Overall Orange Drought alert for Middle East, Central Asia-2024 in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Israel, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan from 21 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC to 11 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for Middle East, Central Asia-2024

in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Israel, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 13 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID	DR 1017535
Name:	Middle East, Central Asia-2024
Glide number:	DR-2024-000232-EGY
Countries:	Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Israel, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan
Start Date:	End of Oct 2024
Duration:	386 days (at 20 Nov 2025)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1197699 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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12/Nov/2025 09:49 UTC

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