Overall Green Drought for Middle East, Central Asia-2024
in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 17 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1017535
Name: Middle East, Central Asia-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000232-EGY
Countries: Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2024
Duration: 496 days (at 10 Mar 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 70731 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Latest media headlines

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Analytical report

12/Nov/2025 09:49 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

14/May/2025 07:09 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),