Warming accelerates global drought severity Solomon H. Gebrechorkos, Justin Sheffield, Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano, Chris Funk, Diego G. Miralles, Jian Peng, Ellen Dyer, Joshua Talib, Hylke E. Beck, Michael B. Singer & Simon J. Dadson Nature volume 642, pages628–635 (2025)Cite this article 34k Accesses 891 Altmetric Metricsdetails Abstract Drought is one of the most common and complex
June 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Source: depositphotos.com June 17, 1994, marked the adoption of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Paris.June 17 is recognized globally as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, established by the United Nations to raise awareness
Central Asian countries urgently need to adapt to droughts, melting glaciers and unstable rainfall or risks to water, agriculture and energy will increase, new reports from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warn. Threat of rising temperatures The World Meteorological Organization has published a long-term forecast , titled “Climate Outlook 2025–2029,” which
In the first half of May, meteorologists from the Meteorological Journal publication recordedtemperature recordsin each of the five regions of Turkmenistan. And for Ashgabat the mosthotAndaridfor the entire history of observations, it may be the entire month. May continued the trendMarthaAndApril: then temperatures across the country were also abnormally high.
A site where core topics under our mission and mandate can be explored through the information submitted by country Parties in their national reports during the 2022 reporting process Land degradation and drought Resources mobilized to combat desertification, land degradation and drought People exposed to land degradation and drought National
On April 15–16, Almaty hosted a meeting, where representatives of hydrometeorological services and emergency agencies of Central Asian (CA) countries discussed the exchange of hydrometeorological information and establishment of regional early warning system on floods and droughts. The meeting was organized by the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk
On April 8, 2025, the Final National Seminar was held in Ashgabat to summarize the results of the FAO-GEF project “Integrated Natural Resources Management in Drought-prone and saline Agricultural Production Landscapes in Central Asia and Turkey (CACILM-2).” The event was opened by the representative of the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, in his speech at a meeting of the National Development Council on June 10 in Dushanbe, warned farmers about a possible drought. The head of state noted that in the spring of 2024, ongoing rainfall caused significant damage to houses and agriculture. “Last autumn and winter,
