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

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 18 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1017535
Name: Central Asia-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000232-EGY
Countries: Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2024
Duration: 527 days (at 10 Apr 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 60029 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Analytical report

12/Nov/2025 09:49 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),