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

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 19 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, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2024
Duration: 567 days (at 20 May 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 60288 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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UN food agencies warn acute hunger will worsen in 13 hot spots as fami.. 6/18/2026 3:54:00 AM.

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UN food agencies warn acute hunger will worsen in 13 hot spots as fami.. 6/18/2026 2:32:00 AM.

FILE - People fill water containers at a free distribution point amid water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File) ROME (AP) — The United Nations’ food agencies warned Wednesday that acute hunger is set to wo
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FILE - People fill water containers at a free distribution point amid .. 6/17/2026 11:45:00 PM.

ROME – The United Nations’ food agencies warned Wednesday that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, with conflict, funding shortages and climate shocks pushing millions closer to famine. The Food an
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UN food agencies warn acute hunger will worsen in 13 hot spots as fami.. 6/17/2026 11:43:00 PM.

By GIADA ZAMPANO. ROME (AP) — The United Nations’ food agencies warned Wednesday that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, with conflict, funding shortages and climate shocks pushing millions closer
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Analytical report

01/Jun/2026 09:47 UTC

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