Overall Green alert Drought for Central Asia-2021
in Afghanistan, Pakistan

Event summary

Mild to severe impacts to people and to one or more sectors of the economy.

Name: Central Asia-2021
Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2021
Duration: 781 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 51282 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateDescription impactSource
1 0.75 10 Dec 2021 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 40137 km2 GDO
2 0.5 20 Dec 2021 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 29950 km2 GDO
3 0.5 30 Dec 2021 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 19883 km2 GDO
4 0.5 10 Jan 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 40137 km2 GDO
5 0.5 20 Jan 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 71056 km2 GDO
6 0.5 30 Jan 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 141620 km2 GDO
7 0.75 10 Feb 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 222630 km2 GDO
8 0.75 20 Feb 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 222630 km2 GDO
9 1.25 02 Mar 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 232687 km2 GDO
10 1.25 10 Mar 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 253060 km2 GDO
11 1.25 20 Mar 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 252695 km2 GDO
12 1.25 30 Mar 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 222873 km2 GDO
13 1.25 10 Apr 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 222873 km2 GDO
14 1.25 20 Apr 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 521461 km2 GDO
15 1.25 30 Apr 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 625576 km2 GDO
16 1.25 10 May 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 798382 km2 GDO
17 1.25 20 May 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 768529 km2 GDO
18 1.25 30 May 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 556682 km2 GDO
19 1.25 10 Jun 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 588056 km2 GDO
20 1.25 20 Jun 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 588056 km2 GDO
21 1.25 30 Jun 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 298406 km2 GDO
22 1.25 10 Jul 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 319549 km2 GDO
23 1.25 20 Jul 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 299295 km2 GDO
24 1 30 Jul 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 60638 km2 GDO
25 1 10 Aug 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 60638 km2 GDO
26 1 20 Aug 2022 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 60638 km2 GDO
27 0.75 30 Aug 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 40505 km2 GDO
28 0.75 10 Sep 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 118998 km2 GDO
29 0.75 20 Sep 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 147824 km2 GDO
30 0.75 30 Sep 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 58349 km2 GDO
31 0.75 10 Oct 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 77846 km2 GDO
32 0.75 20 Oct 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 87258 km2 GDO
33 0.75 30 Oct 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 38453 km2 GDO
34 0.75 10 Nov 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 215190 km2 GDO
35 0.75 20 Nov 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 215190 km2 GDO
36 0.75 30 Nov 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 176220 km2 GDO
37 0.75 10 Dec 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 195316 km2 GDO
38 0.75 20 Dec 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 195316 km2 GDO
39 0.75 30 Dec 2022 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 156221 km2 GDO
40 0.75 10 Jan 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 433655 km2 GDO
41 0.75 20 Jan 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 494296 km2 GDO
42 0.75 30 Jan 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 497233 km2 GDO
43 0.75 10 Feb 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 977557 km2 GDO
44 0.75 20 Feb 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 998051 km2 GDO
45 0.75 02 Mar 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 717148 km2 GDO
46 0.75 10 Mar 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 792500 km2 GDO
47 1 20 Mar 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 846916 km2 GDO
48 1 30 Mar 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 666865 km2 GDO
49 1.25 10 Apr 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 955590 km2 GDO
50 1.25 20 Apr 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 973937 km2 GDO
51 1.25 30 Apr 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 636739 km2 GDO
52 1.25 10 May 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 650173 km2 GDO
53 1.25 20 May 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 700571 km2 GDO
54 1.25 30 May 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 506360 km2 GDO
55 1.25 10 Jun 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1009180 km2 GDO
56 1.25 30 Jun 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 654414 km2 GDO
57 1.25 10 Jul 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1002497 km2 GDO
58 1.25 20 Jul 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1010400 km2 GDO
59 1 30 Jul 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 377847 km2 GDO
60 1 10 Aug 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 470414 km2 GDO
61 1.25 20 Aug 2023 00:00 Medium impact for agricultural drought in 472815 km2 GDO
62 0.75 30 Aug 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 177493 km2 GDO
63 0.75 10 Sep 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 177493 km2 GDO
64 0.75 20 Sep 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 177493 km2 GDO
65 0.75 30 Sep 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 177493 km2 GDO
66 0.75 10 Oct 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 198700 km2 GDO
67 0.75 20 Oct 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 167785 km2 GDO
68 0.75 30 Oct 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 98407 km2 GDO
69 0.5 11 Dec 2023 00:00 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 51282 km2 GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Iran
Iraq
Syria


Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri Name Country
- High Kermanshah Iran
- Low Bushehr Iran
- Low Chaharmahal-o bakhtiyar Iran
- Medium East Azarbayejan Iran
- Medium Esfahan Iran
- High Fars Iran
- Medium Hamedan Iran
- High Khorasan Iran
- Low Hormozgan Iran
- High Ilam Iran
- Medium Kerman Iran
- Low Khuzestan Iran
- Low Kohgiluyeh va boyerahma Iran
- Medium Kordestan Iran
- Medium Lorestan Iran
- Medium Markazi Iran
- Low Mazandaran Iran
- High Semnan Iran
- Low Tehran Iran
- Medium West Azarbayejan Iran
- Medium Yazd Iran
- Low Zanjan Iran
- Medium Anbar Iraq
- Medium Kirkuk Iraq
- Low Dahuk Iraq
- High Diyala Iraq
- Low Missan Iraq
- Medium Ninewa Iraq
- Medium Salah al-Din Iraq
- Medium Sulaymaniyah Iraq
- High Wassit Iraq
- Low Dayr_Az_Zor Syria
- Medium Hassakeh Syria
- Low Homs Syria
- Low Ghazvin Iran
- Low Ghom Iran

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