Afghanistan: Water Crisis in Afghanistan

Apr 4, 2018 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan
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In Afghanistan, as experts say, the water table has dropped unprecedentedly, and thousands of settlements and farms face sever water crisis. According to the recentreports of ministry of energy and water, the total volume until a few years ago had been 76 billion cubic meters but this dropped by 10 billion cubic meters in recent times.The ministry reports emphasizethat the drop in water was extremely worrying and that if the situation continues – with people using too much water – the water resources will drop another five billion cubic meters within the next five years. According to the ministry, climate change and the over usage of water by people are the reasons for the drop in water levels.