Overall Orange alert Drought for Middle East, Central Asia-2024
in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 12 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, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2024
Duration: 345 days (at 10 Oct 2025)
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 475473 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Analytical report

14/May/2025 07:09 UTC

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