KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Global Environment Facility has approved $10 million to mitigate the effects of climate change in Afghanistan, the Taliban-controlled Environmental Protection Agency announced Sunday.
Rohullah Amin, head of climate change at the agency, stated that this project was among those previously suspended for Afghanistan.
According to him, the five-year project will be implemented in Kunar and Badakhshan provinces, focusing on strengthening community resilience and improving livelihoods.
Amin noted that the project includes a wide range of activities, such as enhancing climate-resilient agriculture, managing natural resources, preventing land degradation, expanding pastures and forests, and introducing improved irrigation systems.
The Taliban-run environmental agency claims that Afghanistan will need $20.6 billion in financial aid by 2030 to address climate change.
Under the COP29 agreement in Baku, wealthy nations are set to provide $300 billion annually to poorer countries until 2035.
Afghanistan remains one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, despite contributing just 0.08% to global greenhouse gas emissions.
In recent years, the country has faced one of its worst droughts in decades, exacerbating food and water shortages amid an escalating humanitarian crisis that threatens millions. Prolonged drought continues to limit access to safe drinking water.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), nearly nine million people in Afghanistan have been affected by climate hazards over the past 12 months, with more than half a million displaced due to floods, droughts, and other natural disasters.
