Overall Green alert Drought for Southeast Asia-2024
in Bhutan, China, India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1017005
Name: Southeast Asia-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000057-VNM
Countries: Bhutan, China, India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Start Date: End of Feb 2024
Duration: 209 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 190811 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Latest media headlines

HKH glacial melting, floods threatening lives and livelihoods, says PM.. 9/12/2024 3:04:00 AM.

Islamabad:Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam said that rapid glacial melting and resultant floods in Hindukhush Karakokram Himalaya (HKH) region has put lives and livelihoods of nearly two billion peop
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Climate-vulnerable HKH countries’ collaboration must to protect lives,.. 9/11/2024 10:28:00 AM.

ISLAMABAD, Sep 11 (APP):Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam on Wednesday said that rapid glacial melting and resultant floods in Hindukhush Karakokram Himalaya (HKH) region has put lives and livelihoods
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Government allocates Nu 2.56 billion for disaster preparedness 8/31/2024 8:11:00 AM.

YK Poudel. The government has allocated a budget of Nu 2.56 billion for disaster preparedness across various sectors in the 13th Plan to strengthen the disaster management framework and enhance the country’s resilience against increasingly
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Forecast reveals Bhutan will experience drastic climate by 2040 8/22/2024 6:28:00 AM.

YK Poudel. Bhutan will experience a drastic increase in heat and rainfall over the coming decades, which will result in an increased number of flash floods, affecting agriculture, hydropower, and forestry – the most climate-sensitive sector
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), INFORM (2),