Flood in Uganda (2020-07-21)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2020-07-21 07:59:00
Event time (UTC): 2020-07-21 07:59:00
Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)

Activation reason:
The Ministry of Water and Environment of the Republic of Uganda has requested international assistance to UNEP further to unprecedented flooding and continued rising water levels due to intense and prolonged rainfall since September 2019. As per government figures, an estimated 705,000 people across 53 districts were reportedely affected, with more than 63,000 displaced. The majority of the affected population (58%) lives in the Kasese District in the Rwenzoris. Flood risks around Lake Kyoga are worsening and the impacts not yet quantified. Copernicus EMS is request to produce Delineation mapping at regular intervals (September, December, March, April, July) since September 2019 and produce a rapid analysis of the current situation concerning floods and flood traces over the

EMSR438 AOIs. Furthermore, delineation mapping of recent landslides and mudflows in the Kasese District is requested.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 13
Grading products: 0

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2020): Flood in Uganda (2020-07-21). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/c97a93ab-959c-40e8-ae6a-321a473f6090

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR446 Flood Mapping Rapid Mapping UGA Uganda

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR446]: Flood in Uganda (2020-07-21)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-19
Modified date: 2021-04-19
Issued date: 2020-07-21
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR446
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/c97a93ab-959c-40e8-ae6a-321a473f6090
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