Drought Updates

Executive summary ⬆️6016 pieces of feedback were published on Loop between October and December 2025, marking a 350% increase from Q3 (1338). During this quarter, Loop received 69,787 calls (Q3 had...

WFP Afghanistan Spotlight Afghanistan faces a harsh winter at a moment of heightened vulnerability and escalating humanitarian need. After multiple years of compounding shocks, families have...

Executive Summary The Imperative for a Proactive Shift With frequent droughts and floods compounded by chronic conflict and low development levels, Somalia is exceedingly vulnerable to...

Key results Between October 2025 and March 2026 in 47 predominantly productive districts of Mozambique, an estimated 1.2 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC...

Between October 2025 and March 2026, an estimated 1.2 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) and require urgent humanitarian assistance, according...

Key points Since the beginning of 2025, 24 humanitarian partners have delivered cash and voucher assistance (CVA) across Mozambique, providing a combined US$23.6 million supporting 956,000 people in...

Abstract/Description This report presents a comprehensive approach to drought risk assessment in Zambia using open-source geospatial tools and freely available satellite and climate datasets...

Key Messages Following the failed 2025 deyr rains and a stalled recovery from the historic 2020-2023 drought, FEWS NET now assesses that area-level Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes will emerge in...

Key Messages Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are likely to emerge in Faryab, Ghor, and Daykundi provinces in early 2026. Severe drought, depleted food stocks, and the seasonal absence of...

EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL ACTIVATION Activation Overview The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) has activated the second trigger of its Drought Early Action Protocol (EAP) for the Bega (OND) season. The...

Key Messages Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected to emerge in February in lowland areas of East Hararghe Zone due to complete production losses or near crop failure in those areas. Poor...

Abstract/Description Recurrent droughts in Zambia continue to undermine agricultural production, household incomes, and food security, while increasing dependence on costly humanitarian responses...

Key Messages The October-December short rains season has been among the driest on record, with cumulative rainfall only 30-60 percent of the long-term average across most areas (Figure 1). Consistent...

Brief Analysis This is our first report of the new year, based on the collection of calls recorded on Radio Ergo’s toll-free platform in the week 1-7 January 2026. The majority of callers spoke about...

Bethelihem is just 17 years old, yet she carries the weight of her entire household on her shoulders. After losing her parents to natural causes, she became the head of her family, raising her two...

Resposta de Emergência Crise de deslocamento no norte de Moçambique • A intensificação da violência na região Norte de Moçambique prossegue a desestabilizar a vida da população. A recente...

KEY MESSAGES • Overall, households (HHs) were found to have a poor economic well-being, with many unable to meet basic needs or access essential services. At baseline, the average HH income of 6,002...

Global Overview: La Niña is present. Flooding persists in several areas of Africa and western Colombia. Drought conditions exist in western and central Angola, parts of eastern Africa, and areas of...

The Afghanistan Monitoring Report is part of FEWS NET’s ongoing efforts to evaluate agro-climatic conditions in Afghanistan. This report—the final issue of 2025 and the third assessment of the...