Introduction Billions of dollars are being pumped into the international climate funds annually promising to assist the vulnerable countries to cope with the climate change. However, in some parts of Central Afghanistan, families cover hours on donkeys in search of water to drink as drought becomes more severe. This discrepancy between the financial promises and […]
Author: Asef Jafari
Climate Change and Public Health Crisis in Afghanistan A Country on the Frontline of a Silent Crisis.
Introduction The country of Afghanistan is experiencing an existential public health crisis that is caused by the climate change but the calamity has very little international coverage despite the fact that it is the worst disaster ever caused by climatic change. The country is also a leading climate-prone state in the world, yet the country […]
Paradox of COP30 Finance
Amidst Big Slate Ambitions and Implementation Structure Fences. One of the areas of the climate finance implementation gap that has received insufficient attention relates to its overlap with the current international debt architecture. The Global South countries are in a vicious cycle whereby climate disasters ruin productive potential, which must be rebuilt with the help […]
Carbon Sink to Carbon Source
Why the Amazon Transformation is a Menace to Man. The Amazon rainforest is popularly referred to as the lungs of the earth and has a long history of being the greatest carbon keystone to the human race. This massive eco system has been capturing billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the […]
Mountain Forests as Water Guardians
Addressing Climate-Induced Drought in Central Afghanistan Introduction Mountain communities in Central Afghanistan experience a water crisis that is new. According to meteorological data, precipitation in provinces such as Bamyan and Daikundi has fallen dramatically. The overall result has been catastrophic. The drought of 2018 affected 26,200 families in Bamyan and Daikundi provinces. The drought has […]