Southern Africa: SADC On Drought Alert

Southern Africa is assessing its food security situation amid preliminary indications that the region could experience a drought.

The 19th Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-19), which met in late August in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo predicted that the region is expected to receive insufficient rainfall during the forthcoming agricultural season that runs from October 2015 to March 2016.

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