Afghanistan: Communities Affected by Drought in Afghanistan Are Struggling with Hunger

Mar 27, 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
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Consecutive drought in the last three years – followed by a severe drought during the 2017/2018 wet season – hit almost two out of three provinces in Afghanistan, destabilizing the lives of vulnerable families and pressuring the adoption of negative coping strategies. The varied coping strategies include distress sale of productive assets (livestock and land), indebtedness and displacement from rural to urban areas, especially in the West region.