Mali ECHO 2014 activities Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – DG ECHO Daily Map | 29/01/2019 Southern Africa | Drought Situation © European Union, 2019. Map produced by JRC. The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union. POPULATION PER ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION* Source: JRC GHSL SOIL MOISTURE ANOMALY (SMA) 2 (Dec 2018) Source: JRC GDO *Regions (Namibia, Malawi), Provinces (Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Divisions (Botswana). Not including Lesotho and Swaziland administrative divisions. 5 – 10 Million 2 – 5 Million 1 – 2 Million 500 000 – 1 Million 10 – 12.9 Million 250 000 – 500 000 17 000 – 250 000 Very dry (> 2) Dry (1 to 2) Normal (-1 to +1) Wet (-2 to -1) Very Wet (< -2) No data Mozambique Channel 1 SPI indicator is used to monitor the occurrence of meteorological drought. The lower (i.e. more negative) the SPI, the more intense is the drought. 2 SMA indicator provides an assessment of the top soil water content, which is a direct measure of drought conditions, specifically the difficulty for plants to extract water from the soil. The southern African continent is highly vulnerable to extreme climatological events, due to the combination of insufficient coping capacity, widespread poverty and strong seasonal rainfall patterns. The region is experiencing a meteorological drought. This region has a strong precipitation seasonality, with most of the annual rainfall falling between November and March. The meteorological drought experienced in the region could impact the next lean season. In most affected areas, sowing stage was delayed and food security decreased for most low-income rural households, which depend on rainfed crops, in particular in Zambia, Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, southern Angola and locally in Namibia. Moreover, reservoir levels are generally decreasing across most countries. SITUATION OVERVIEW Source: JRC GDO SOUTH WEST INDIAN OCEAN SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Mozambique Channel Mozambique Channel SOUTH WEST INDIAN OCEAN SOUTH WEST INDIAN OCEAN SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX (SPI) 1 (Oct-Dec 2018) Source: JRC GDO Disputed area State boundary Extremely dry (< -2) Severely dry (-2 to -1.5) Moderately dry (-1.5 to -1) Near normal (-1 to +1) Moderately wet (1 to 1.5) Severely wet (1.5 to 2) Extremely wet (> 2) No data Administrative division* boundary Main water reservoir