A description of recent drought prevalence in the Limpopo River Basin

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationThe Association for Water and Rural Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeDigital Innovationen_US
cg.coverage.countryBotswanaen_US
cg.coverage.countryMozambiqueen_US
cg.coverage.countrySouth Africaen_US
cg.coverage.countryZimbabween_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BWen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MZen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZAen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZWen_US
cg.creator.identifierSurajit Ghosh: 0000-0002-3928-2135en_US
cg.creator.identifierKayathri Vigneswaran: 0009-0004-4573-7978en_US
cg.creator.identifierMariangel Garcia: 0000-0002-4145-0847en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053177en_US
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - C-0016en_US
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - D-0523en_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
cg.river.basinLIMPOPOen_US
dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Surajiten_US
dc.contributor.authorVigneswaran, Kayathrien_US
dc.contributor.authorDickens, Chrisen_US
dc.contributor.authorRetief, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGarcia Andarcia, Mariangelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-30T09:19:34Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-10-30T09:19:34Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/158254en_US
dc.titleA description of recent drought prevalence in the Limpopo River Basinen_US
dcterms.abstractThis report provides an in-depth analysis of drought conditions in the Limpopo River Basin (LRB), with a focus on drought frequency, meteorological patterns, and agricultural impacts. Historical drought data and earth observation (EO) datasets are used to monitor and forecast drought severity. Key indices such as the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), Vegetation Condition Index (VCI), and rainfall anomalies derived from advanced EO technologies offer valuable insights into the basin's drought dynamics. • Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) datareveals a persistent pattern of dry conditions from March 2023 to the end of theyear, which can be exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon. Notably, thenorthern and southeastern regions of the basin show the highest concentration ofdry days, critically impacting water availability and agricultural activities. • Vegetation health declined across the basin in the short term because of El Niño,which started in May 2023 and resulted in less than normal rainfall.Approximately 37% of the basin experienced drought during the 2023-2024cropping season, affecting ecosystems and crop yields. • The analysis of the water balance (difference between precipitation andevapotranspiration) for the basin's croplands in 2023 highlights significantfluctuations, with both surplus (Oct 2023 to Feb 2024) and deficit (Jan to Sep in2023) months. This variability underscores the challenges in managing waterresources for agriculture and food security. This data feeds into the IWMI Digital Twin platform for the Limpopo Basin, which provides near real-time hydrological data, supporting informed decision-making for water management and agricultural planning. The platform integrates multiple datasets, allowing policymakers to visualize and assess the evolving drought conditions across the basin.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGhosh, Surajit; Vigneswaran, Kayathri; Dickens, Chris; Retief, H.; Garcia Andarcia, Mariangel. 2024. A description of recent drought prevalence in the Limpopo River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation. 13p.en_US
dcterms.extent13p.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-10-30en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectmeteorologyen_US
dcterms.subjecthydrologyen_US
dcterms.subjectearth observation satellitesen_US
dcterms.subjectdatasetsen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectdroughten_US
dcterms.subjectprecipitationen_US
dcterms.subjectvegetationen_US
dcterms.subjectrainfallen_US
dcterms.subjectwater balanceen_US
dcterms.subjectevapotranspirationen_US
dcterms.subjectwater managementen_US
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectfood insecurityen_US
dcterms.subjectland useen_US
dcterms.subjectresilienceen_US
dcterms.subjectdecision makingen_US
dcterms.subjectdisaster risk managementen_US
dcterms.typeBriefen_US

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