Afghanistan: Drought and Climate Change Effects

Feb 12, 2018 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan
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As the water sources are heavily dependent on annual rainfall and snowfall but lack of snowfall in the winter season has intensified concerns over increase of droughts and climate change effects in Afghanistan. Officials from the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) believe that Afghanistan has suffered enormously from the impact of climate change in the world and the level of the country's underground water table has dropped considerably. As a result, lack of rain and snowfall this year threatens the grasslands and agriculture sector in the country. 'We will lose our water resources if there is no rain and snow, also our agriculture sector will be harmed and this increases poverty, said Malikyar, deputy chief of NEPA. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) informs of a stockpile of 240,000 tons of wheat in case of a drought in the next solar year.