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

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 8 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, Solomon Is., Thailand, Vietnam
Start Date: End of Nov 2025
Duration: 232 days (at 20 Jul 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 918173 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),