Overall Green Drought alert for Central Asia-2021 in Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan from 21 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 10 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Central Asia-2021

in Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Event summary

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

Name:	Central Asia-2021
Countries:	Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Start Date:	End of Oct 2021
Duration:	986 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 263840 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

As of 2024-01-21, this event integrated the drought event Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran-2023.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
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	10 Nov 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 51282 km2	GDO
70	0.5	20 Nov 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 51282 km2	GDO
71	0.25	30 Nov 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 81854 km2	GDO
72	0.25	10 Dec 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 81854 km2	GDO
73	0.25	20 Dec 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 92276 km2	GDO
74	0.25	30 Dec 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 92276 km2	GDO
75	0.5	10 Jan 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 40867 km2	GDO
76	0.5	20 Jan 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 130937 km2	GDO
77	0.75	30 Jan 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 616151 km2	GDO
78	0.75	10 Feb 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1216116 km2	GDO
79	0.75	20 Feb 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1408024 km2	GDO
80	0.75	01 Mar 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 727741 km2	GDO
81	0.75	10 Mar 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 877117 km2	GDO
82	1	20 Mar 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 865153 km2	GDO
83	1	30 Mar 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 349568 km2	GDO
84	1	10 Apr 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 370501 km2	GDO
85	1	20 Apr 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 384558 km2	GDO
86	0.75	30 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 53407 km2	GDO
87	0.75	10 May 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 190235 km2	GDO
88	0.75	20 May 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 263840 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Iran
Iraq

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Kermanshah	Iran
- Low	Hamedan	Iran
- Low	Kordestan	Iran
- Low	Lorestan	Iran
- Low	Markazi	Iran
- Low	Zanjan	Iran
- Low	Kirkuk	Iraq
- Medium	Diyala	Iraq
- Low	Salah al-Din	Iraq
- Medium	Sulaymaniyah	Iraq
- Low	Ghazvin	Iran

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