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Critics lament exclusion of Afghanistan from COP27

22nd November, 2022 · admin

Al Jazeera: Call for funding grows for diplomatically isolated Afghanistan, which has faced natural disasters because of climate change. As the climate summit kicked off on November 6, the UN mission in Afghanistan called for urgent collective climate action, saying the country is “one of the least prepared against climate shocks”. It added that Afghanistan

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Climate Change |
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Taliban Says Help Is Needed To Reduce Negative Effects Of Climate Change In Afghanistan

8th November, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 7, 2022 The Taliban-led Afghan government says Afghanistan faces difficulties related to climate change and development assistance from the international community is needed to reduce the negative effects. The Taliban-led government’s Foreign Affairs Ministry says that this year alone Afghanistan has lost more than $2 billion due to the negative effects

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Climate Change |
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Hanafi: Less Rain in North and West Due to Climate Change

16th October, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Several officials of the Islamic Emirate [Taliban] expressed their concerns at the Global Climate Change Week meeting about the negative impacts of climate change on the country. Abdul Salam Hanafi, the second deputy to the prime minister, said during a gathering marking Global Climate Change Week that people have been hurt by floods

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Abdul Salam Hanafi, Climate Change, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai |
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Flash Floods Leave Financial Losses in Bamyan and Daikundi Provinces

27th July, 2022 · admin

8am: According to sources in Daikundi, this natural disaster has hit Khadir and Mir Amoor districts and some central parts of this province. The residents of Daikundi said that tens of acres of agricultural land and water supply canals are destroyed as a result of this incident. Click here to read more (external link). Related

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Bamiyan, Climate Change, Daikundi, Flood, Natural Disasters, Paktia, Zabul |
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Changing climate parches Afghanistan, exacerbating poverty

24th December, 2021 · admin

AP: The severe drought, now in its second year, has dramatically worsened the already desperate situation in the country. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Climate Change, drought |
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An Afghan village shrivels in worst drought in decades

9th December, 2021 · admin

AP: Afghanistan’s drought, its worst in decades, is now entering its second year, exacerbated by climate change. The dry spell has hit 25 of the country’s 34 provinces, and this year’s wheat harvest is estimated to be down 20% from the year before. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Climate Change, drought |
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‘No Water And Nothing To Eat’: Afghans Suffer Extreme Shocks From Global Climate Change

16th November, 2021 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Ron Synovitz November 16, 2021 When Qudratullah lost his family’s farm in northern Afghanistan earlier this year, it was not because of war. It was due to a severe drought — one of the extreme weather conditions in Afghanistan that is blamed on global climate change. The displaced 58-year-old once supported an

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Climate Change, drought, Flood |
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Climate now a worse crisis than war for Afghanistan’s farmers

26th October, 2021 · admin

Al Jazeera: As the world watched the Taliban wage a stunning offensive that ended in the rapid collapse of the country’s western-backed government, a longer-term crisis was building. In desperate attempts to feed their families, herders have been forced to sell their livestock, farmers to flee their villages, and parents marrying their daughters at ever

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News, Everyday Life | Tags: Climate Change, drought |
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Afghanistan one of 11 “highly vulnerable” countries regarding climate change

22nd October, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Afghanistan, India and Pakistan were among 11 countries singled out by U.S. intelligence agencies on Thursday as being “highly vulnerable” in terms of their ability to prepare for and respond to environmental and societal crises caused by climate change. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Climate Change |
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Afghanistan losing its wildlife to war, poaching and climate change

22nd May, 2021 · admin

Ariana: At least 149 species of animal are in danger of disappearing from Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Saturday. According to the officials, war, climate change, animal-trafficking, and illegal hunting are the main cause of loss of wildlife in the country. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Climate Change, Wildlife |
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