Beside financial crises and political instability, Afghanistan is experiencing one of the worst droughts of the last three decades, further pushing the country into hunger and famine. According to the UN bodies, 80 percent of Afghans’ livelihoods are tied to agriculture which is now extremely hit by water scarcity and climate change.

Iran has been suffering chronic dry spells for years.

Iran’s wheat imports are expected to top 8 million tons in the year to March 2022.

Extreme heat waves that previously only struck once every 50 years are now expected to happen once per decade , a UN climate science report says.

Californians are scrambling for fresh water as taps and wells run dry amid the severe drought across the West that is causing many problems.

The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the US West.

California is experiencing severe drought as Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir there, is at less than half of its average capacity at this time of year.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded a drought emergency to a large swath of the US most populous state.

The world is falling short of promises made under the Paris climate deal to help the most vulnerable nations deal with the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change, according to the UN.

Despite innumerable US, UN and EU sanctions Iran has managed to maintain food security and agricultural independence.