Afghanistan: Water, Climate and Survival in Afghanistan: A Dossier of Reports on the Environment

Jun 3, 2026
Afghanistan Analysts Network
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Two themes run through almost all the reports in this dossier – the climate crisis and water. Together, the reports in this dossier offer a picture of a country living with rapid environmental change and searching for ways to adapt. They show that environmental crisis cannot be viewed as a distinct sectoral issue. Questions of water, climate and natural-resource management are entangled with food security, livelihoods, agriculture, public health, urban development, regional relations and international engagement. While climate change and water, inevitably, remain the central themes running through this dossier, the many reports gathered together highlight that broader environmental concerns will, for many years to come, shape Afghanistan’s prospects.