Towards a More Resilient Afghanistan

Jun 25, 2019 | Julian Palma and Ditte Fallesen
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Across Afghanistan’s vast diversity of natural terrain, communities share a similar complaint: intense and recurring natural hazards too often cause the loss of lives, livelihoods, and properties.

Since 1980, disasters caused by natural hazards have affected nine million people, causing over 20,000 fatalities.

Extreme weather events and climate change are only worsening fragility.