Overall Green Drought for Central Asia-2024
in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 19 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1017535
Name: Central Asia-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000232-EGY
Countries: Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2024
Duration: 567 days (at 20 May 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 60288 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Latest media headlines

Millions of Afghan children facing severe risks from changing climate,.. 6/19/2026 1:39:00 AM.

The UNICEF Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026, released on June 16, found that 41% of Afghanistan’s roughly 21 million children are exposed to multiple climate shocks, including floods and droughts. AFGHAN CHILDREN sit on a concrete bench
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UN seeks $202m to shield 8.8m people from El Niño 6/18/2026 3:55:00 PM.

UN food agencies on Thursday appealed for $202 million to shield 8.8 million people across 22 high-risk nations from the devastating impacts of the looming El Niño weather pattern. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World F
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UN warns acute hunger will worsen in 13 hotspots 6/18/2026 12:03:00 PM.

ROME The United Nations’ food agencies have warned that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, with conflict, funding shortages and climate shocks pushing millions closer to famine. class=''cf''> The
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UN food agencies warn acute hunger will worsen in 13 hot spots as fami.. 6/18/2026 6:23:00 AM.

ROME — The United Nations'' (UN) food agencies warned Wednesday (June 17) that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, with conflict, funding shortages and climate shocks pushing millions closer to fam
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),