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

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 16 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1017535
Name: Central Asia-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000232-EGY
Countries: Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2024
Duration: 468 days (at 10 Feb 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 60288 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Increasing food import could affect food and nutritional security 5/29/2026 5:10:00 AM.

According to a food and nutrition security assessment report in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) last year, future challenges for food security in the country c
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),