Afghanistan: Water Politics Heat up under Worsening Climate in Afghanistan

Jun 9, 2020 | Stefanie Glinski, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Over the past two decades weather patterns have become more extreme with flooding and dry spells devastating farms in central Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province that rely on rainfall and seasonal snowmelt rivers for irrigation. But locals and officials say measures to help Afghanistan’s struggling farmers get reliable, adequate access to water could also exacerbate rising tensions between the country and its neighbours, who also depend on Afghanistan’s water supplies.