Families in Nimroz, Farah and Helmand abandon their land each year during this season, leading to children stopping school and clinics becoming overcrowded. This year, the situation is exacerbated by a drought affecting 30 of the 34 provinces.
Millions of #Afghans faced a challenging start to the week with dust in the air, stressed crops, and no rain forecasted. The Sand & Dust Storm Forecast (SDS_Fcst) illustrates five days of dust loading from space,
- North: Faryab, Balkh, and Jawzjan are experiencing seasonal winds carrying dust along the plains.
- Kabul: The urban population of 5 million is breathing degraded air.
عبدالباسط رحمان، متخصص آب و محیط زیست میگوید ترکیب خشکسالی و سیلاب، همراه با ضعف مدیریت حوادث، شرایط را برای مردم افغانستان خطرناکتر کرده و باعث میشود خسارات سیلابها هر ساله افزایش یابد.
یکسوم افغانها از دسترسی به آب سالم محرومند
در حالی که ۲۲ مارچ به عنوان روز جهانی آب نامگذاری شده است، یونیسف اعلام کرده نزدیک به یکسوم جمعیت افغانستان به آب آشامیدنی سالم دسترسی ندارند.
گفتوگو با عبدالباسط رحمانی، متخصص منابع آب و محیط زیست
در شرایطی که تلفات زلزله در افغانستان همچنان در حال افزایش است، چه موانع و ضعفهایی در روند امدادرسانی، مدیریت بحران و استفاده از ظرفیتهای محلی باعث کندی عملیات نجات و تشدید بحران انسانی شدهاند؟ در این رابطه گفتوگو میکنیم با عبدالباسط رحمانی، پژوهشگر منابع آب و محیط زیست :
🆘 URGENT: Thousands of people stranded at Herat’s Islam Qala border
Families with infants and elderly are waiting at the western border with Iran to return home in devastating conditions. Dust storms limit visibility.
Local communities from Herat and other provinces are providing basic assistance with food, water, hygiene kits, and transportation. However, this help is only temporary and not enough for the long journey home.
🚨 Heavy rains have triggered flash floods in the southeastern and central regions of #Afghanistan, resulting in casualties and damaging nearly 100 homes and farmlands.
Our teams are on the ground, assessing the damage and providing emergency aid to those affected.
Afghanistan has faced repeated droughts since 2020, with groundwater dropping by up to 30m in places.
Humanitarians are scaling up anticipatory action – acting early with pre-agreed plans, forecasts & early funding to mitigate climate shocks. More⤵️
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🚨 Recent intensive rainfall in Afghanistan has triggered devastating floods, particularly impacting provinces like Farah, Helmand, and Kandahar. Tragically, 36 lives have been lost, including two entire families in Farah who were caught unprepared.
Over 140 homes and hundreds of acres of farmland have been destroyed, severely affecting livelihoods.
These events highlight the urgent need for early warning systems, community preparedness, and climate-resilient infrastructure to mitigate such disasters.