Overall Green Drought for South-East Asia-2026
in Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018545
Name: South-East Asia-2026
Countries: Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Start Date: Middle of Jan 2026
Duration: 90 days (at 20 Apr 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 779807 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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