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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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Made worse by tree loss, flooding forces migration in Afghanistan

8th September, 2020 · admin

Reuters: Large-scale deforestation driven mainly by four decades of war has contributed to widespread flooding throughout Afghanistan, prompting many in rural areas to move to the capital Kabul or leave the country. Click here to read more (external link). Related Charikar flood survivors mourn dead as Afghanistan grows increasingly vulnerable to climate change

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Climate Change, Deforestation, Flood |
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Climate change threatens Afghanistan’s crumbling heritage

9th January, 2020 · admin

Phys.org: After bearing the brunt of jihadist dynamite and looting by thieves, the archaeological treasures of Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province are facing a new and possibly more daunting threat: climate change. Afghan officials warned in a 2016 United Nations report that the structures “may collapse and suffer from severe erosion”due to conditions directly linked to climate change. The Global

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Posted in Art and Culture, Environmental News, History | Tags: Bamiyan, Climate Change |
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‘We’re in crisis’: The high price of deforestation in Afghanistan

4th July, 2019 · admin

Al Jazeera: Years of war and fighting have had a devastating effect on forests. Many were destroyed, and Afghan authorities caught up in fighting did not see the disappearing forests as a priority. Meanwhile, by 2013, at least half of Afghanistan’s forests had disappeared. Timber trade has become a profitable business. In the eastern provinces, local people and armed

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Climate Change, Deforestation |
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As Afghanistan’s capital grows, its residents scramble for clean water

22nd February, 2019 · admin

IRIN: Afghanistan is one of the world’s top eight countries affected by climate change-induced water shortages, says Paulos Workneh, who heads the water, sanitation and hygiene programme for UNICEF in Afghanistan. As groundwater deteriorates, city dwellers are robbed of their main source of clean water. Click here to read more (external link).

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