium	Benguela	Angola
- Medium	Bie	Angola
- Medium	Cuanza Sul	Angola
- Medium	Kuanza Norte	Angola
- Medium	Lunda Norte	Angola
- Medium	Lunda Sul	Angola
- Medium	Malanje	Angola
- Medium	Uige	Angola
- Medium	Zaire	Angola
- Medium	Bandundu	Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium	Bas-Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Low	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo

More information

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