Climate Policy

The Potential of Renewable Energy in Afghanistan: A Climate Change and Public Policy Perspective

At this point in its history, Afghanistan will make significant economic progress that will require an increasingly stable environment in which renewable energy can play a part in that transformation. The fortune of renewable energy resources in the country like solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal is going to contribute a lot toward energy security […]

Climate Literacy

Change of Regime and Climate Change Education in Afghanistan

In 2021, the Taliban regained its control towards Afghanistan, marking their return to power two decades after being ‘ousted’ by a US-led military coalition. The return of Taliban’s regime has gained global attention, with most of them focused on education restriction, human rights violation, potential economic mismanagement, and diplomatic isolation. While many have offered their […]

Climate Diplomacy

Water diplomacy and Transboundary River (a climate challenge for Afghanistan)

Water diplomacy is a negotiation and management process of shared water resources across international borders, ensuring their equitable use on a sustainable basis. It is a process of amicable resolution of disputes over common water resources with the use of diplomatic tools. The main purpose of water diplomacy is to reduce disputes, enhance collaboration, achieve […]

Climate Literacy

Climate Change and its Impact on Displacement in Afghanistan: challenges and pathways to resilience

Climate change, considered by long-term variation in the degree of warmth, rainfall trends, and the occurrence of extreme weather events, has become a key significant challenge of our time. Even though the consequences are felt across the globe, some areas are more vulnerable than others. Afghanistan, a land with a deeply intricate historical background defined […]

Climate Diplomacy

Involving Afghanistan in climate action, COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan, Assessing Taliban participation

Another milestone in international climate diplomacy was realized in the 29th UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, hosted in Baku, Azerbaijan. Among these key outcomes were ambitious plans to triple the current money for climate in developing countries, with a clear understanding of the urgent need for just and efficient solutions in response to deteriorating conditions […]